Nightcrawler Zoa

The Nightcrawler Zoa (Zoanthus sp.) is a sleek, dark-toned designer morph prized for its spooky, high-contrast coloration that glows intensely under actinic lighting. True to its name, this captivating piece features a velvety, pitch-black to dark navy central disc surrounding an electric cyan-to-teal mouth, framed by a subtle metallic purple halo, and crowned with long, radioactive neon-green skirt tentacles.

Coloration: Velvety pitch-black to deep navy oral disc, centered around an electric cyan mouth, surrounded by a subtle metallic purple inner ring and brilliant neon-green skirt tentacles.

Growth Pattern: Colonial mat (encrusts across rock surfaces and frag plugs, forming tight, low-profile polyp clusters). Sold as 2-3 polyps.

Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 75–125).

Water Flow: Low to Moderate (Gentle, indirect sweeping current).

Feeding: Photosynthetic; benefits from optional spot-feeding with micro-plankton powders, coral amino acids, or fine liquid feeds to encourage faster budding.

Aggressiveness: Peaceful (safe to group alongside other Zoanthus species on a shared zoa garden structure).

Care Level: Easy to Moderate (Hardy once acclimated, maintaining its deep black disc and fluorescent green skirts under standard LED reef lighting).