Found some sweet zoas lobstering today!! cant wait to bring these babys home :)
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jedimasterben
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This. Bayer is your friend!
joshporksandwich
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Zoapox is just a name given to a fungus that grows on decaying zoas. Any zoa colony can get it once a few start dying. The thing is it can fall on other zoas and grow and take them over. I know 3-4 collector's and I never buy from them till the corals are acclimated for at least 2 weeks because out of 100 frags sometimes 20-30 make it. Furan 2 is the best for it. Make sure you buy some just in case.
cymaster007
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I wonder if you could plant an expensive zoa frag out there and see how quick they grow!
joshporksandwich
Zoa addict
That's what they do on indonesia. They do it with all corals. Leave in the ocean between 4-6 months.
Corals Farming Indonesia - Hidden Gardens - YouTube
so where are the pictures?
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I see them now ... thanks for sharing that's pretty cool. Those blue with green look promising.
cymaster007
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But can we do it on a small patch in the florida keys? I know they have regulations so you dont introduce invasive species etc... but it would be cool to see a growth progress thread w/ some high end zoas off the florida keys
jedimasterben
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It is very, very illegal to do that and will land you in jail, pretty much no questions asked. If I'm not mistaken, it is not even legal to mariculture corals with a license, even native corals.
And to be frank, it would kill the zoas within a few days due to photoinhibition. Imagine taking a coral that has lived for several generations under 50-100 PAR, and then putting it into a place that receives over 2500 PAR, won't end well.
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cymaster007
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that sucks. looks like we need to move to indo to have any fun. I know they do mariculture out in the keys w/ licenses
http://www.coralrestoration.org/ these guys are out there doing mariculture
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jedimasterben
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Yes, but that is only for native species for licensed people. Put anything non-native into the water and you'll be thrown in jail. 
I wish that they would do that for the hybrid acropora growing in Miami. The Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce has a piece of it growing... not sure how they got it (since nobody is allowed to touch it right now), but I WANT IT!!
I wish that they would do that for the hybrid acropora growing in Miami. The Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce has a piece of it growing... not sure how they got it (since nobody is allowed to touch it right now), but I WANT IT!!
calvo15290
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I actually wanna do that a a career have a store near a patch of land I bought put some Artificial or other rock in my land to use as live rock and have a coral frag system and also a fish trap you licenses land and permits haha
tampasnooker
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I think those are what are often called vice zoas. Like Josh said, location should tell you they are going to be tough to provide for - rippin flow in a canal, lots of food and tons of light. There are some awesome People Eater species down there. Keep an eye out.
Check MyFWC.com for rules on collecting. You are not allowed any rock whatsoever, but encrusted shells and loose polyps are OK. Your SW recreational fishing license covers you for just 5 polyps per day, last I checked. You're getting in a grey area if you want to try to argue that a mini colony counts as a polyp, but I don't know how tight they are with encrusting zoas. They're on the lookout for lobster poachers right now. All softies are fair game - shrooms, that nice rock nem, rics and z's and p's. I think you can collect some but not all species of gorgonians. Sea plumes and most thin, branching ones are OK but don't touch the sea fans. Again, FWC's website has the specifics.
Check MyFWC.com for rules on collecting. You are not allowed any rock whatsoever, but encrusted shells and loose polyps are OK. Your SW recreational fishing license covers you for just 5 polyps per day, last I checked. You're getting in a grey area if you want to try to argue that a mini colony counts as a polyp, but I don't know how tight they are with encrusting zoas. They're on the lookout for lobster poachers right now. All softies are fair game - shrooms, that nice rock nem, rics and z's and p's. I think you can collect some but not all species of gorgonians. Sea plumes and most thin, branching ones are OK but don't touch the sea fans. Again, FWC's website has the specifics.
tampasnooker
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I've got to run, but this will get you a step closer to the regs:
Recreational Saltwater Licenses & Permits
Recreational Saltwater Licenses & Permits
Once you get them Growing.. LMK When some are available!! Ill grab a frag for sure!
joshporksandwich
Zoa addict
I went to a meeting about coral restoration and the laws are super strict. You can only place a coral from the same area. Even if it is the exact same coral but it came from 10 miles apart you cant put it back. I imagine what they would do if they catch you putting a coral from a different continent. I imagine helicopters and people with black masks breaking down your door. Lol
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Yeah I checked fwc, thankyou! I dont plan on taking much at all anyways just because of minimal tank room and I didnt plan on taking any rocks because that way I can minimize hitchikers and pests.
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Yeah I've herd of them but they do mariculture to propogate staghorn which is a protected species here. Its really cool they just put a zip tie around it and leave it suspended hanging from a pvc pipe and they grow quite well
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Ok guys, I thought of a name for the green ones but can not think of a name for the royal blue with lime green yellow centers.
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