Zoa Spotlight of the Week - JF Bloodshot Paly (3/18/16)

Reef News · Mar 18, 2016

Zoa Spotlight of the Week - JF Bloodshot Paly

Common Name: JF Bloodshot
Care Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Peaceful
Lighting: Varies (some report success in low light others in high light)
Waterflow: Varies (some report success with low flow others with high flow)
Placement: …you guessed it…it varies…
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.023-1.025, pH 8.0-8.4
Color Form: Teal, Pink, Purple, White
Supplements: Iodine, Trace Elements

This is a paly that is known to be finicky. If they're happy, they grow quickly, but they can melt quickly as well. As you can see from the info available, they seem to do well in different tanks under different conditions. What has been your experience (feel free to chime in and share pics)?

Daniel@R2R · Mar 18, 2016

I want one of these, but I'm too nervous about them melting to pull the trigger...

ZoaReefer · Mar 18, 2016

I wish the supply of these was a lot higher so the price could come down.

revhtree · Mar 18, 2016

mdbannister said:
I want one of these, but I'm too nervous about them melting to pull the trigger...

These are very hardy from my experience.

revhtree · Mar 18, 2016

Can you spot it here?

reefpeeper · Mar 19, 2016

Here is one i had

Triggreef · Mar 19, 2016

Very finicky doesn't even cut it. 2 for 2 melted within 3 weeks on me. First one never opened. 2nd one was open all the time until one day it decided to flake apart for no apparent reason. Not to mention in my opinion, it is pretty, but I have a lot of no names that are prettier. It's just a green polyp with a little crimson red? I see nothing special but maybe I'm just biased because I can't keep one alive.

zoajunkie83 · Oct 15, 2016

drewstaxplaya · Oct 16, 2016

mine with a baby forming. very hard from my experiance. survived a salt spike from 1.025 to 1.028 then down to 1.024 within about a week. still growing, very pretty. its one of my favorites.

Lilmatty5dimes · Jan 10, 2017

Bump for some more pics and info on where you've got them placed. About to pull the trigger on a few polyps.

RamsReef · Jan 10, 2017

revhtree said:
Can you spot it here?

Quit stealing Josh's pictures

Triggreef · Jan 11, 2017

I actually swore of these zoas after 2 complete failed attempts... Then i found a guy here selling some at a decent price so i have it a third shot. Whether or not they are original i don't know but they are just as colorful, and are growing well. They are slightly bigger than the last ones i had. In a months time i went from 3p to this. And this is a cell pic with no editing. Couldn't be happier.