Zoanthus sociatusis commonly referred to as Green Sea Mats, Button Polyp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.
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The offspring of Zoanthus sociatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Zoanthus sociatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Zoanthus sociatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.
This is a general hint!
Zoanthus sociatus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Zoanthus sociatus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Zoanthus sociatus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org
Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA
