Any info for those that have kepy AOI's (as ID'D on zoaid.com)

[SIR PATRICK]

I am seeing a huge resemblance of the "new" african zoas, deepwater, zoas, steele blues, to the morph ID'd as AOI's on zoaid.com, which have been around for at least a few years. (and probly alot longer)

Looks like with the large influx of these zoas, some info from the people that have sucasfully kept AOI's could very well help alot of people out right now. (or not, I could be way off base here)

Even though there has been alot of posts already on the forum, I decided to take a chance at just one more, in a small effort to help those who just might recently be getting these exact same polyps (although these might just be wild versions, and not captive breed ones from the past for all I know).

Anyone know anything about the AOI morph? Location colected? Lighting, temp, flow requirments? Anything, putting the "new" african zoa discussion aside? Was there the same issues when these were around? Is it possible hese are the same zoas as the AOI's, just coming sround for a round 2, but with much less attention being paid to them the first time around?

Any info on the original AOI's from the past, before the "new" african zoas could be very helpful to many.

I know there are alot of reefers around that just might have the info I am looking for around here-

Anyone?

Lets please try to keep this to anyone with this morph, well before the influx of these african blues please. There is a posibility to learn somthing here, I think (hope), even though I, individually, dont own any. Just an attempt to get the possibility of help for those who have recently got these "african zoas".

 

[IridescentLily]

This a good idea for a thread imo Sir Patrick.
Your thread here will serve to teach folks. They may learn what the differences are, if any.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

Are you referring to these?

 

[mr_cali]

I've had my AOIs for about half a year. I really love the color of them. They seemed to do better at the middle-bottom of my tank with moderate-lower flow. They have gone through bleaching (when higher in the tank) and a few have melted in the past (due to fragging) but are pretty steady growers and not hard at all to keep. I'm also a frequent feeder so my tank is probably relatively high in nutrients.

 

[flyyyguy]

I have had mine for about ayear and a half and they dont do that gret for me as far as growth. I started with 5 polyps, now have about 30 and have fragged a few off here and there.

I have them low in a welll lit tank under high flow like everything else.

regardless of light, you want high flow for polyps, ESPECIALLY for recently wild caughts like most of the ones that have been creating this ridiculous bomabardment of PH and BH and similar threads. to be sure, high flow does not mean high velocity flow. I mean random very high, yet low velocity flow

 

[650-IS350]

I think you mean HIGH ' NON - DIRECT flow bill?

High flow but not right infront of a powerhead being battered. LOL

 

[flyyyguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15052279#post15052279 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 650-IS350
I think you mean HIGH ' NON - DIRECT flow bill?

no... I meant what I said

The entire tank needs to have what I explained both for coral health as well as tank cleanliness, and if low velocity high flow, the source of it can be aimed directly at any given colony(with a few exceptions) so needing to be non;'direct isnt necessarily true. Ideally though, you want the streams of your sources fo flow all colliding to get some randomness, and even better yet, get some variability to your random high, yet low velocity flow via any type of equipment such as OM;s or controllers on your powerheads and the in tank flow just gets more thorough and more chaotic. The more rock you have and the less open you stack it defeats this very important goal of true everywhere flow