where to place my new zoa's?

[chasejack]

hello

just got some new zoa's frags today some

Bam Bams
Blue Hornets
Purple Hornets
Eagle Eye
Fire And Ice
Fruit Loops
LA Lakers
PHE Red Ring (Purple Hearted)
VIETNAMESE Kryptonite

where do i put them in the tank, what ones should go at the top,mid and bottom?

do some like more light the others? or look better where up put them in the tank?

thanks

 

[~RuSh~]

What kind of lighting do you have? What size tank?

In general, new frags should be placed near the bottom of the tank or on the substrate for acclimation. Once they are comfortable in their new environment you can move them up if they desire more light, or leave them where they are.

 

[chasejack]

i have a ati sunpower T5 Pendantslighting 8x80w 4 ATI Blue Plus 1Actinic and 3 Aquablue Spezial? how do you know if they desire more light? thanks

 

[caudill187]

Put them all in lower light, or in the shade up higher. Then you can move them up in a few weeks if you see the stalks stretching toward the light. Unfortunately, if you give them too much of a new light source too quickly, they will close and often disappear.

 

[caudill187]

P.S. of those on your list, my experience has been that eagle eyes, fire and ice, and bam bams are more tolerant of higher light but still be careful. Hornets are tricky, but will tolerate medium light if moved up slowly. Fruit loops and LA Lakers are not very light tolerant and are likely recently imported so will be even more fragile. PHE's will grow better in low light (but some) but the red ring will be more visible under medium light.

As I mentioned, I put all new zoas and even zoa frags into lower light and then move them "up" based on their behavior. Not enough light is much better than too much, and can be easily fixed.

Hope this helps.

 

[jvo87]

like everybody said start them off on ur sandbed and then slowly bring them up if they are stretching upward to get more light