Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death" Palythoa Purple Death

Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death" is commonly referred to as Palythoa Purple Death. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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Scientific:: Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death"
German:: Krustenanemone
English:: Palythoa Purple Death

Category:: Zoantharians

Family tree:: Palythoa-sp. (Genus) > "Purple Death" (Species)

Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic

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Not evaluated

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-01-08 08:42:30
Last edit:: 2021-03-05 21:23:34

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death" are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death", please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death", try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Toxicity

Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death" is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Palythoa-sp. "Purple Death", inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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Palythoa sp.

Protopalythoa oder Palythoa is a genus in the Zoanthidae family.

Some Protopalythoa species can be highly toxic under certain circumstances, note to the Introduction section. Therefore, one should always be careful in dealing with Protopalythoa zoanthids (zoas).

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