Info
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Hexcorallia (Order) > Brachycnemina (Suborder) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Zoanthus (Genus) > Zoanthus praelongus (Species)
Zoanthus praelongus is commonly referred to as Zoanthus praelongus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.
Courtesy of the author Dr. Tsun-Thai Chai, Malaysia Dr. Tsun-Thai Chai. Please visit staff.utar.edu.my for more information.
Uploaded by AndiV.
Image detail
The offspring of Zoanthus praelongus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Zoanthus praelongus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Zoanthus praelongus, 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 praelongus 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 praelongus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Zoanthus praelongus. 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists