Epizoanthus karenaeis commonly referred to as Epizoanthus karenae, Yellow Zoanthid. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.
The offspring of Epizoanthus karenae are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Epizoanthus karenae, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Epizoanthus karenae, 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!
Epizoanthus karenae has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose any danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Epizoanthus karenae in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Epizoanthus karenae. 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 Worldwide: eapcct.org
Very special thanks for the first photo of this beautiful yellow zonathid to Prof. Dr. Neville Barrett, Australia.
The Yellow Zoanthid (Epizoanthus karenae) is found on coastal reefs, on overhangs or in caves, where this colonial speices forms dense colonies in form of a spectacular carpet of colour!
This zooanthid was named after the marine biologist Karen Gowlett-Holmes, Australia.