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post #1 of 10
6/1/11 at 6:36pm
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what would you call them. I will try for better pics once the settle in

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post #2 of 10
6/1/11 at 6:53pm

Protopalythoa.

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post #3 of 10
6/1/11 at 7:32pm
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Protopalythoa.



Thanks, I thought the second one was a protopaly because of the size and they are individual polyps not a mat. I wasnt sure about the first ones.

I have always liked the bigger polyps that these have.

 

 

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post #4 of 10
6/1/11 at 7:43pm

they are not protopalythoa. since they have green mouths, they are the people eater type of zoas. they belong to zoanthus gigantus

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post #5 of 10
6/1/11 at 7:47pm

IMG_4838.jpg heres a comparison of some zoas and palys. the only protopaly here is the top right. the others are all zoanthids despite the size.

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post #6 of 10
6/1/11 at 7:58pm
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I always thought that zoas grew on a connected mat and palys grew individual polyps. - Not sure about protopalys though

Oh well, it doest really matter either is fine, I like them and was just wondering. The pics of the second dont do them justice- they are a rainbow of color.

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post #7 of 10
6/1/11 at 7:59pm
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oh, by the way-yours are very beautiful.

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post #8 of 10
6/1/11 at 8:19pm

thanks, people eater zoas (green mouth with watermelon mats) color up really well overtime. awesome zoas! theres palythoa like button polyps that grow in singles buds. but protopalys grow mats like zoas

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post #9 of 10
6/2/11 at 5:38am

+1 wat nike said.....purple people eaters...

palys grow individually, common colors are red and green ones.

not sure about the second set of zoos u got their teresa. You can look at zoaid.com?!?!?!


Edited by 1guyDude - 6/2/11 at 8:33am
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post #10 of 10
6/2/11 at 6:20am
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not really concerned with naming them, though the first are like my red people eaters only smaller polyp. the second is a much bigger polyp and more rainbow colored.

I really just wondered if Zoa or paly .

They were the 5 polyp assorted frags from here. 9.99 each.

 

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