Larger Zoas / Paly

[supertank]

Hi All,
I'm not too familiar with Zoa corals allthough I do have a nice piece in my tank right now. I believe they are green eyes, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I would like to get some more in the near future, and I was wondering if you all could name off a few Larger Polyp colorful ones for me. My green eye polyps are only about .25 inch across, maybe a touch more, but I would like to get some of the ones that have larger polyps. A faster growth rate would be nice as well.
Also, are Paly's and Zoa's the same thing, or different.
Thanks in advance.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by Supertank
http:///forum/post/3150012
Hi All,
I'm not too familiar with Zoa corals allthough I do have a nice piece in my tank right now. I believe they are green eyes, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I would like to get some more in the near future, and I was wondering if you all could name off a few Larger Polyp colorful ones for me. My green eye polyps are only about .25 inch across, maybe a touch more, but I would like to get some of the ones that have larger polyps. A faster growth rate would be nice as well.
Also, are Paly's and Zoa's the same thing, or different.
Thanks in advance.

Those big ones are not to be found anymore, unless you can find an old established tank, and someone gives you a frag. Back in the day zoas were about the size of a nickle, now half the size of a dime, but now there are more colors to chose from. My GUESS is that when folks tried mixing them up for better color, they lost some size. In the right conditions zoas/Paly spread pretty quick for a coral.

 

[loopy101]

i have some green polyps that are close to a inch in diamiter. got them about a year ago. they are slow growers but they are pretty big around. i would give you the name of them but i cant seem to find any id's for my zoas/palys lol