NanoNewb2011 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Are they? Bought them here and I decided to frag a few polyps to recoup some of the purchase price and let them regrow in my tank and I was told they're imitation PHs What's the verdict on NR? Link to comment
godfathernikki Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Maybe someone else can chime in here, but I think the mouth is supposed to be more of a light blue color Link to comment
NanoNewb2011 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 They look real to me. What makes you think they aren't? When i posted them on a local forum i had a few people come at me telling me theyre imitations http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthre...-Purple-Hornets Reference pictures of PH Link to comment
Jruberti Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 here are some Purple Hornets for reference: they look like the real deal to me Link to comment
godfathernikki Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 When i posted them on a local forum i had a few people come at me telling me theyre imitations http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthre...-Purple-Hornets Check out my edited post, I wrote that before I noticed the center color. Mine look more like this, however it could possibly be the lighting because they still have the alternating skirt color that usually gives it away. EDIT: Those are actually blue hornets^^ Whoops! Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 They don't look like true Hornets to Me. The skirts look like they are half purple and half yellow. True hornets have alternating purple and yellow skirts. Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I wouldn't worry about recouping your cost for it right away. If they become fast growers in your tank then you can sell frags from time to time and eventually make money off of them. But if they are slow growers, you'll be left with fewer polyps and lost money. They look like the real deal to me, they appear to have the alternating skirts. Link to comment
Deleted User 3 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 They don't look like true Hornets to Me. The skirts look like they are half purple and half yellow. True hornets have alternating purple and yellow skirts. +1 I don't see the alternating skirts.. it looks more like theres 1 layer of yellow and the back layer is purple, instead of alternating. Link to comment
Billyc Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 +1 I don't see the alternating skirts.. it looks more like theres 1 layer of yellow and the back layer is purple, instead of alternating. Yes tulip girl that's how they are supposed to be. All hornets have a front and a back row. Zoom into the pics you see of other "real" hornets. These hornets are 100% real. Link to comment
Billyc Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Check out my edited post, I wrote that before I noticed the center color. Mine look more like this, however it could possibly be the lighting because they still have the alternating skirt color that usually gives it away. If they have a center like that then they are blue hornets. True purple hornets don't have such a distinct white center. Link to comment
dhutcheson Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have to agree these are real. 1) You do have alternating skirt if you zoom in and look close. 2) The inner ring of the hornets are well defined as a "tight line" ring. The fakes lne in not as defined and spreads more like an aurora than a line. 3) I will give you a dollar a polyp.....and we can call them fake if you want. LOL The typical Purple Hornet fake is the "Blue Steel" Link to comment
godfathernikki Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 If they have a center like that then they are blue hornets. True purple hornets don't have such a distinct white center. My mistake, you guys are correct. I just looked up my old posts - I purchased them AS blue hornets from a member here lol. Not sure why I thought they were purples... Link to comment
thirdchild Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Well how long have the zoas been in your tank and what kind of light do you use? The closeup pic is pretty but definitely under more blue lights than the reference pics. With that said, the original pic does look like #2 in Coralpedia to me... and I don't know jack about zoas. I just did a trade with BillyC and I think he's a standup guy. I would have gone for a private conversation, if I had doubts about what I've received. Link to comment
NanoNewb2011 Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 The original picture was the picture he had in his selling thread. I took pictures today of the zoas Rockymountainfrags PHs: zoas from billyc in my tank People have been saying the ring looks different. I personally like them and think they're cool. I was just bummed when people started telling me they werent PHs and that I had over paid. And if I did, thats my fault because I should have done my research. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Yeah, I felt like you've overpaid it... $375 including shipping if I'm correct... Ehh. They look very identical though other than the ring. Link to comment
NanoNewb2011 Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Yeah, I felt like you've overpaid it... $375 including shipping if I'm correct... Ehh. They look very identical though other than the ring. I paid $360 for the record And ill add what i posted on his selling thread: for the record i wasnt blasting BillyC for what he sold. I was just stating that they might not be actual hornets and expressing my bum feelings about. On the other forums I had posted them on, I even said i hope the guy didnt know they were imitations. We had agreed on a date to ship and he ended up having to work. And he texted me saying he'd give me a full refund since he couldnt ship on the agreed day and we made other arangements. That doesnt seem like the kind of guy who would be trying to sell fakes knowingly. If i have imitations, thats on me for not researching. No hard feelings Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Ehh, if anything you could probably sell some now to recoup some of the money. That's like what, $8 per polyp for what you paid? Not too bad. Link to comment
NanoNewb2011 Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Ehh, if anything you could probably sell some now to recoup some of the money. That's like what, $8 per polyp for what you paid? Not too bad. I honestly just want to know what i have Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 lol They could be real purple hornets...just a morph or not lol. Link to comment
NanoNewb2011 Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 lol They could be real purple hornets...just a morph or not lol. ty, you could have just said well theyre not red hornets lol Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 ty, you could have just said well theyre not red hornets lol lolol Link to comment
patback Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I can't read what those people on socali said since im not a member, but really? For the most part all zoas will grow at Around the same pace. Saying "ew, that has a ring 2mm smaller than this zoa, therefore I'm going to say you over paid by x amount of dollars" is ####ing ridiculous. If in your mind you would have paid 1000 bucks, or 5 bucks on what they look like, that is up to you. Bunch of pretentious #######s. Link to comment
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