gotboostedvr6 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 here are some zoas and other corals i just bought today Link to comment
shaggydoo541 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well that just sucks. I have the stock 54w PC lighting in my 12g Aquapod, and most people I get frags from, or all LFS's tend to be using MH lighting... I haven't noticed any shifts with any of my zoas thus far... I DO have some blue zoas I got this past weekend, so I'll be keeping my eye on them real close. How long does a morph/shift take to happen? You may never notice shifts but it is highly possible. It depends on the variety of zoa but unfortunately the most colorful varieties (and especially the intense blues) tend to shift when they go from MH to PC. In the past I have had some change color w/in a couple weeks and others that seemed to very gradually change over many months and I only noticed the changes from pics I took over that timeframe. I was most dissapointed with some blues I got. They lost all of their blue coloration and very very slowly declined in the number of polyps over the period of a year until I got MH. Then within ~month they came back and looked like they did in the guys tank I got them from and began multiplying like crazy. The best thing I can recommend for you is to keep the zoas as close to the top as possible. PC lighting really decreases in intensity as you go further down in the tank. Keeping you zoas up top should help keep their coloration as best as possible. Link to comment
pookstreet Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 The pics aren't really from a commercial site, I mean I didn't rip them off from a site or anything, but they are from somebody who sells zoas. I have a couple contacts that I buy from every once in a while as most zoas we get here in Indiana are brown, yay. I was just curious b/c those pix looked too blue and it's been known to be a way to enhance the coloration on corals. Who usually name these zoos? If there isn't a name for my pink ones yet...I would like to call them "pink bastards" for now. LOL.....check out www.zoaid.com to see if someone has a name for them. There probably is. few random shots of my limited supply of zoos... i want more zoos and palys but im running outta room haha... Cool shots. There is always more room for new corals Link to comment
castor Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Can anybody else not see peanuts picture? I'd like to see his basturds, lol. Here are two that are mine and my pictures, two four coloreds. they aren't all open cause I think the lights just came on Link to comment
BustytheSnowMaam Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Part of my big GBP rock. They're not as charismatic as the colorful ones people have posted here, but I think this picture is really beautiful. A lot of people out there have babies from this colony. Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Alright, I got some pics for you all off ehh 805% of my palys and zoas in my tank. I'm surprised my camera came through for me in the macro dept, lol! ALL pics taken under the stock AP12g 54w lighting, and camera settings of 1/15 @ f3.1 on my PowerShot S1 IS, using the "daylight" setting of the white balance which seems to keep the closest to the true color... My palys, I'm not sure what kind, I've heard maybe Green Mood People Eaters (GMPEs) bu I have no idea really... Fire & Ice... Some more that I don't know what they are called, but they are pretty large in size, and interesting color, morphing Fire & Ice maybe?? Some pinks, also not sure of these... I've been told they are pink palys though, thoughts?? A gaggle of blowpops, EE's, Radioactive Alien Eyes, some unknown browns, and some green skirts with light blue midsection and yellow mouths... Some purplish blue (more purple than blue) mids with greenish/yellow mouths and brown/green/orange skirts... And lastly some blues! Although they have a purple tint and look to them, but more blue than purple, maybe closer to violet? And that's my paly/zoa collection thus far, actually I got some new palys today from the LFS, but night cycle kicked on before they could open up much after acclimating, so another time. They are very interesting and ones I've never seen before... I also might buy a colony of ones like what Floorlord has but are unidentified... We shall see. Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 One last submission of mine here till next time, lol! Just picked these neat palys up yesterday. Definitely not sure what kind they are, but look pretty cool!! Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Wow Zoaid is great! Looks like my new ones above might be Aspens! Link to comment
pookstreet Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 You got a nice little collection going there Phixion Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 You got a nice little collection going there Phixion Thanks Pook! I really should be forbidden from the LFS here, lol! I went yesterday and picked up this nice colony of palys. It's easily 75+ polyps (covered front and most of the back and top of course) and about softball size. I took the pic with my alternate (old) camera, a Canon PS A40, so the quality isn't all that, plus the flash completely flushed out the color, but these are the SAME type of paly that Floorlord posted up in his thread about some odd palys he found. They have a white mouth which green center ring, and an outer ring that's micro thin pink and white lines running inside to outside edge. I saw the ones in his post, then saw these ate the LFS (no delivery) and was like "OH crap, those are the same ones, I GOTTA get that colony!!" These was another NICE colony with a what looked like dark blue center inner ring, bright green outer center ring and like a brownish skirt. I'm sure they are something also valueable, but I couldn't confirm if the center was blue or black because the light wasn't quite reacing it (a VERY blue MH light). So without further adue, my new palys... Link to comment
supraeli Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 aw man those are NICE. let me know if you ever wanna frag them Thanks Pook! I really should be forbidden from the LFS here, lol! I went yesterday and picked up this nice colony of palys. It's easily 75+ polyps (covered front and most of the back and top of course) and about softball size. I took the pic with my alternate (old) camera, a Canon PS A40, so the quality isn't all that, plus the flash completely flushed out the color, but these are the SAME type of paly that Floorlord posted up in his thread about some odd palys he found. They have a white mouth which green center ring, and an outer ring that's micro thin pink and white lines running inside to outside edge. I saw the ones in his post, then saw these ate the LFS (no delivery) and was like "OH crap, those are the same ones, I GOTTA get that colony!!" These was another NICE colony with a what looked like dark blue center inner ring, bright green outer center ring and like a brownish skirt. I'm sure they are something also valueable, but I couldn't confirm if the center was blue or black because the light wasn't quite reacing it (a VERY blue MH light). So without further adue, my new palys... Link to comment
mahi mahi boy Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Your blues are awesome, proraptor! How fast are those growing? Link to comment
proraptor2 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Im not sure to tell you the truth...The polyps are really small Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 The PPEs are VERY nice as well. Sometime here I'll have to get in on some of those, lol! aw man those are NICE. let me know if you ever wanna frag them Thanks! I'll definitely put out the word when/if I frag them! I'm still curious as to their name. Link to comment
Asin Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Here's a few zoa frags that will be going into my 10G contest tank: Eagle Eyes (From EZCOMPANY) Purple w/ Neon Green; Can anyone ID? (From Pacific Reef) Blue/Purple w/ Cream; Can anyone ID? (From Pacific Reef) -Asin Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Here's a few zoa frags that will be going into my 10G contest tank: Purple w/ Neon Green; Can anyone ID? (From Pacific Reef) -Asin Ah! Those are the exact same type I described above that I almost picked up instead of the ones in the last pic I posted up. Colony of them (60+ polyps) at PTF. Link to comment
quy_nquyen Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 this is what i have in my tank pink panther? id needed need an id got this free during my last visit. some kinda PE? dragon eyes radioactive dragon eyes EE from Jin. need ID i think the blue ones are Olaudah Equiano , think the green rings are Flaming Meanie Greenie, and no idea on the red ones Link to comment
pookstreet Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Time to inject some life into this thread Blues Pinks I called these Pungkin Patch, since my 2 year old can't quite say Pumpkin yet Link to comment
Argent Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 my RPE just seems SOOO photogenic These are tiny yellow/pink zoas And my Alien Green palys Some type of green/silver palys Link to comment
slimpknz Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 This is the only pic I have with me....Haven't seen them at Zoaid.com The top is under full light, the bottom is actinic only. Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Nice large colony of "putting greens" I aquired a couple weeks ago from the LFS. 70+ polyps, and about the size of a softball, perhaps larger... Link to comment
mel0076402006 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Love those photos Brad Rommel I'm not much of a zoo collector cause i find they brown and loose a little color under my PC's but heres some of mine:im not sure of the names cause some names have changed since i was last buying zoos... armor of god desert fox or green stardust purple people eater armageddon2 or goochsters x-men paly or lunar eclipse random groupshot... -brad Link to comment
pookstreet Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Nice going everyone!!! Let's keep them coming. Phixion, if you ever make it over to pick up you Acans, maybe we can trade some zoas/palys. Link to comment
Phixion Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Nice going everyone!!! Let's keep them coming.Phixion, if you ever make it over to pick up you Acans, maybe we can trade some zoas/palys. Acans!! It's been such a hectic week since I got back from my trip, I about almost forgot... :-x Let me PM you about it, I'm still interested! Link to comment
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