a couple more zoa ID's...

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need an ID on these three zoas
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Hard to tell but the big rock, they look like they could be Pink Panthers to me
 
thats what i thought they were just needed another opinion, but i was mostly wondering about those other 2..
 
Agree with Pink Panthers, bottom left looks like Lunars, and bottom right looks like Marie Janes.
 
the bottom left is definitely not lunars... lunars glow, these have bright red skirts and are dull on the inside with a white mouth.. and as far as i know those arent janes either. can i get any more help?
 
i cant get any better pics, but these pictures definitely show off those reds true colors and the other ones are just a lil brighter but u can still see the colors?.. and the reason i say they are not lunars is because ive had lunars and they absolutely do not look like them. ive checked coral pedia, ive even emailed them my pictures im still waiting on a response.
 
i cant get any better pics, but these pictures definitely show off those reds true colors and the other ones are just a lil brighter but u can still see the colors?.. and the reason i say they are not lunars is because ive had lunars and they absolutely do not look like them. ive checked coral pedia, ive even emailed them my pictures im still waiting on a response.

First thing that you should be aware of, if you're not already, is that not every zoa morph that is out there actually has a common name, also there are many variations or morphs of the same named corals. Lunars for example, have many different color variations. Secondly, Coralpedia is not an ID site, so if you emailed them your pictures asking for an ID, you most likely will not get a response - especially if you sent these same pictures. Common names given to corals are based on color variations within the oral disc and skirts, and even minute details like sparkles, mouth color or molted patterns on the oral disc or skirts. Without being able to see those details in a picture, its not possible to ID a zoa/paly by common name, best you're going to get is a "sort of looks like." Accurate IDing does not require a macro lens, but it does require pictures which are clear and focused, and in which the polyps are actually large enough to see the details. Have you tried holding the camera up against the glass and moving the polyps to a better position in front of the camera? Again, I'm not trying to pick on you, just trying to explain what you need in order to get a good ID.
 
yea im sorry, i was just doing it the best i could i need to get a frag rack..
 

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