Are these Candy Apple Pinks?

mak060 · Feb 23, 2009

Are these Candy Apple Pinks? I can post a better pic once the tank wakes up. Aussie origin (tank cultured), good growers, larger than most palys. Shot under T5 50/50 blue/10K with no flash. Thanks a bunch.

mak060 · Feb 23, 2009

BTW, I have no idea what they are. I just bought them because I liked them. I came up with the possible ID after looking on CoralPedia. Anyone seen these or something like them before?

FaviaFreak · Feb 23, 2009

if they aren't they look pretty darn near close

Wy Renegade · Feb 23, 2009

Yours look pretty similar to mine, which were sold simply as Pink Zoas;

Not saying they couldn't be Candy Apple Pinks, just saying they weren't named when I got them.

Letsgotothezoo · Feb 23, 2009

Pretty similar but different center.

Scopus Tang said:
Yours look pretty similar to mine, which were sold simply as Pink Zoas;

Not saying they couldn't be Candy Apple Pinks, just saying they weren't named when I got them.

green machine · Feb 23, 2009

not sure of the name but they sure do look nice!

mak060 · Feb 23, 2009

Thanks guys. I'll for sure get a better pic soon. Hey green machine, how's the tank going?

Preston · Feb 23, 2009

Here's mine

green machine · Feb 23, 2009

Hey Steven, The tank is going good. glued down several frags yesterday so they stop falling all ove rthe place. lol The first red cap i got from John is doing great, perfect polyp extention. the other 2 i just got still dont look like they are recovering, the purple cap actually looks like its started to receed.

shoot me an email when you get a minute.

Nate

BenJ · Feb 23, 2009

Here is a metallic water melon Palys for you to compare !!!!!

mak060 · Feb 23, 2009

Scopas Tang, Preston and BenJ, thank very much. I got an idea of the spectrum now. Preston and BenJ's look the most similar, except perhaps for the metallic sheen on BenJ's, which is very cool. I'd have to say the pink on mine is flat pink. Do you guys know where yours are from by any chance?

Wy Renegade · Feb 23, 2009

mak060 said:
Scopas Tang, Preston and BenJ, thank very much. I got an idea of the spectrum now. Preston and BenJ's look the most similar, except perhaps for the metallic sheen on BenJ's, which is very cool. I'd have to say the pink on mine is flat pink. Do you guys know where yours are from by any chance?

mak060, mine like yours are the flat pink, but lack the green oral disc. Unfortunately all I can tell you about their origin is my LFS (he refuses to disclose his source - I know he orders from an online source, but won't say who.

Preston · Feb 23, 2009

mak060, I'm in the MA if you want to drop by to see my collection.

BenJ · Feb 23, 2009

Mak060, I got my from AQUA-SD.

http://www.aquasd.com/livestock.html

highpower9979 · Feb 23, 2009

i have the same ones i bought them as kobe palys

Der ABT · Feb 23, 2009

Look like pink cats eyes to me.

mak060 · Feb 23, 2009

Scopus Tang. Your LFS sounds like he's under a lot of competition. More and more, IMO, hobbyists will want to know where something was found, how deep, etc. Can you imagine the guys in Aqua SD's overseas thread carrying GPS (maybe, when it comes with cell phones)? But like South American Discus collectors, who will want to reveal their sweet spots?

Preston--Your location definitely didn't escape me. I've heard of your collection and would love to see it; will pm you okay?

BenJ--Thanks. I'll check with Will.

Highpower9979--Yours strike me as identical, kobe palys from Kobe?

Der ABT-- I agree, looks like cat eyes with pink instead of purple (pic from CoralPedia):