Bleched or not bleached?

[gm333]

I bought this rock this afternoon. As of right now there are only a few polyps open. I intentionally bought them knowing they might be bleached, the only reason I thought they might not be was they didnt look transluscent white, but solid white. This is a pic of what the 2 polyps look like tonight.

Do you think this is bleached or an actual white zoa?
I will continue to take pics over the course of the coming weeks to see what actually happens on this rock.

 

[follow3]

I think they are actually white zoos.

Please keep us posted on the outcome.
If they are white, that would be sweeet.
Put me on the frag list please.


Awesome colored Coraline as well.

 

[kharn101]

no such thing as white zoas....even thought sites zoa id has them...they are just bleached zoas...

 

[gm333]

Ok, so after a couple of hours of info gathering I believe these guys are bleached, as there seems to be no proof of completely white zoas, just whitish tan colored ones. Which means they are going to color up into something. I will put them under a ledge to take out as much light as possible and bring them out as they start getting color. I will continue to keep updated pics on them to see what color they morph into.
If anyone has any better suggestions on how to bring the color up feel free to clue me in. I dont think I should just leave them out in full light.

 

[gm333]

Heres how they look after 24hrs, the bigger ones are starting to open.
The first pic is without flash, the second with a flash.

Anyone want to guess on the color? If and when they color up.

 

[sf_ramsden]

Green and purple... If we get it right do we get a frag?

 

[gm333]

Sure as soon as the rock fills a little more.
Although my suspicions from seeing the rock tonight, I think they are going to be drab.

 

[gm333]

Ok, here are a shot of them as they look tonight. I am thinking they might be a tan colored zoa.

 

[Azurel]

They might actually stay that color now that I can see some brown in them, but I think they will end up morphing into something other then what they look like now.....Keep us updated as they change or don't change...

 

[gm333]

Here is the recent pic, so far no change that I can tell.
I know its a bad pic, could not get the right angle tonight.

 

[Hypertek99]

i say they turn yellow.