how do zoanthids and palys morph?

[Cottonmdalton]

I just don't get how they change colors . Can someone please define how and what happens for zoas and palys to morph.

Thanks

 

[twilliard]

I would call it a direct threat of water conditions.
How and why we will never know the direct answer.

 

[Cottonmdalton]

I would call it a direct threat of water conditions.
How and why we will never know the direct answer.

There has to be a behind it. Seems to many of the same people keep ( morphing ) them . They must not want the public to know

 

[kendavjac]

I think Stress can do it. Had some zoa's morph after a H202 treatment. Only 1 frag (out of about the 10 I dipped) changed.

 

[Cottonmdalton]

I think Stress can do it. Had some zoa's morph after a H202 treatment. Only 1 frag (out of about the 10 I dipped) changed.

You ever try it again?

 

[kendavjac]

Nope. Happened last week. I was treating for some algae problems. I have some bioprosidy remaining, so I'm sure I will be treating again. I will try and post a picture showing the change.

I do agree that some people try and hide how they get them to morph, to much $$$ involved in "designer" corals.

 

[Cottonmdalton]

Nope. Happened last week. I was treating for some algae problems. I have some bioprosidy remaining, so I'm sure I will be treating again. I will try and post a picture showing the change.

I do agree that some people try and hide how they get them to morph, to much $$$ involved in "designer" corals.

Please post would love to see. And I am sure they got something going on

 

[Triggreef]

2 different meanings to the word. Sometimes they randomly morph by some sort of stress event, peroxide, major alk swing, extreme nutrients, etc. Usually a subtle change where they might get brighter or dull or change color completely. I myself am guilty of throwing up a thread like this when I moved some nuclear greens into another tank and they grew large purple centers. These changes back to normal in a years time.

Another way it's used is when someone has a polyp that looks like another well known polyp but slightly different. For example fire and ice there's countless "morphs" but in reality they probly never came from the same polyp.

I'm sure someone will disagree with that and toss up some pics of their permanent morph that they saw change from another type of polyp. But I would be quite skeptical of those person's. I have over 100 different types, and they all grow the same in the long run.

 

[Cottonmdalton]

2 different meanings to the word. Sometimes they randomly morph by some sort of stress event, peroxide, major alk swing, extreme nutrients, etc. Usually a subtle change where they might get brighter or dull or change color completely. I myself am guilty of throwing up a thread like this when I moved some nuclear greens into another tank and they grew large purple centers. These changes back to normal in a years time.

Another way it's used is when someone has a polyp that looks like another well known polyp but slightly different. For example fire and ice there's countless "morphs" but in reality they probly never came from the same polyp.

I'm sure someone will disagree with that and toss up some pics of their permanent morph that they saw change from another type of polyp. But I would be quite skeptical of those person's. I have over 100 different types, and they all grow the same in the long run.

So are you saying morph will go back to there normal colors over time?

 

[Triggreef]

So are you saying morph will go back to there normal colors over time?

In my experience yes. Like I said I'm sure someone will say the opposite.

 

[Cottonmdalton]

In my experience yes. Like I said I'm sure someone will say the opposite.

So all the high end zoas and palys we spend $100 plus per polyp will one day maybe go back to what it was? Scary if that's true.

 

[Jmcdaniel0]

So all the high end zoas and palys we spend $100 plus per polyp will one day maybe go back to what it was? Scary if that's true.

Boy if that happens there will be some miffed people.

 

[the new guy]

This is my little colony at one point they were all green then at some point the other half were yellow now there red on one end and green on the other

 

[the new guy]

The same colony before