ID this Zoa please!

[Toob]

Picked up from a local reefer along with some other items. Has pretty cool coloration! This is under pretty white light.

 

[Reefdiculous22]

Looks kinda like Halle berry’s but not 100 on that

 

[Toob]

Looks kinda like Halle berry’s but not 100 on that

Thanks - I googled those and they don’t have any green though! The ones I have are bright green in the center.

 

[Reefdiculous22]

Thanks - I googled those and they don’t have any green though! The ones I have are bright green in the center.

Thanks - I googled those and they don’t have any green though! The ones I have are bright green in the center.

Yeah, idk I haven’t seen a genetic like that before. I looked at wwc but couldn’t find anything, maybe try top shelf corals or west coast maybe?

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

Candy Apple Reds, or Bowsers.

 

[Reefdiculous22]

I would say Krakatoa but the colors are inverted

 

[Goaway]

Tg bowsers.

 

[Toob]

Tg bowsers.

I think is correct, or pretty dang close. Thank you!

 

[Goaway]

I think is correct, or pretty dang close. Thank you!

@Reefer Matt was correct. I just grabbed the closest pic that matched from the 2.

 

[Reefdiculous22]

@Reefer Matt was correct. I just grabbed the closest pic that matched from the 2.

Candy Apple Reds, or Bowsers.

Candy Apple Reds, or Bowsers.

I apologize, new to the hobbie. I was focusing on the pink tentacle part, is the names of zoa based on the inside/mouth coloration ,and the tentacles vary in color?

 

[Coralreefer1]

I want to say they are Fruit Loops

 

[SchrutesReefs]

Not even close to fruit loops. But I would agree on bowsers. Also, fruit loops are one of my top zoas ever. Colors pop under blues

 

[Reefdiculous22]

What do you look for when identifying zoas? Pls

 

[Wasabiroot]

I apologize, new to the hobbie. I was focusing on the pink tentacle part, is the names of zoa based on the inside/mouth coloration ,and the tentacles vary in color?

The entire polyp. There are some strains that are very close but differ only slightly, so the skirt, center and overall coloration are all used to distinguish.
Zoanthids.com has a good picture library of strains. There's quite a few. Take a look and you'll get an idea on the variation.

Identification Gallery

Our exhaustive list of well-known polyps.

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[littlebigreef]

What do you look for when identifying zoas? Pls

You need to look at the colors as a whole- mouth, margin and skirt. Given the subjective nature of naming and certain strain’s ability to morph it takes awhile to really see enough stuff to know what you’re looking at. It also takes awhile to figure out what’s OG, a rebrand, and to determine which names are widely recognized vs one-offs from certain vendors. Best was to get started is with Google images but even then there’s a certain amount of misidentification.

 

[Reefdiculous22]

You need to look at the colors as a whole- mouth, margin and skirt. Given the subjective nature of naming and certain strain’s ability to morph it takes awhile to really see enough stuff to know what you’re looking at. It also takes awhile to figure out what’s OG, a rebrand, and to determine which names are widely recognized vs one-offs from certain vendors. Best was to get started is with Google images but even then there’s a certain amount of misidentification.

Thanks for the info. Seems complicated. Lol

 

[littlebigreef]

Thanks for the info. Seems complicated. Lol

It just takes time. You have to see stuff under different conditions. Folks can take it as seriously as they want.