interesting single polyps here and there

[secretreefer]

hi guys, any info on why some single polyps of my eagle eye zoas are "different"?

 

[ficklefins]

For some reason zoas get their skirt in their mouth and the skirt color is ingested into the oral disc.
CoralPedia.com :: What the heck?

It is common and the "new" color on the oral disc will eventually fade back to its previous state.

 

[Mr. Microscope]

I've seen this happen a lot with my eagle eyes/whammin' watermellons. Some polyps will stay closed for a long time and get small. They develop this pattern during that time. It's kaleidoscoping! Looks cool, but only lasts for a little while. After the polyp grows to it's normal size they eventually return to normal. However, if your lights are intense enough, they may develop green dots in the center the same color as the skirts. Though, this dot could happen to non-closed zoas as well.

 

[GR808]

Maybe they're morphing into a new strain... Lol. Kinda cool looking

 

[ronnie]

Mine do that as well. They have been for a couple months now.

 

[secretreefer]

yeah last night i was reading about k-scopes but didn't want to jump to conclusions. I think a have a couple full grown polyps with this weird coloration.

thanks Fickle that was an interesting link to some cool pics. got my interest....

 

[ronnie]

Here is a shot of mine that you can see a couple polyps developing the green centers.

 

[ronnie]

That was taken back in December - I'll check tonight when I get home to see if those polyps are still like that. I know there are other polyps around those that have taken on those characteristics.

 

[secretreefer]

exactly like mines!

 

[secretreefer]

kscopes anyone?

 

[Mr. Microscope]

Here's how mine looked a couple months ago. Now they look like the colony on the bottom. However, they seem to maintain the green dot in the center.

 

[ficklefins]

kscopes anyone?

Essentially, but that is a bigger debate than I am interested in stirring up.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/zoa-discussion-club-zoa/38021-kaleidoscope-zoas.html

It's a DIY kaleidoscope from Eagle Eyes or Whammin Watermelons.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

yeah last night i was reading about k-scopes but didn't want to jump to conclusions. I think a have a couple full grown polyps with this weird coloration.

thanks Fickle that was an interesting link to some cool pics. got my interest....

I was thinkning about this too - I have some whamming watermelons that have a few polyps that have some interesting colors too...most are normal though.

 

[secretreefer]

ok. so i just need to get my hands on some greenbay packers! thanks fickle !:wink: