Interesting Zoa, ID needed

Leadfooted · May 21, 2019

Picked up from LFS, haven’t seen this one before? Any familiar with this one?

BellaCoop · May 21, 2019

I have never seen anything like those that have a green skirt! Good Grab!!

#reefsquad hopefully some one in the Squad can assist, So i can look them up and buy some my self!

Ka0s · May 21, 2019

looks like a hallucinations zoanthids at least that's what I have seen them called before.

Nice color on them.

Ron Reefman · May 21, 2019

Leadfooted, you are one lucky reefer, those are gorgeous! If saw any zoas like that at RAP in Orlando or the upcoming MACNA weekend, I'd buy them in a heartbeat!

So here is a question for you. Do they fluoresce well under all blue leds?

That's my main push in my tank. It looks so much like a miniature version of my rainbow Rock Flower Anemones!

Ka0s · May 21, 2019

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Live-coral...rentrq:dbe26c6016a0a9c521291696ffeb5c3b|iid:1

here are some listed on ebay Not my auction just happened upon them the other day.

Leadfooted · May 21, 2019

Ka0s said:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Live-coral...rentrq:dbe26c6016a0a9c521291696ffeb5c3b|iid:1

here are some listed on ebay Not my auction just happened upon them the other day.

This is not what I have.

Ron Reefman said:
Leadfooted, you are one lucky reefer, those are gorgeous! If saw any zoas like that at RAP in Orlando or the upcoming MACNA weekend, I'd buy them in a heartbeat!

So here is a question for you. Do they fluoresce well under all blue leds?

That's my main push in my tank. It looks so much like a miniature version of my rainbow Rock Flower Anemones!

I’ll follow up with just the blues on. Today’s day one, the pic I posted above is about dead on for color, I cranked down the saturation -15 to keep the color from blurring. I very calmly walked up to the employee and said “bag that for me right now!” Lol

Opus · May 21, 2019

I don't believe those are hallucinations, they don't have green in the center like those do.

Leadfooted · May 21, 2019

The polyp including mouth has a TieDye kind of blend. Very little solid color and most mouths are different colors, most are blended green/blue.

DSC reef · May 21, 2019

They resemble kaleidoscope zoas, you dont see those very often. Very nice. It's almost like some kind of a morph from an eagle eye

BeardedMcG · May 21, 2019

Wow very beautiful. Good acquisition

Leadfooted · May 21, 2019

DSC reef said:
They resemble kaleidoscope zoas, you dont see those very often. Very nice. It's almost like some kind of a morph from an eagle eye

I think so too. There’s even a few eagle eyes on the frag, only one or two that have the true eagle eye color. The rest looks like their colors sort of bursted and blended throughout. I starred and starred thinking Eagle eye too but not like any I’ve seen. I’m a bit perplexed

DSC reef · May 21, 2019

Leadfooted said:
I think so too. There’s even a few eagle eyes on the frag, only one or two that have the true eagle eye color. The rest looks like their colors sort of bursted and blended throughout. I starred and starred thinking Eagle eye too but not like any I’ve seen. I’m a bit perplexed

Not sure what caused it but we had a colony do the same thing, it's a beautiful morph.

Emarley · May 21, 2019

Wow!!! Wish the mrs would let me have Zoas in my tank...

Leadfooted · May 21, 2019

DSC reef said:
Not sure what caused it but we had a colony do the same thing, it's a beautiful morph.

looks like the
Zoa fairy spun them on a record player lol

Leadfooted · May 21, 2019

Emarley said:
Wow!!! Wish the mrs would let me have Zoas in my tank...

Maybe in time! Understand not all zoas contain toxins that will harm you. Keep educating yourself on the toxins you may be worried about. The more you learn the more you’ll understand you can have zoas!

FishyDP · May 22, 2019

Yea those pop! Nice pick up. My first thought was candy apples (https://aquariumdepot.com/candy-apple-zoanthids-coral-zoanthus-sp-10-polyps/) or possibly eagle eyes, but yours look nicer.

Vahanyos · May 22, 2019

Wow... Those are sweet! Let's call them Ultra Fruity Booty Slappers

Leadfooted · May 23, 2019

FishyDP said:
Yea those pop! Nice pick up. My first thought was candy apples (https://aquariumdepot.com/candy-apple-zoanthids-coral-zoanthus-sp-10-polyps/) or possibly eagle eyes, but yours look nicer.

I was able to get a better pic today. These colors are dead on, saturation cranked waaay down to take out blues and such. Thank you for the tip on the Candy apples. I think you’re correct and some just morphed for some reason. Time will tell what the babies Turn out to be and if these will maintain the colors you see..... certainly hoping so.