Knoxville Polyp Swap

CastAway · May 27, 2015

Does anyone in Knoxville want to participate in a Polyp Swap?

Here’s what I was thinking:

1. Identify a colony of zoas or palys in your systems that you can frag, and be prepared to give away five (5) healed frags of at least two (2) polyps each by swap close date, (TBD).
2. Post here and share a picture to identify the polyps you have to potentially swap.
3. We will coordinate here in this thread, choose a set of six participants with six polyps that are of relatively equal desirability and/or value, then chose an exchange date.
4. Once we have an agreed upon set, we’ll cut our frags, and wait for the exchange date while they heal and grow. At the determined date we’ll get together at someone’s house and exchange.

If each participant went into the swap prepared to simply give away five frags, with no expectation of any return, then I figure you can’t go wrong. Worst case, you give away frags. Best case, you give away something you already had in exchange for five polyps you might not have. Either way, you make friends.
Any ideas, past experiences comments, interest?

I have three varieties in mind myself, some Green Bay Packers, and two others that I have no ID for. I’ll chase names down and post pics, to see if anyone’s interested in the idea.

Jeff

Reefrookie220 · May 27, 2015

I've got some cptn America's Dragon eyes and Tyree rainbows. Gonna have to learn to frag em though lol. YouTube time!

CastAway · May 27, 2015

I'm a noob at fragging zoas, but there's lots of experience in the club. No worries. It's a good opportunity to learn.

I Googled them, and think you ought to frag the Rainbows. LOL.

So, there's two people willing to join in, a few more and we'll be on our way.

Come on Knoxville peeps.

Reefrookie220 · May 28, 2015

Rainbows it is then lol. I have figured out that most people in this hobby do back flips for anything purple or green. I got a frag ready for you any way Jeff.

cale0721 · May 28, 2015

Only ones I have that can be fragged are eagle eyes -- doubt anyone wants these lol

CastAway · May 29, 2015

I don't have any eagle eyes. Are they invasive? Common?

cale0721 · May 29, 2015

CastAway said:
I don't have any eagle eyes. Are they invasive? Common?

I think they are pretty common but I don't know. There is eagle eyes and something else I can't remember. Here is a picture.

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CastAway · May 29, 2015

Dude, they rock! You should participate. Here's a crappy pic of what I have to frag:

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The upper left I call Bloody Pearls, because I've yet to identify. The lower left is a mottled pink color, slow growing, that I bought from Jordan at Coral Reef. I have no idea of the name.

CastAway · May 29, 2015

I also have these palys, which were hitch hikers. I've kept them isolated because I didn't know if they were a nuisince, but they grow slow and are a nice iridescent green (as green goes).