Mysterious Paly found while snorkeling in Hawaii! Help!

[_darkmark808]

I found these guys when I started reefing, didn’t have any frag plugs so I glued it on a piece of lava rock

 

[fishguy242]

i don't think i have even seen a piece of bubbly hawaiian live rock in the last 20 yrs i think they closed rock in 93

 

[_darkmark808]

nice ,now the million dollar question ,how do i get one,i know million dollars LOL ,great find happy reefing

Laws in Hawaii are pretty strict. It’s hard to send corals. I’ll ask around then when I find a way I’ll contact you.

 

[fishguy242]

i was just kidding ,but if can and would ,so cool ,happy reefing
by the way im in southern illinois middle of the country its 9 degree rt now 2:20 am make me jealous what's temp there

 

[_darkmark808]

i was just kidding ,but if can and would ,so cool ,happy reefing
by the way im in southern illinois middle of the country its 9 degree rt now 2:20 am make me jealous what's temp there

It’s 10:36 pm here Currently 72 degrees! Nice and cool right now

 

[Sabellafella]

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Here’s pictures of it in whiter light. Hopefully they do justice

Those are super nice! Hawaii always has the best looking palys for sure

 

[_darkmark808]

Hey guys, Here are some other zoas I’ve collected

 

[fishguy242]

sweet !

 

[NanoDJS]

they are toxic , and gorgeous . I counted the double rows of frill and we are waaaaay over 60 per polyp , be careful bro , but super nice run carbon at least.

 

[_darkmark808]

Local GPE

 

[ApoIsland]

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What tide pools did you find them at?

Years ago you could find thousands and thousands of zoas at one of the boat marinas near Waikiki. Can't remember if it was the one closest to Waikiki or the one a little farther down closer to the down town district where they run some commercial stuff out of.
Maybe go have a look and see if they are still there. Can see them right on the rock that butts up to the side of the walls of the slips. If you could get permission to harvest those you would be in business.

 

[ApoIsland]

they are toxic , and gorgeous . I counted the double rows of frill and we are waaaaay over 60 per polyp , be careful bro , but super nice run carbon at least.

Pardon my ignorance as I know absolutely nothing about zoas...but is that how you can tell toxicity, by the number of frills around the head?

I guess tonight I will be counting frills on the few different zoa colonies I have now....

 

[reefhomie]

So whats the chance of me getting my hands on one lol!

 

[Magneezy]

Found these on Oahu as well.

 

[Oscar47f]

Those are nuts man! First zoas you originally made the thread for are protopaly s and they look amazing would love to have em too guess I gotta make a trip to Hawaii !

 

[ChanningE90]

yeah I found huge zoa colonies in some tide pools on oahu. What I thought was cool was that they were under a TON of flow and all opened completely up.

Happen to recall where? can pm

 

[RedFrog211]

I’ll buy some if anyone is fragging!

 

[Kremis]

Happen to recall where? can pm

Sharks cove

 

[Cantusaurus]

Hey, so is it legal to take Zoas in Hawaii? I am on the big island right now and saw some really nice Zoas!! Would I be able to legally take a small amount? I heard they just cannot be on live rock since the rock is not legal to take.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Ace of Spades?
Disco Fro?
Clam Pearl Green?
Jellyfish Fever?
(Just suggestions)