Mystery Zoa Id please!

[Jared's Reef]

Hey guys,
I won this Zoa in an auction as a mystery frag. The seller did not know what type of zoa it was. It has a bright pink inner ring and tan outer ring. Any help would be appreciated. The pictures don’t do it justice. It is a beautiful Zoa.

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Could be a faded gobstopper

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Looks like yours

 

[Jared's Reef]

I’m really not sure that is it honestly. The pink on it is really bright and pops. The tan outer ring is a totally different color, almost gold. Curious to see if anybody has any other thoughts. Thanks for the reply.

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Only other one I could think of is armor of gods... positive its one of those...

 

[RimlessReef]

Daisy Duke

 

[Jared's Reef]

Yep that’s it. Thanks for helping me figure it out. By far my favorite that I have in my tank. The pink really pops.

 

[littlebigreef]

Daisy dukes are pink and pink on the ring color. Check out motley crues which are similar to daisy dukes but have the tan outer ring. The green around the green around the tan isn't always apparent. I can grab you a pick of mine.

 

[Jared's Reef]

Just looked at it super close and I believe it’s a Motley Crue. You can make out the green if you know it’s there.

 

[RimlessReef]

Daisy dukes are pink and pink on the ring color. Check out motley crues which are similar to daisy dukes but have the tan outer ring. The green around the green around the tan isn't always apparent. I can grab you a pick of mine.

I think Brandon just re named daisy duke motley cure .. ive bout it from brandon and look same next to daisy dukes ive bought from jason fox

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Looks like Motley cure to me

 

[Cambrian Reef]

Motley crue ?

 

[Cambrian Reef]

Or try. https://shop.zoanthids.com/collections/identification-gallery

 

[Geonet]

It's beautiful whatever it is

 

[PerplexyHexy]

How did we go from this...................
To this?
LOL

 

[Jared's Reef]

The pictures really change the colors of that outer ring. In person it looks exactly like a Motley Crue. Hard to pick up on my iPhone though.

 

[littlebigreef]

I think Brandon just re named daisy duke motley cure .. ive bout it from brandon and look same next to daisy dukes ive bought from jason fox

This part of an on going discussion with a couple of buddies in my area. Someone got Motley crue's from Brandon directly and they're getting traded around. I thought they were daisy dukes at first as well and then I and another guy were able to get daisy dukes from two different places. We're seeing similarities and differences.

@PerplexyHexy lol, I hear ya. When the OP mentioned tan outer ring it got my attention. With the side by side you posted you have to take into account the zoanthinds.com pic is the idealized (perhaps slightly edited example) and @Jared's Reef is pic with a cellphone. So, you gotta split the difference.

When it comes to zoa IDs I'm always looking for distinguishing characteristics while accounting for differences in tank parameters. Between daisy dukes and motley crue you're looking at the outer ring and the presence/absence of that green ring. Are motley crue a rebrand- maybe. I have both so I'll post pics once the lights come on. If anyone else has either I'd like to see your pics too.