New palys or Zoes

[rockdiver]

Was on my way home and got detoured and seen this new fish store.
Went and got these 2 nice size zoes?
Don't know what they are put them in and didn't open up fully yet.
But for 60.00 seemed like a good buy.
Hard to tell but anyone know what these are.
Also I never had any like this do I need to worry about anything dangerous

 

[rockdiver]

Another pic

 

[RedFrog211]

Looks like wild caught Reverse Gorilla Nips, Radioactive Dragon eye, and possibly either Armor of God or Orange Bam Bams. I say wild caught cause the large splotchy patterns/color- I may be completely wrong, but thats what I have found to be typically true. As they spend more time in aquariums their colors will even out! I’d say decent find for $60!

edit: We’ll probably have to wait for an updated, more open picture before we can confirm id’s.

 

[rockdiver]

I'll have to get some pics tomorrow after they get comfortable in the tank.
Thanks for the info too!

 

[Gtinnel]

I'm not good at ID'ing so I'm not even going to try. As for asking about anything dangerous, I assume you are asking about palytoxin. It's hard to know for sure which ones contain it. Most of the brightly colored ones that we keep in our aquariums are safe, but it is best to treat them all as if they contain the palytoxin. It isn't an issue until you start handling them and fragging them that it becomes much of an issue. Just use gloves and safety glasses when you have them out of the water, and don't do anything like boil the rock with them on it (yes it has actually happened before).

 

[rockdiver]

Ok ya not ever a good idea to boil live rock. I know this just never really knew anything about polys and zoes.
Thanks

 

[Tired]

Zoas are generally not toxic. Some species of palys are. The best thing to do is treat them all like they're toxic, since ones in the hobby don't have species names attached. Which just means wearing gloves to handle them (or any rockwork- there can be nasty bacteria on those rocks), wearing safety glasses if removing the zoas from the water and messing with them, and not boiling the rock.

 

[RedFrog211]

Palytoxins won’t pose a threat to you unless you frag the corals without proper safety precautions. As a rule of thumb, always wear gloves and glasses when fragging zoas and prevent consuming them - other than that, they pose no threat! Lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

Please post pics under white light as under blues- Many possibilities as to what they are

 

[rockdiver]

Don't plan on fragging them but really do have to get in the habit of gloves
Thanks guys hope tomorrow to post some pics of them opened up

 

[rockdiver]

Ok ill try white light

 

[rockdiver]

Well my picture skills stink.
Here's some with just white light.
I have the reef breeders photon lights.
Really kills all the color in them.
With just "cool blue"
Or maybe it's my phone
The inside is bright blue outside edges green and dead center orange.
Idk maybe tomorrow they will be open more