New Zoas
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flricordia
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Love those zoas. Japanese looks like. Man, those are flooding the market right now. Now is the time to snatch them up.
bkoppes
SaraNOSNOWta
So that's where they are from. I hadn't seen them before. They look a little like the purple hornets but have an orange skirt.
Thanks.
Thanks MN.
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Thanks man. Do you know a name for them? I couldn't find them on zoaid
Nanofins
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I doubt a lot of these zoas will have names. They're pretty; that's what matters. I think the convention of naming is useful in situations where someone has a very unusual form and it becomes a high-demand, relatively low-supply coral. The name can serve as a lineage tag. So long as that name is applied and people are honest, the name denotes that you are getting the coral you are looking for, originating from that source. If you don't want something *like* it, but want that one so you *know* you are getting what you want, then the name helps. Rather than saying, I'm looking for the pink and blue zoa that Jimi from Seattle has pictured in cited thread, you just say you're looking for the "blah" zoa, or Jimi's Blah Zoa, or Jimi's LE Blah Zoa, who cares what he names it. Aside from those situations, I don't see a lot of need for naming zoas aside from fun, but that's just me. Having a name doesn't make a zoa special, and not having one doesn't mean it's worthless. If it's a morph that regularly makes (or will be making) it's way through the hobby, the name may or may not be helpful. I think in those situations it's too likely that there will be many namers and names applied and the name becomes meaningless and problematic, like many freshwater fish names. But I digress.
As to the "Japanese" zoas, from what I understand talking to the importers, these are not actually zoas from Japanese waters. They are given the Japanese name because these are premium pieces that have typically been selling on the Japanese market where they fetch top-dollar. The Japanese are willing to pay more for everything aquatic-related. The corals themselves actually originate from other collection locales.
As to the "Japanese" zoas, from what I understand talking to the importers, these are not actually zoas from Japanese waters. They are given the Japanese name because these are premium pieces that have typically been selling on the Japanese market where they fetch top-dollar. The Japanese are willing to pay more for everything aquatic-related. The corals themselves actually originate from other collection locales.
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Ladipyg
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I have it from a good source that they a actually deepwater Indo pieces. Due to the fact that they are deepwater does that mean they will thrive better in lower light situations, like on the bottom of the tank?
flricordia
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I have been keeping the grow out frags and the ones I got under direct MH and they have colored up nicely. I too understand them to be deep water zoas, and that is what has puzzeled me about them. These have been under 14k MH for about 1.5 months now and seem to love it.
All the small frags on the large flat rock are the Japaneses zoas.
All the small frags on the large flat rock are the Japaneses zoas.
bkoppes
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i have been keeping the grow out frags and the ones i got under direct mh and they have colored up nicely. I too understand them to be deep water zoas, and that is what has puzzeled me about them. These have been under 14k mh for about 1.5 months now and seem to love it.
All the small frags on the large flat rock are the japaneses zoas.
looking great!!!
bkoppes
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How are they doing? Mine seem to be having problems. The polyps are turning white and kind of wasting away.
bkoppes
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Did last night. Will check when I get home and probably re-dip.
