white or bleached

[jimmyzshack]

hope it stays white.

 

[slkotara]

I would say white because of the others near it. And I have 1 just like it so if you find it please let me know as well.

 

[Troylee]

Hmmmm... I have never saw a zoa bleached.... I'm no expert thou....

 

[Wy Renegade]

I have seen bleached zoas, and I would say it looks bleached or washed out to me, but I'm no expert. The others near it are not a fair comparison, as it is obviously not the same as any of the surrounding zoas. It rather looks like a protopaly of some type.

 

[slkotara]

it will stay white I have had mine for months in var. lights and it has never gotten any different coloring and it eats well but has yet to reproduce another.

 

[Paul_N]

It almost looks like a cinnamon paly that still has some growing to do.

 

[OceanMinded]

+1 cinnamon paly

 

[drainbamage]

Is that a polyp just like the others around it? I swear it looks just like a 'blue' paly grandis

 

[slkotara]

Well mine came in on the same looking zoa rock as Jimmy's same exact zoa surrounding it.

 

[Wy Renegade]

it will stay white I have had mine for months in var. lights and it has never gotten any different coloring and it eats well but has yet to reproduce another.

Bleached zoas can stay white indefinitely provided they get enough food. I've seen some stay white for well over a year.

Is that a polyp just like the others around it? I swear it looks just like a 'blue' paly grandis

Obviously not, as you stated it is some type of protopaly - both grandis and the common button polyps fall into that group.

Well mine came in on the same looking zoa rock as Jimmy's same exact zoa surrounding it.

Protopalys, especially the button polyps type are noncolonial, and will often appear interdispersed with other zoas like that. I had cinnamon palys scattered throughout an entire tank at one time - then the individual polyps will begin to multiple.