ZOA ID EYE Candy
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BoomCorals
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Armor of gods? At least a similar morph.
BoomCorals
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If it's an armor of gods morph then definitely not a paly.
BoomCorals
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I have a frag pack available that has a nice small colony.
BoomCorals
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I hear that. Imagine trying to ID them constantly so I can sell them lol.
Looks like daisy dukes to me. But the color seems like its taken under intense blues. I suspect under whiter light it will look like daisy dukes images you'll find googling.
BoomCorals
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They do not incorporate substrate into their stalks as all palys do. I can take a look again at mine this morning, but this would mean they are not palys.
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Achilles
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I see what you are saying when i comes to the pattern but the coloration is true to white light shot. It's an orange. Not Pink. Thanks for the thoughts though. Maybe it's somthing completely different than what's out already .
BoomCorals
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Verified 100%, armor of gods are not palys. Here are the stalks of mine - smooth as a baby's butt.
Now on the other hand, these are palys. You can see the rough skin where they incorporated substrate and debris into their stalk, etc.
There are like 96 known species of palythoa. They don't all encorperate substrate the same way.Verified 100%, armor of gods are not palys. Here are the stalks of mine - smooth as a baby's butt.
Now on the other hand, these are palys. You can see the rough skin where they incorporated substrate and debris into their stalk, etc.
BoomCorals
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Here is a great article to read on the subject of Paly vs Zoa.
https://www.cflas.org/identifying-zoanthids/1786
Armor of Gods are Zoanthus Pulchellus. Definitely not a paly.
Distinguishing the Genus Palythoa from Zoanthus
Members of Zoanthus do not incorporate sand into their polyps, members of Palythoa do incorporate sand and other debris into their polyps. The confusion in the hobby is mostly from the incorrect usage of “Paly” to refer to individuals of the species Zoanthus gigantus, Zoanthus solanderi. This should be actively discouraged because it creates unnecessary confusion between the otherwise easily distinguished genera. The genus Protopalythoa is not a valid genus, with all of its members now assigned to Palythoa (see Reimer et al 2006a).
Learn something new everyday. Thanks boom corals!Here is a great article to read on the subject of Paly vs Zoa.
https://www.cflas.org/identifying-zoanthids/1786
Armor of Gods are Zoanthus Pulchellus. Definitely not a paly.
Distinguishing the Genus Palythoa from Zoanthus
Members of Zoanthus do not incorporate sand into their polyps, members of Palythoa do incorporate sand and other debris into their polyps. The confusion in the hobby is mostly from the incorrect usage of “Paly” to refer to individuals of the species Zoanthus gigantus, Zoanthus solanderi. This should be actively discouraged because it creates unnecessary confusion between the otherwise easily distinguished genera. The genus Protopalythoa is not a valid genus, with all of its members now assigned to Palythoa (see Reimer et al 2006a).
