zoas

medicme1 · Nov 25, 2012

I have a cluster of zoas but i honestly do not know the name of majority of them. I was told by lfs I have a rare one. but I have no clue which one that is.lol here is pic of one of my clusters on a rock I just purchased.

I one day hope to have a underwater garden

CrazyZoaGUy · Nov 25, 2012

Nice huge colony you got though i see some eagle eyes and kinda look like pinwheels (top right) hard too tell though

solar · Nov 25, 2012

Break it in half and ship it to meeeeee!!!!!!

Looks like eagle eyes and green monsters and blue bulzeyes.

Maybe all the eagle eyes morphed!!

It is a very beautiful colony that's for sure..

Where did you get it?

BBoley24 · Nov 25, 2012

That is awesome!

medicme1 · Nov 26, 2012

Thank you all. I got them from a lfs i deal with.
I love them just do not know all the names etc. one day I hope to have time to look them all up so I have the knowledge of what is what.lol
I also hope to one day frag some but im new so I have no clue how to do that yet. :-(
Any suggestions on when or how to frag these?
Thanks

Mr. Microscope · Nov 26, 2012

It's just one of those Radioactive Dragon Eye/Whammin' Watermelon colonies. Take a look for Green Bay Packers as well as those are commonly in the mix. It looks like some of your Whammin' Watermellons kaleidoscoped a little in the lower right. Though, they'll likely return to normal soon.

Nice big colony! A real show piece. Very common though.

Take a look at coralpedia and you can find all the names of the different zoas.

I think this colony looks very nice as is, but you could probably frag off some without losing the impact. The best way to frag is to take a pair of bone cutting shears used for SPS, and break off some rock with the zoas attached to it. If there is any tissue hangning on then go in and carefully cut it with a razor. Just be careful as they are very toxic. Sometimes they'll, "pop" and a liquid will fly out. This can blind you if it gets in your eye. It also has the potential to be deadly. Wear gloves and eye protection. Make sure any pets or small children are out of the room.

SeahorseKeeper · Nov 26, 2012

Wow!! What a nice looking zoa colony!!!

BBoley24 · Nov 26, 2012

Mr. Microscope said:
I think this colony looks very nice as is, but you could probably frag off some without losing the impact. The best way to frag is to take a pair of bone cutting shears used for SPS, and break off some rock with the zoas attached to it. If there is any tissue hangning on then go in and carefully cut it with a razor. Just be careful as they are very toxic. Sometimes they'll, "pop" and a liquid will fly out. This can blind you if it gets in your eye. It also has the potential to be deadly. Wear gloves and eye protection. Make sure any pets or small children are out of the room.

And a good chance that you might yourself, melt, wither away into oblivion, kill a small baby or extreme diarrhea.

FaviaFreak · Nov 26, 2012

those are from Vietnam, you have a mix of radioactive dragon eyes/whammin watermelons/kalidescopes all mixed in

medicme1 · Nov 29, 2012

wow i had no clue zoas could be dangerous. hmm i have so much to learn.

BBoley24 · Nov 29, 2012

All very underrated polyps IMO. They are so common that people overlook them. I let them grow like weeds in my tank because of the brilliant green skirts!