blue agave

[drtrash]

new addition, led's not soing me any favors when it comes to the varied yet sutle color

 

[GeorgeMonnatJr]

I followed this thread to learn without comment, because I don't know jack. I was just reading Julian Sprung's book, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, and noticed these quotes. (any typos are probably mine)

Palythoa

Common Name: False Coral, Colonial Anemones

Description: Anemone-like polyps imbedded in a common tissue (coenenchyme) that is slimy but with a sand-paper-like texture due to entrapped sand grains.

Palythoa (formerly known as Protopalythoa)

Common Name: Button Polyps, Zoanthids, False Coral, Colonial Anemones

Description: Colonies consisting of clusters of separate anemone-like polyps connected at their point of attachment with the substrate, but not imbedded in a common tissue.

Similar: Zoanthus spp. are not usually slimy, don't trap sand grains, and have blunter tentacles.

So it looks like a square/rectangle deal where all zoas are palys, and only some palys are zoas. Whoever said that above is the winner!

 

[howze01]

What makes them look like palys? My known palys are more tube shaped, with mouths down inside rather than on top, plus the difference in the "stems" of them (palys with speckles in them). These look exactly like the rest of my zoas of various sizes. The one in the back had food in its mouth & in the mouth of the watermelon behind it, I just couldn't get the phone to focus on the small one. The larger one won that food battle.

I guess I should say that I'm certainly no expert at this. They just look like Palys I have. The thick, blunt tentacles make it look like a Paly to me. It is possible, probably even likely, that I'm wrong. Just going by what it looks like to me. Not much science involved in it....

 

[Joshporksandwic]

Paly or zoa they are slow growers. I have some on 2 separate tanks both have only grown about 1 poly a month. Feeding them doesn't make a difference on my tank as I feed daily and growth is different on all zoas or palys.

 

[engineeronh2o]

I have decent growth, currently up to one mini colony and a 3 polyp frag and a single polyp frag. Absolutely a MUST HAVE!

 

[rogerwilco357]

Sushi girl you rock love your pics what phone?

 

[ZoaRific]

I have decent growth, currently up to one mini colony and a 3 polyp frag and a single polyp frag. Absolutely a MUST HAVE!

Real awesome! :thumbsup:

 

[SushiGirl]

Roger, it's a Samsung Galaxy S.

 

[oupulino]

Blue big palys polyps

Blue big palys polyps

I having hard time to find nice blue and big polyps paly.Which of them having real nice blue color under 15000K usually the guys taking pictures under actinic and they look blue when you bring home they are not even close to that color
Any recommendation of name or same pictures are welcome

 

[Friday Night]

OMG IT'S THE BLUE AGAVE!
I nearly soiled myself.