Button Polyps

[greenstarman]

To all of the zoa keepers here. I need info on whether button polyps are the same as zoas. My polyps have 1" long tentacles and the heads resemble zoas but all the pics I see zoas don't have long tentacles.

 

[greenstarman]

Sorry about the double post...

 

[gflat65]

FWIW, they are essentially the same thing. Where I am, button polyps usually meant Protopalythoa (or redescribed as Zoanthus gigantus? from a new paper). There is a possibility that some 'Protos' may be different than the Z. gigantus (not sure if I have the species name correct), but it looks like at least some 'Protos' are in the same genus as those commonly labeled zoas.

 

[greenstarman]

Thanks for your reply.. My only choice is to start buying from online now so that I can get true zoa's. The one's I have are on a rock about the size of a baseball but when open it looks like a soft ball. Thanks again.

 

[msman825]

Those In pic or sharp to me, I like the Yellow mouth

 

[greenstarman]

Thanks, i am jealous of u that are able to get the green, red and just colored ones. LFS only gets brown ones..

 

[kwiker]

Those are so SWEEEEEEET! Pm me if you need to frag them!

 

[msman825]

there's a couple LFS around here that has a lot of so called brown one's, It's the lights there under. there's a Thread here some were's that SurfNVB7 was talking about it. i'll see if i can find it. Maybe someone else can help out I've saw brown Go to alot of really bright colors

 

[greenstarman]

I hate to put a damper on your fire, these polyps are gigantus. Not the normal 2 to 3 mm diameter. These polyp heads are at least 3/8 inch diameter.