So far, it looks like I havnt completely lost my mind, and gone numb in the head.......Thank goodness! I was worried there for a minute. I have been away from the place I learned just about everything I know about polyps from for a while- HERE!
Thank you guys from clearing this up for me. I see nothing less than screen names I can count on for the the best info there is available on the subject of polyps and their attributes. I am looking forward to hearing from everyone else to- from all levels of experiance in the zoanthid keeping hobby, as I was under the impression that tank conditions, water quality, flow and parameter causing polyps to morph, but still be the exact same polyp it started as, weather it has lineage or not, was common knowledge.
LOL, my friend, no, you haven't lost your mind, LOL. Look at your post # 6 in the link below.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1566127&highlight=morphing
Nothing has changed, even with the advent of HYPED lineage, what you believed in 2009, still holds true today my friend.
Trust me, throw the word lineage out the window. It means absolutely nothing other than what has already been stated. Over the years, I have spoken with reefers needing help with their so called LINEAGED polyps. They were told they were pure yadda yadda yadda, and they too experienced a major color shift, size and some even lost their specks and morphed into rings. This is true with any polyp. In fact, we actually discussed this at lenght right here in this forum. There were even those who were intentionally creating color shifts with intense lighting.
Lets put Hyping, Pricing, LE/limited edition BS blah blah blah stuff to the side here, for just a bit.......not saying it might not have a thing or two to do with it, and focus on the misinformation side of the statement.
I am looking for experiences, examples and everyones input on this subject.
Has anyone ever gotten a lineaged polyp, that the color dulled? Gotten brighter? Had the skirts shorten/elongate? Had the heads get smaller, or much larger than normal? Changed hue? Or anything else? Again, excluding the fact that the lighting spectrum itself has made it look different, while its in the tank?
I have never owned one to my knowledge as when I hear the word or someone discussing it in person, I walk away as quickly as possible. Any polyp can change it characteristics with environmental influence.....any polyp !!!!! There are tons of threads right here in this forum. Just search on morphing, color shift and bleaching
Looking forward to hearing more......and during this reply- I just recalled another topic I was wondering about, during the same conversation. I will be posting that topic shortly.
Hope to get many more responces on this topic, weather you agree or disagree- I want to hear it. I know that sometimes whats been already posted sums up with what you would post......and if it does, a +1 to agree with what has already been posted helps and counts, for me anyways.
