ID Please

[Jerms01]

Hey Guys just looking for an ID on these. They look more like Palys than Zoas.

 

[x1C0DE1x]

they look like they have clear tube bases? My experience is that the zoas have clear bases and they can get tall, I have some big ones; and the palys have a white and brown tube base. Either way very nice color. Some one feel free to correct me, that's just from my experience from zoas and palys.

 

[Jerms01]

Thank you. I thought Agent Orange Zoa at first but when I saw the tube like matte and how it spreads it really doesn't seem to be a Zoa. All my other Zoa's are either so tightly packed together that the matte appears as 1 solid mass where these have space in between and have a maze network of tubes with varying attachment points. The tubes attach to the rock where a polyp is but floats and is not attached to the rock between each polyp.

Ill take a pick of the matte when I get home.

 

[x1C0DE1x]

From what I see in your pic I would say its a zoa. Ill post a pic of my palys and my zoas tomorrow. Could you post a pic of it zoomed out where I can see your tank and see its relative size please.

 

[x1C0DE1x]

This is the Zoa colony that I have. Maybe contains 10 colonies or so. The tubes do twist and turn and they don't all connect to each other neccesarly. I turned my light back on and they were all open so I touched them to close them. just for you lol. I hope this helps.

 

[x1C0DE1x]

Here is my palys.

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

The difference between zoa and paly is that palys use substrate to build their body. Look veryclosely and you can see the substrate inside them

 

[reefer999]

Pink & Golds/Pandoras, they're a paly to me.

 

[Jerms01]

Hey guys thanks for the responses. I got tied up and wasn't able to take pics last night. I will thought tonight and get them posted.