japanese zoos the next craze?
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14598734#post14598734 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by waynem
Being born in Japan......
Japan has a few small coral reefs in the southern area.
lol, smarta**!
Seriously though, is there any way to distinguish these guys, or is every e-tailer gonna label their zoas as "Japanese" now and charge $100 for a 4 polyp frag?
I picked up a couple of nice mini-colonies over the weekend that look alot like a couple that have been posted.
joelbegt
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A little off subject, but does anyone know if its illegal to ship or bring zoas across the border of the US and Canada. I've found a couple Canadian sites that sell these "deepwater" zoas, but I can't find any regulations on shipping or crossing the border with zoas.
I've contacted a couple places in Canada, and they were very hesitant to try to ship them and I dont wanna go to jail when crossing the border with them lol.
I've contacted a couple places in Canada, and they were very hesitant to try to ship them and I dont wanna go to jail when crossing the border with them lol.
Bluespot22
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Yours look similar to mine. I guess mine are Japanese too!
The last picture posted by Jay03GT and the picture by Bluespot22 above of the green and purple palythoas are the same as a frag I bought from a local shop here in NC a month or so ago. There is also the same green and purple center with orange fringe version. I thinks Jay's second picture is pretty close. The frag I bought had about 10 or so polyps and now has almost twice that many. They are listed as Japanese. I have looked around and did not come across a common name for them. I don't care where they came from or what their name is. I just think they are nice looking palys.
Jay put a name on them yourself them! I figure names for all the different morphs have to come from somewhere right. I have looked over all of the major forums online and ZoaID and did not see the purple and green combo in the form we have. There is the Purple Hornet of course but it has the purple and green skirt. and the thin green ring towards the center. There is another that has the same shirt combo but the fatter green ring with the ones listed here. But I never came across ones with all green shirt and fat green ring. I say coin name em'.
joelbegt
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"Deepwater" and "japanese" zoas seem to be alot of marketing hype, but I wish my LFS had anywhere near as colorful of zoas as what has been posted. I just have problems finding something different locally that I dont already have.
There is a little hope for me next week. the girlfriend and I will be the first people at my LFS next week the day after they get 100 new zoa colonies.
There is a little hope for me next week. the girlfriend and I will be the first people at my LFS next week the day after they get 100 new zoa colonies.
jasonrp104
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14604283#post14604283 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JazzZero
So, is there a name for these because I just bought a colony of them a few weeks ago? The rock has a few other colors on it but mostly those
Bluespot22
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Here's another one:
colorfan45
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I do believe alot of these zoanthids have been around for some time. Just my theory but all these new Japanesse zoanthids are just same old ones blasted with actinic and photoshopped. Then you add that with the recent progression with everyone shooting macro shots of everything.
