Scopus Tang
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And a few more;
Let your People Eaters Fly!
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Scopus Tang
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Couple more;
The Escaped Ape
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This is the first lot of People Eaters I've had. What would people's recommendation be for placement? I've only just got them, so at the moment they're on the sand bed and not under the lights directly, but I could easily move them somewhere a bit brighter.
Scopus Tang
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Jarred1, reference this thread;
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1935209
and lets see where the discussion goes.
me_reef_geek
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marshian pe I think I couldn't find a name until 2-3 days ago
it took 2 years to grow any new polyps started with 2 now 6 within the past 6 months
tank is a 4' 120g with 2x175wmh and 2x110w vho actinics (im old school)
it took 2 years to grow any new polyps started with 2 now 6 within the past 6 months
tank is a 4' 120g with 2x175wmh and 2x110w vho actinics (im old school)
mallorieGgator
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Very cool! I still can't believe people don't know why they're called people eaters... "it was a one eyed one horned flying purple people eater" (It had a green eye). Please tell me people know that song. lol.
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mallorieGgator
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OMG Mark! That is so beautiful and rare!
A. Grandis
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I would think the PEs were the large type of Zoanthus spp.
They normally have a green mouth, but not aways. Most of them have those lines when the polyp is closed also.
Again, this is just what I see and it's really about what the market dictates, I guess. Usual names are for fun.
In reallity there are many types of Zoanthus spp. and it's so hard to determinate what they are... People just got used to put the usual names bacause of the need for the market/collection.
Some like that, some don't.
I think it's interesting, but I'm not a fan of those comercial names myself.
But that's part of the story...
Grandis.
A. Grandis
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Just my humble opinion on the subject...
To keep balanced light (white/blue), good alkalinity and low nutrients to prevent those brown algae on stalks. It's a good beginning...
Good! -> Regular partial water changes! <- Good!!!
The water flow is relative because I could find many types of "PEs" in many different environments. Some of those environments have really low water flow. Some are very strong at times (surge).
How could you know where the ones you've got came from!?!?:twitch:
Bottom line: keep water changes and try different places in the system for water flow/light adaptation.
It takes time!!!
Ps:
Definition of PE is also relative. It's just what people/market say.
This is not to criticize anyone. :wildone:
Different species of Zoanthus are called "PEs".
We can find different of the so called "PEs" in totally different environments.
The metabolism of each species will do better in that particular environment that it is used to. ADAPTATION could change that and help you with it's maintenance in your tank.
Try find out the best for the species you've got. No rules, sorry.
All the polyps I've got in the past, that could be "classified" as "PEs" by many, did really good and were very easy to care for.
Have fun.
Grandis.
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Little write-up I did on the PE zoanthids as part of a PE zoanthid catalogue (google it if you're bored);
Members of family Zoanthidae are arguably the most commonly named of all corals, and it is in fact a member of this group which is commonly identified as having first started the naming craze of corals. Blane Perun first collected, propagated, named and sold PPE (aka Purple People Eaters) in order to help fund a children’s charity. He tells the story on his own web site, Farms of the Sea. This particular polyp has ranged in price from $200/polyp to its current price of around $20 to $50/polyp, and has inadvertently set the standard of a higher price for members of this particular species of zoanthids. The slow growth rate of the PPE polyp insures that it continues to be in high demand by hobbyists who feel they need to acquire this icon for their aquarium.
Perun originally identified this particular polyp as a palythoa, and thus they are still commonly (and incorrectly) referred to in the hobby as palys. However, Reimer later classified all Indo-Pacific PE's by DNA into their own species, Zoanthus gigantus. Care should be taken when identifying PE zoas as Zoanthus gigantus however, as Caribbean People Eaters are currently classifed as either Zoanthus pulchellus or Zoanthus solanderi. Further genetic research is required to determine if in fact these two groups of very similar zoas are the same species.
The PPE polyp exhibited a set of easily identifiable characteristics and based on these characteristics a significant number of additional color morphs, many of them much more colorful than the original, have since been identified. These morphs are collectively grouped and referred to as PE (aka People Eater) zoas. It has been suggested that the People Eater moniker was given because of the large green mouth that this group exhibits.
The characteristics which distinguish members of this species include the following;
A large, typically colorful, oral disc;
A neon green mouth;
Although in some color morphs speckling can make the mouth color difficult to distinguish;
And white (watermelon-like) striping on the underside of the polyp;
In my personal experience, most PEs also have short, fairly blunt-tipped tentacles in their skirt;
Additional Info: Some morphs exhibit a bluish ring around the green mouth which distinguishes them from similar morphs. Morphs with the bluish ring are sometimes distinguished with the word “True” in their name, such as these True Green PEs;
Members of family Zoanthidae are arguably the most commonly named of all corals, and it is in fact a member of this group which is commonly identified as having first started the naming craze of corals. Blane Perun first collected, propagated, named and sold PPE (aka Purple People Eaters) in order to help fund a children’s charity. He tells the story on his own web site, Farms of the Sea. This particular polyp has ranged in price from $200/polyp to its current price of around $20 to $50/polyp, and has inadvertently set the standard of a higher price for members of this particular species of zoanthids. The slow growth rate of the PPE polyp insures that it continues to be in high demand by hobbyists who feel they need to acquire this icon for their aquarium.
Perun originally identified this particular polyp as a palythoa, and thus they are still commonly (and incorrectly) referred to in the hobby as palys. However, Reimer later classified all Indo-Pacific PE's by DNA into their own species, Zoanthus gigantus. Care should be taken when identifying PE zoas as Zoanthus gigantus however, as Caribbean People Eaters are currently classifed as either Zoanthus pulchellus or Zoanthus solanderi. Further genetic research is required to determine if in fact these two groups of very similar zoas are the same species.
The PPE polyp exhibited a set of easily identifiable characteristics and based on these characteristics a significant number of additional color morphs, many of them much more colorful than the original, have since been identified. These morphs are collectively grouped and referred to as PE (aka People Eater) zoas. It has been suggested that the People Eater moniker was given because of the large green mouth that this group exhibits.
The characteristics which distinguish members of this species include the following;
A large, typically colorful, oral disc;
A neon green mouth;
Although in some color morphs speckling can make the mouth color difficult to distinguish;
And white (watermelon-like) striping on the underside of the polyp;
In my personal experience, most PEs also have short, fairly blunt-tipped tentacles in their skirt;
Additional Info: Some morphs exhibit a bluish ring around the green mouth which distinguishes them from similar morphs. Morphs with the bluish ring are sometimes distinguished with the word “True” in their name, such as these True Green PEs;
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