Polyp ID?

thabizness

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Looking for a ID


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....Why does this zooanthid's name contain a swear word? It would be effective to just call it something like a blonde blue eye, and I assume that's what people call it when they need to avoid cursing. It's rather difficult to pronounce @#$&%, you know.
 

I agree these polyps look similar to Oxides and BBEB but I think the key difference in what makes them a speckled fire and ice is that they exhibit both the white speckles/blotches and the bright white mouth contained within the bluish hue(seen best in the btm polyp). It also looks like the frag has a little more coloring up to do as well.

Here's some pictures of the zoas I pulled from the internet for reference:

BBEB
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Oxide
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Speckled fire and ice
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Hope it helps!
 
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