Will Zoas on the same rock mix?

[Edstewart5]

I have both watermelon and radioactive zoas on a single rock that I got from an LFS, you can clearly see with have the distinct blue dot, red middle and green skirt, others neon green with a green skirt. But just recently one started popping up that looks the watermelon with the radioactive green in the very center instead of the dark blue dot. It's in the very middle of the picture below. Why is this?

Don't mind the diatoms. About to clean the glass.

 

[A. Grandis]

If you gently close the polyps you could see the projection of the polyps (coenenchyme) coming from the other colony connecting to the solitary green polyp in the center.

Some times there is no connection between the polyps on the outside and the solitary in the center. That is because the connection (coenenchyme) was suffocated by the other species surrounding the one in the center, therefore missing after a while, with the stronger growth of the other colony surrounding the solitary polyp.

I remember one time that someone was here talking about a polyp resembling other polyp's colors. I think that can happen too. I just don't know why. That is very nice to see!!!!!!!

The colonies mix like that sometimes. I like it! You can see that in nature as well.

Let us know what you discover there when polyps are closed.
Thanks for sharing!

Grandis.

 

[Edstewart5]

If you gently close the polyps you could see the projection of the polyps (coenenchyme) coming from the other colony connecting to the solitary green polyp in the center.

Some times there is no connection between the polyps on the outside and the solitary in the center. That is because the connection (coenenchyme) was suffocated by the other species surrounding the one in the center, therefore missing after a while, with the stronger growth of the other colony surrounding the solitary polyp.

I remember one time that someone was here talking about a polyp resembling other polyp's colors. I think that can happen too. I just don't know why. That is very nice to see!!!!!!!

The colonies mix like that sometimes. I like it! You can see that in nature as well.

Let us know what you discover there when polyps are closed.
Thanks for sharing!

Grandis.

When the polys closed last night it looked like all of the watermelons in that spot surrounding the odd one out were connected together. Although it's hard to tell as this rock is just a big mass of zoas now and only getting bigger. It's cool, and if it's just taking on the radioactive look that's pretty awesome.

 

[accordsirh22]

i think he is referring to that eagle eye with a green center. and no they wont mix/hybridize. eagle eyes just sometimes get green centers. i have several that have done that

 

[A. Grandis]

i think he is referring to that eagle eye with a green center. and no they wont mix/hybridize. eagle eyes just sometimes get green centers. i have several that have done that

No, I wasn't referring to hybridization. That would be 2 species producing a polyps with both characteristics of colors, size and shape, for example. That would be through sexual reproduction also.
O was talking about color resembling, another words, to mimic the color from other polyps.

I don't think the solitary polyp in the picture is a product of hybridization.

Grandis.

 

[Mael]

mixed colonies will be fine, both of my eagle eye zoa colonies are paired with radioactive dragon eyes zoas, looks cool the green ones mixed with the redder eagle eyes.

Also have a few unkown yellow/green polyps mixed in with my fire/ice. They grow fine together although I have yet to see either take on the colors of the other zoas like I know some acans can do.

 

[BeanMachine]

i think he is referring to that eagle eye with a green center. and no they wont mix/hybridize. eagle eyes just sometimes get green centers. i have several that have done that

Not that I know why but I have had this same experience... got a colony of watermelon / eagle eyes as I noticed a "morphed" polyp with more rainbow coloration... so I fragged it from the colony and mounted it separately. It held the color another few weeks but eventually went back to looking like a regular watermelon.

 

[A. Grandis]

Not that I know why but I have had this same experience... got a colony of watermelon / eagle eyes as I noticed a "morphed" polyp with more rainbow coloration... so I fragged it from the colony and mounted it separately. It held the color another few weeks but eventually went back to looking like a regular watermelon.

Every type of morphing can change according to the environment the polyp/colony is in.

Morphing possibilities are within their abilities of that particular species to change (DNA), but it happens mostly because of the environment.

If that color change was to resemble other polyps it will cease when removed from that spot it was.
It's a very interesting subject.

Please continue this thread!!!
More pics!!

Grandis.

 

[Mael]

if that new gel came in today I will try to get some pics of my mixed colonies tonight.

 

[Mael]

alright lets see if this works, first pic is a mixed eagle eye/slimer colony next to a new Tubs Blues frag I just got....the mixed colony is kinda ****ed because I just put the blues there.

Didn't realize how blurry this one is, this is eagle/dragon eye mix, with a little fan sprouting out the middle and on the back side there are some color morphs that I will try to get better pics of later.

Those are my two mixed colonies, my fire n ice does have 2 polyps of something else in it but Ill post that in the other thread. Not sure if the morphs I was talking about are from the colony mixing or if it was actually a third kind on that frag...will check this weekend.

 

[A. Grandis]

Try to stop the pumps when you're taking pictures.
That will help take care of some of the blurry.

Grandis.

 

[mighties_keeper]

Nice zoas with lots of color.