heisenberg
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Here is part of my garden with one of my buddies peeking his head out. He has since passed on. 
Zoa garden pictures? Plus pics of my collection so far...
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Jarred1
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Here are a few shots of a colony of pink zoas that were until recently at the back of the tank so not easy to get a shot of. I had to clear some Dictyota that had started to overgrow them so removed them from the tank and when I returned them, put them in a more prominent place, both to keep an eye on them so the the Dictyota doesn't take off again and because I wasn't sure they were doing that well in their previous spot anyway (right under the 150w MH).
how do you keep these pink, i have some of the same exact ones and they kind of turned purple.
I really like these.
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Here is part of my garden with one of my buddies peeking his head out. He has since passed on.
Very nice. I might have to try and spread mine out over a larger rock. Thanks Heisenberg.
Sorry to hear about the BSJ. I hear they're very difficult to keep, beautiful though they are.
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Might it be the lighting? Mine are starting to look a bit more purple now they're under Radiums rather than the Megachrome. Though they're still pretty pink. Also, bear in mind I'm in Japan, so they might be a different variety of pinks.
This is the latest shot I have of these. I've not adjusted the white balance since changing bulbs, so it actually looks less pink than it does in real life. Apologies also for the mini snail in shot on the glass...
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Thanks! It pays to have generous friends. 
j.p. harrington
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very nice looking collection. i dont think i only have 1 thing that you have here and thats the ppl eaters just goes to show you how different the market varies and avalability in different countries
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Thank you! I sometimes get frustrated that I can't get the pretty zoas available in the States, but it pays to remember that we can sometimes get morphs you don't.
SIR PATRICK
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Looks like the polyps are enjoying your tank. The after pics look much happier.
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Thank you! Certainly it seems that something's going right.
On the other hand, the peachy orange zoas from page one have shrunk and faded in color, after having grown really well to begin with. Also, the neon green palys have had a real problem, closing up and losing a few polyps, again after growing well for a while. I'm not sure why it is but at the moment am leaving them to recover on their own, figuring that they maybe just need some stability to recover (they've all been checked for parasites/pests and dipped). Odd sometimes how some polyps will struggle just as others are doing well and after having grown well for several months without incident.
On the other hand, the peachy orange zoas from page one have shrunk and faded in color, after having grown really well to begin with. Also, the neon green palys have had a real problem, closing up and losing a few polyps, again after growing well for a while. I'm not sure why it is but at the moment am leaving them to recover on their own, figuring that they maybe just need some stability to recover (they've all been checked for parasites/pests and dipped). Odd sometimes how some polyps will struggle just as others are doing well and after having grown well for several months without incident.
Beautiful collection and they have really improved their color for you!!!!
BTW-- Assuming you're still in Japan, I hope you and you family/friends are doing well. Many of us here in the States watch in amazement at how resilient Japan has been but have sympathy for the people facing such tremendously difficult events.
BTW-- Assuming you're still in Japan, I hope you and you family/friends are doing well. Many of us here in the States watch in amazement at how resilient Japan has been but have sympathy for the people facing such tremendously difficult events.
Japan have a different culture than the US, they value honor, friendship and the samurai code.Thanks! It pays to have generous friends.
here, your friend will charge you an arm and a leg, it's all about the benjamins.
it's like drugs, "there's no friendship in this business"- carlito's way
SIR PATRICK
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What type of equipment/tank husbandy are you keeping/maintaining on this tank? What are you feeding and how often? You have fish in the tank?
Sounds to me like you have what is somtimes refered to as clean tank syndrome- meaning the polyps fed on nutrients, grew, then receaded due to the lack of nutrients. I could be way off, but figured i would ask.
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Thank you! I often feel the same way about stuff I see on here. If only it wasn't such a hunt to find our favorite colors! :lol:
Thanks Ryan, for the compliment and the concern. Family and friends all OK, thankfully. Tokyo is really not so bad. It's the poor souls in the north east who have really been through/are still experiencing quite a terrible event in their lives.
Heh. Well, the frags were from a British friend and no-one here really lives by the samurai code, other than on TV, but it's true that people here are very kind, particularly in the areas worst hit by the tsunami. Japanese people around the country have been as moved as the rest of the world by that region's people's resilience and dignity.
I'm pretty sure it's not clean tank syndrome, as I still have bits of algae popping up from time to time and it's a DSB tank. Although the tank is not particularly stocked heavily (up until yesterday, it was just a pair of Oscellaris and a Tail Spot Blenny - I added a McCosker's Wrasse yesterday) and I don't feed much as a result (maybe a pinch of pellets once a day), there's plenty of gunk removed by the skimmer (Octopus Super Reef 1000, so overrated I guess), so I don't think it's ultra low nutrients.
Thanks for the ideas though. One promising sign is that the frag is looking a tiny bit better this week. Will have to see what happens. Thanks again.
The Escaped Ape
In The Canopy
Hey Fathom, thanks for the kind words. That pretty fish on page one didn't belong to me, but to Heisenberg, who was kind enough to post a pic of his zoa garden. I think it was a Blue Spot Jawfish. They're renowned for being poor shippers and succumbing to a mysterious ailment which only seems to affect them AFAIK.
