Zoas are starting to show their colors!

[wycombes]

My recently aquired zoas are really showing some nice colors, to bad I am still learning to capture them with the camera. I didn't even notice the sparkles in the one frag until I moved them and looked closer before taking a photo. They have been opening up more and more, and I see alot more of the color.

Unknown

Japanese

Candy Apple Red

Japanese

Fire and Ice

 

[650-IS350]

1st pic looks like Redwines to me.

 

[jok312]

nightmares? nice collection tho

 

[650-IS350]

nightmares/red wines same thing. Just like every other polyp they're known by 100 different other names. some more known that others.

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=4657

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f9/red-wine-zoanthids-others-10885.html

http://www.cvreefers.org/showthread.php?t=2358

 

[IridescentLily]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15387938#post15387938 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 650-IS350
nightmares/red wines same thing. Just like every other polyp they're known by 100 different other names. some more known that others.

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=4657

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f9/red-wine-zoanthids-others-10885.html

http://www.cvreefers.org/showthread.php?t=2358

You know what 650? I had no idea about that kind until i saw your post. I had no idea those two commercial names were for the same polyp, but i can see it now. Wow.
Just wanted to say that is pretty cool that you know those things.

 

[IridescentLily]

...And WYcombes, those are SO gorgeous.

 

[wycombes]

Hey thanks you all. 650 thanks for the info, I wasn't sure where to start looking as I didn't think I had seen them in coralpedia.

 

[Fishindude88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15387938#post15387938 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 650-IS350
nightmares/red wines same thing. Just like every other polyp they're known by 100 different other names. some more known that others.

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=4657

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f9/red-wine-zoanthids-others-10885.html

http://www.cvreefers.org/showthread.php?t=2358

I have seen Nightmare and Strawberry Wine together in person and they are different polyps. Strawberry is more pink than the orange Nightmare. I have not yet heard/seen of Red Wine, but if it is just another name for Strawberry Wine, I would have to say they are different.

 

[650-IS350]

I've seen lots of different named polyps, but in the end they're basically the same genus/type. Just morphed into what it is now do to lighting/tank parameters etc.. etc. ( It's my opinion, not the word LOL ). and I CAN be wrong.

But never the less, they're gorgeous polyps.

 

[Str8outakompton]

very nice!

 

[Ebob954]

1st pic looks like nightmare but they arent as orange.