Post "Zoanthid ID" questions HERE

MUCHO REEF · #1 09/15/2006, 06:12 AM

If you have a Zoanthid ID question, post it here. There are many reefers in this forum who have the knowledge and are ready, willing and capable to answer your ID related questions and concerns. By posting them all here in one place, I think there is a greater chance that collectively you will receive an answer swiftly. Just my opinion is all.

Mucho Reef

divecj5 · #2 09/15/2006, 09:24 AM

Great idea...might want to sticky this at the top in BOLD.

n2prelude03 · #3 09/15/2006, 12:49 PM

i second taht

Kigs · #4 09/15/2006, 03:04 PM

Along with this thread, I think we should try to avoid the often mindless habit of simply replying with "try zoaid.com" We make it sound to the new hobbyists as if zoaid.com defines this part of the hobby. True, some zoa IDs could be simply identified through the website and true, some might be only inquiring with the intentions of making fast cash. However, technically the whole ID search comes down to people searching for information on different corals of this hobby.

checkinhawk · #5 09/16/2006, 01:03 PM

ok can you tell me what kind these are?i think the green ones on right side are dragon eyes?dont have a clue what the red ones on left are fire and ice maybe?ive seen fire and ice and they looked alot bluer in the middle than these.

here is a better shot of red ones

smp · #6 09/16/2006, 04:47 PM

I agree with Mucho. This forum is too cluttered with ID requests.

BradL. · #7 09/16/2006, 10:42 PM

This name thing is really getting ridiculous. Eagle eyes made sense at the time but some are just pulled out of thin air.

Peter Eichler · #8 09/17/2006, 03:20 AM

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Originally posted by kigs
Along with this thread, I think we should try to avoid the often mindless habit of simply replying with "try zoaid.com" We make it sound to the new hobbyists as if zoaid.com defines this part of the hobby. True, some zoa IDs could be simply identified through the website and true, some might be only inquiring with the intentions of making fast cash. However, technically the whole ID search comes down to people searching for information on different corals of this hobby.

Kigs, clean out your PM box if you can. Trying to send you something

Sorry, back to the IDing!

Kigs · #9 09/17/2006, 06:40 AM

It's cleared up now. My RC didn't notify me that it was full =\

ficklefins · #10 09/17/2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by checkinhawk
i think the green ones on right side are dragon eyes?

I would agree with you on this one!

Quote:

Originally posted by checkinhawk
ive seen fire and ice and they looked alot bluer in the middle than these.here is a better shot of red ones

I have a feeling that you may have some fire and ice zoas here but they just aren't popping like they should. If they are new then give them more time, or try moving them up a little bit in your tank.

Hope that helps, and thanks for posting your ID question in this thread.

Luciano

msman825 · #11 09/17/2006, 11:56 AM

I'd say fire & ice also. There stems look like there reaching for lite

rooties · #12 09/17/2006, 02:15 PM

could i get an id on these

they are under a single 400w 10k no actinics the tank is also 3ft deep
thanks darryl

ficklefins · #13 09/17/2006, 04:01 PM

The closest thing I could come up with is "Lemon & Lime"

http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...&g2_itemId=741

They are very unique though.

rooties · #14 09/17/2006, 04:06 PM

i would agree
are they not often seen
i havnt seen them before

thanks darryl

duec22 · #15 09/17/2006, 04:44 PM

Hey MUCHO REEF...I picked up some zoas like you have in your avitar...orange dot center, followed by a black ring.with a pink ring around that and green skirt...are they eclipses? I've got a top down pic of them in my gallery, but the water was scummy so not that great...I'll see if I can get a better pic by tomorrow..

cbashaw · #16 09/17/2006, 07:40 PM

I've been wondering what these are called.

The top pic is what they looked like before they morphed into the second pic.

ficklefins · #17 09/17/2006, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rooties
could i get an id on these

they are under a single 400w 10k no actinics the tank is also 3ft deep
thanks darryl

Quote:

Originally posted by ficklefins
The closest thing I could come up with is "Lemon & Lime"

http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...&g2_itemId=741

They are very unique though.

I was wrong on this ID, I think they look more like the "King Midas" and the "Lemon & Lime" you decide. (I think they may actually be the same color strain on zoaid)
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...g2_itemId=2962

ficklefins · #18 09/17/2006, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cbashaw
I've been wondering what these are called.

The top pic is what they looked like before they morphed into the second pic.

Your zoas seem to be a unique color pattern. They have a lot of things in common with other color strains, but no dead on match.

Now this possible ID has an orange center, while yours seems to have a green one. Perhaps differences in light spectrums... but I'm not sure:
Creamsicle
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...g2_itemId=1229

duec22 · #19 09/18/2006, 01:55 PM

Here are some pics for ID...

Are the ones on the left eclipses?

Dragon eyes?

These I haven't got a clue...they turn spekeled blue when hit with a LOT of light, but as you see the ones that can't get turned directly at the light are more green..

Thanks in advance for the ID's...

maggiesaqsup · #20 09/18/2006, 05:20 PM

#1 I have seen them called Bluegrass.

#2 Dragon eyes

#3 Wildfire The ones on zoaid are lighter colored than yours.

duec22 · #21 09/18/2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by maggiesaqsup
#1 I have seen them called Bluegrass.
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That is a really bad pic...the outter ring that looks bluish is actually pink..I just can't seem to get a good pic of them..

cbashaw · #22 09/18/2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ficklefins
Your zoas seem to be a unique color pattern. They have a lot of things in common with other color strains, but no dead on match.

Now this possible ID has an orange center, while yours seems to have a green one. Perhaps differences in light spectrums... but I'm not sure:
Creamsicle
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...g2_itemId=1229

I think you're right on the creamsicle. I upgraded to MH from VHO and the green is going away. They're starting t look more like the creamsicles.

ficklefins · #23 09/18/2006, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by duec22
Here are some pics for ID...

Are the ones on the left eclipses?

Eye of Rah.
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...&g2_itemId=347

I've got some just like them. I two types, one with an orange center and one with a yellow center. This is what they look like under high light!

smp · #24 09/19/2006, 04:19 PM

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This is what they look like under high light!

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What kind of light do you have them under?
For how long have you had them under that light and do they look the same as they do in the pic at present?

I've been trying to figure out how to best keep these zoos for a while, thanks.
Hell, what are your water parameters like?

ficklefins · #25 09/19/2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by smp
What kind of light do you have them under?
For how long have you had them under that light and do they look the same as they do in the pic at present?

I've been trying to figure out how to best keep these zoos for a while, thanks.
Hell, what are your water parameters like?

I have them 4 inches below the tank water surface under 250w 14k lights. My suggestion is that you will get the best color higher up in your tank. Play with the height and find out what you like.

Here are a few pics from today: BTW if anybody knows how to get rid of this purple branching algae let me know

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High up in the tank, I normally shoot these in a top down view with the powerheads off.

Sorry for the bad qualit on this one but these are on the sand surface. Very similar color to yours in that the distinctive dark blue/purple around the center is blurry.