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View Poll Results: What should we call zoanthids
Zoos 10 18.87%
Zoas 24 45.28%
Zoanthids 19 35.85%
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Old 03/14/2007, 04:32 PM
Caleb Kruse Caleb Kruse is offline
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New poll in response to pet peeves
What should the standard name for zoanthids be?
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Old 03/14/2007, 04:49 PM
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little flower looking things
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Old 03/15/2007, 08:49 AM
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Zoanthids is what they are.....I also call them zoas for short.....I have also called them zoos depends on the mood....
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Old 03/15/2007, 11:36 AM
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You should have had an all of the above selection...
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Old 03/15/2007, 04:18 PM
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who cares, its just a forum
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Old 03/15/2007, 07:29 PM
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Old 03/15/2007, 07:51 PM
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Hahaha. that's a good one.


I call them all of the above. I don't even think about it when I say it. It just comes out.
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Old 03/15/2007, 09:22 PM
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i write zoas but pronounce it zoos
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Old 03/15/2007, 11:30 PM
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I'm still trying to figure out what the difference is between a zoanthid and a polyp is!
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Old 03/15/2007, 11:55 PM
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I second twon.
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Old 03/16/2007, 12:00 AM
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BTW 2fishy-only doctor's can tell you if you have polyps.

They are the same (on this forum). Outside of zoa talk (but including zoas in this 'definition'), polyps also include pretty much anything on a coral with a mouth (SPS, LPS, softies, etc.).
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Old 03/16/2007, 08:54 AM
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DING DING DING DING!!!!! Give this man a prize!!!
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Old 03/16/2007, 10:10 AM
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I'm still trying to figure out what the difference is between a zoanthid and a polyp is!
LMAO. Nice!!!
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Old 03/19/2007, 11:49 PM
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Old 03/20/2007, 12:46 AM
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i write zoas but pronounce it zoos
Same
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Old 03/20/2007, 03:13 PM
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Old 03/21/2007, 03:15 PM
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thanks for taking my advice and running a poll
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Old 03/21/2007, 05:36 PM
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