ReefSafari Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 So I see all these pics of what people call "Tubbs" Blue Zoanthids, and I have purchased several from various places, but mine never get that intense blue coloration, so I am curious how do you get them to color up? I have tried moving them around to provide more light, less light, but they never show that awsome blue coloration at all, The best luck I have had is putting them in a shady area and they sort of start turning a slight blue color, but NOWHERE near what I see others online look like. I am curious how people get thier Tubbs Blue Zoanthids to be that intense vibrant blue coloration? They are the only zoanthids I have been very dissapointed with coloration wise, I have 3 totally different frags from 3 totally different people and all 3 are in different locations, getting different amounts of light and for the life of me I can't get that awesome blue color out of them...what I am doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I have always found that the Tubbs variety don't get as blue in the centers. as some of the other kinds myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefSafari Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 I have always found that the Tubbs variety don't get as blue in the centers. as some of the other kinds myself. I always thought Tubbs where the best ones? What other ones are more blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 These were the first zoas i ever got, I got them from Jody. Mine are always super bright, i have them 3/4 up in my tank with low-med flow. There are LOTS of impostors of these top down shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I agree with Miles. That is the downfall of corals is the name game. Anyone can throw a name on a coral and sell it for top dollar even though its not the right piece. Its tough sometimes. Post on the forums a pic if ya ever have questions and Im sure one of us can figure it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefSafari Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 Now those are BLUE:eek:....Very nice...Are those "Tubbs Blue"? I will work on getting some pics of the ones I have, like I said, I have several from different sources, and NONE of them have ever colored up to be blue like the ones posted above by Impur....(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Yah those are tubbs One way to tell true tubbs is to look at the skirt. You can see it on a few polyps in my pic, there is a small green dot on each tentacle of the skirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrcrain Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Garrett has some that are super blue. I think he said they came from Soutas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefSafari Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 OK....so here is the first "tubbs" blue we got (disreguard the pink birdsnest)....this is the bluest these zoanthids have ever been, I have never been able to get them to look like this while in my care, this pic was right after we got them...but they shortly faded and I have never been able to get the color back....(scratch)(sad) What they look like now and have looked like since...Along with the other "tubbs" blues we got from somewhere else.....neither one has ever been blue in my tank...(scratch)(sad) This pic makes them look MUCH more blue than in person...still not that intense blue I see posted elsewhere.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 When you come to my place tomorrow you can look at my tubbs blues. Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Those aren't true Tubb's, thats why, if they don't have the green spot on the tentacles of the skirt, then they're not true Tubb's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Those aren't true Tubb's' date=' thats why, if they don't have the green spot on the tentacles of the skirt, then they're not true Tubb's.[/quote'] Yep yep, what he says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Here is a pic where the green spots are visible: Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Tubbs are far from being the blue'est.....Sapphire's are way more blue with nice green skirt, CCA Blue Angels are much deeper blue with alternating green and black (yes black) skirt.....sadly I just sold mine....and there are several others. Tubbs just carry a recognized name and overrated price. IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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