kireek

These frags really do have some awesome polyp extension!

Alright this year I want to see pictures.Lots of pictures.If your are anything like me,you have a big digital mess of Halloween pics from last year.So let's see them,please.

*Happy Halloween!*

Beautiful corals and shots!

I would like to participate in this grow out if slots allow.I am a paid PNWMAS member,I just don't have a badge yet.Thank you kindly for coordinating this badxgillen!

Thanks.I realize that my first post is confusing.I should have wrote it out exactly as I did on R2R,oh well.

That is cool.That creature looks so big and helpless though.

Sorry about your troubles,I don't like dealing with electricity.Be careful and be sure to have company around when you mess with things.I would unplug everything and check the lights first for water contact. Hate to say it but it could be anything so look careful for signs wear and tear.I believe that there is a device you can buy a hard ware store that will check for incomplete circuits.Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in.

I have had good results with the product Purigen. The product is for ammonia and Nitrates specifically.In my experience it does not strip your tank too fast for nutrients.Really easy to use as well.

Well I am down to 2 Star Lords now.And I think someone is using the Lunar Eclipse name already.We still need a name for those palys!

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It has to do with different lighting. For example the candle apple reds will turn more of an orange color when you put them up at higher light. You have to be careful though and sometimes move them up slowly for some because the higher par will make some zoas shrink in submission.

 

I feel like the lower light tends to do the opposite and bring out less color. For example the nuclear winters I got from Bert have lost the white coloration because I have them in an area of really low par.  

 

Also I have found sometimes when you cluster 2 zoa colonies together sometimes one will start taking on the pigments of the other. 

 

As far as how you know it's a true morph, time will tell. Personally what I have noticed is if the color seems to be mixed more in stead of say the rim just looking brighter then it is likely a true morph. Hope that helps!

Thank you Emerald,this is helpful.Lighting was a key factor here.I left the set too close to the LED's.As you can see the centers are quite muddled up and lack the distinct rings of the original variety.

I think the first picture is not Mind Blowing Paly, it is just an established blue zoa that heads open up bigger.

Mind Blowing is a protopalythoa, the skirt is tapered toward the end.

I can assure you that these are in fact Mind Blowing palys.I fragged them myself,same mother colony.They eat like palys too.

When a zoanthid exhibits changes from environmental conditions it is generally temporary, once in a while the expulsion or exchange of pigments\zooxanthellae is permanent and this is a true morph. Return some of the same polyps back to the original tank and give it some time, if it reverts then it is no morph in my book.

Are there ways to encourage zoas and palys to morph? How would you know if you had a true morph? I am thinking one must frag the colony and move the pieces to a different system.Then you would have to wait for new polyps to grow out.

Below I have included a picture of some Mind Blowing Palys,they have been this way for over a year.The second picture is also Mind Blowing palys from the same tank.

Thanks again for the kind comments everyone! I really do enjoy capturing these photos and sharing.

Thank you kindly,Andy.You will recognize this next shot-

Nice!I have not seen a yellow montipora before.Thanks for sharing.

Ironically mine are not doing very well.I had a amphipod population bloom and I slacked off on my calcium dosing.

Your aquarium is looking really good Aubrey.Thanks for taking the time to post up these pictures.I am sure your efforts will inspire some future hobbyist and scientists.

I have some chaeto I can bring along to the meeting Dave.I'll see you and everyone attending soon!

Happy Birthday,Mr.Vice President.Have a good day!

Kireek, I'm interested in the acro and purple rimmed monti if the is anything on my list you are interested in.

Thanks,I would trade a well established purple rimmed frag for a green acro.Is there maybe something else you may trade for the Teco frag,it's a slow growing coral for me.I would love to nurse that brain back to health.What would you consider trading for it?

20P-Blueberry Fields Forever.3-9 polyp frags also available.

Teco Purple Plasma and gobbstopper paly

2P Pina Colada+5P Bert's Fire and Ice

3P Mary Jane's

Acan head with mother colony below

BI color frog spawn with macro shot of mother

Everything looks lovely and beautifully captured. *Thanks for sharing!*

Interesting shot.I know that baby cardinals with swim through urchins,do the adults imitate this behavior?

I have 3 maryjanes ready to go, and a generous frag of what I believe is Blueberry Fields Forever zoas.I also have a bi-colored frog spawn head.I will post pics ASAP.

So sorry to read about this.I hope for the best possible outcome.