Calling Hawaiian Harvesters!

[Menace2Sobriety]

*I AM NOT LOOKING TO PURCHASE*

I know there are a couple people here on R2R who harvest Wild zoas in Hawaii. Id really like to pick your brain about a People Eater I've acquired. The MAIN issue I'm having with these is that I've never seen a paly that has radically noticeable uniqueness in the markings for EACH POLYP. I've seen lots of Hawaiian PE and the colonies all have "matching" (for lack of better term) polyps.

Anyone I've spoken with in my area "hasn't seen anything like them". So I'm wondering how rare or common it is to see People Eaters with such randomly unique markings on each polyp?

Thanks

 

[tyler1503]

Wow really cool!
I wonder if you cut some frags and place them in different places around the tank or in another tank how different they would look in the new conditions.

 

[tankstudy]

I've seen this one before and its pretty common in my area here in the midwest. It grows very well and each individual polyp has a unique pattern.

 

[joshporksandwich]

*I AM NOT LOOKING TO PURCHASE*

I know there are a couple people here on R2R who harvest Wild zoas in Hawaii. Id really like to pick your brain about a People Eater I've acquired. The MAIN issue I'm having with these is that I've never seen a paly that has radically noticeable uniqueness in the markings for EACH POLYP. I've seen lots of Hawaiian PE and the colonies all have "matching" (for lack of better term) polyps.

Anyone I've spoken with in my area "hasn't seen anything like them". So I'm wondering how rare or common it is to see People Eaters with such randomly unique markings on each polyp?

Thanks

They are very common. very beautiful good luck with them

 

[Menace2Sobriety]

I fragged 3 single polyps 4 weeks ago. Zero growth yet. Matting has JUST started covering the glue. Very slow growers it seems.

Anyone have pics of others that share the "unique polyp" trait?

Thanks for the info thus far.

 

[ZoaCollector]

It took a while to get a solid system and placement for each variety to keep their color and pattern consistent with how they look in nature ie (mature tank). While the People Eaters can morph and usually do under stress or different placement. Most of them will morph a certain way consistent with the specific variety. The best placement for the pink morphs with lot of patterning is in a bluer spectrum area of your lighting. Stable alkalinity and a slightly raised mag level also help with PE's. cheers! eace:

 

[Menace2Sobriety]

It took a while to get a solid system and placement for each variety to keep their color and pattern consistent with how they look in nature ie (mature tank). While the People Eaters can morph and usually do under stress or different placement. Most of them will morph a certain way consistent with the specific variety. The best placement for the pink morphs with lot of patterning is in a bluer spectrum area of your lighting. Stable alkalinity and a slightly raised mag level also help with PE's. cheers! eace:

Thanks for the info m8! Maybe I'll try isolating specific patterns/colors HOWEVER... I doubt that'll happen because EVERY POLYP on the colony is RADICALLY different. And after MONTHS in the same spot in my 1 yr old tank they remain different.... they haven't all morphed to the same basic pattern. New growth continues to be unique.