ID These Hitchhiker Zoas?

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I bought a rock with some cool discosomas on it a couple months ago and noticed a single zoa on it at the time. Now there are 5 and I love their bright green color. They’re similar to the shade of green star polyps and a little more neon than my GBTA.
Just wondering if anyone can ID them?
These pics are under blues with an orange filter. I can also add white light pics too, if needed.
Thanks for any help!!

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Looks like radioactive dragon eyes to me. Pretty common, can be relatively fast-growing. Nice hitchhiker. Really cool mushrooms, too, they almost look like they have stars.
Yeah, I love the mushrooms! They’ve had a few babies (which insist on growing on the back of this rock lol) but they’re gorgeous under the blues. They have a really nice purplish blue shade under the white lights too.
I’m glad the zoas are pretty ones since I’d rather look at those than a blank rock. I think you’re right on the radioactive dragon eyes ID!
 

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It'll be interesting to see how the rock changes over time. I believe zoas and mushrooms can usually touch without harming each other? So it's basically a race to claim ground. Should be an interesting tangle once they've both spread for longer.
 

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