Purple Zoas with Green Lashes

[ShanePike]

Any idea what these are? I haven't been able to find them anywhere. They look completely dull under whites but really pop under blues.

 

[Goaway]

Probably jarassic park zoa.
https://zoanthids.com/products/jurassic-park-zoas

 

[ShanePike]

Nah, they don't have any green in them.

 

[littlebigreef]

Sapphire stars perhaps?

 

[ShanePike]

Sapphire stars perhaps?

Hmmmm, that's by far the closest I've seen! Definitely some meaningful difference in the center, but maybe mine are still coloring up? (I moved them to lower light a few weeks ago, and they've suddenly exploded.)

Here's a shot from just now that looks exactly like what I see:

 

[ShanePike]

After a couple more weeks, these definitely aren't showing the yellow star pattern like the Sapphire Stars. And the mouths have turned dark instead of the yellow/green color like before. Any more ideas on these?

 

[ColorMeGone]

I have some that are purple with green lashes. The folks I bought them from don't name their zoes much so no name for mine, sorry. Some of them grow goofy as you can see but have been going strong for 7 months or so. lol

 

[VintageReefer]

After a couple more weeks, these definitely aren't showing the yellow star pattern like the Sapphire Stars. And the mouths have turned dark instead of the yellow/green color like before. Any more ideas on these?

Blow pops

Do they look like this in person

 

[ColorMeGone]

Mine do for sure. Pink, Purple, Green.

 

[ShanePike]

Blow pops

Man. That's a good call. I had never thought about how much these resemble Blow Pops.

I have two different zoas in my tank that look like Blow Pops. One has notably larger polyps than the other, even though they're right next to each other. Not sure if they're just different morphs or what.

These are different in so many ways, though:

1. The green skirt is more of an Army green on these as the lights get whiter vs bright green on the Blow Pops.
2. The pink in the center almost completely disappears as the lights get whiter. Blow Pops stay pretty much the same, but these are just ugly and drab under whites.
3. The pink in the center is highly irregular vs a clean circle with the Blow Pops.