Three Zoa Grab Bag ID

[dtruitt]

I posted about these guys a few days ago. They've opened up and started coloring up, now I'm hoping for some definitive IDs on them. They are still not 100% settled, but I think they're starting to look distinct enough to identify.

 

[fishguy242]

@footgal

 

[footgal]

1. KH Sunburst
2. People eater of some kind. Dreamy?
3. Washed out Adonis? Will need better pic after it colors up

 

[dtruitt]

1. KH Sunburst
2. People eater of some kind. Dreamy?
3. Washed out Adonis? Will need better pic after it colors up

This one is coloring up now. Still looking like a KH sunburst to your eye?

 

[footgal]

This one is coloring up now. Still looking like a KH sunburst to your eye?

This one looks very similar, yes!

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

This one is coloring up now. Still looking like a KH sunburst to your eye?

That’s not kh sunburst, not even close

 

[dtruitt]

That’s not kh sunburst, not even close

Any ideas then? Doesn't look like a Darth Maul or Adonis Maul. Those would be my first guesses.

Dayglow Volcano would be another similar polyp, depending on the lighting of the photos of the volcano you're looking at. But it's definitely not a Dayglow Volcano.

 

[footgal]

My bad on the ID, I thought these KH sunbursts look very similar to yours

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

These are my kh sunburst

 

[dtruitt]

These are my kh sunburst

What are the polyps below the sunbursts? Those are amazing.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

What are the polyps below the sunbursts? Those are amazing.

Butt munchers

 

[Cell]

The middle one might be oompa loompas.

 

[footgal]

The middle one might be oompa loompas.

Oompas have an orange skirt, I think those are gonna turn out to have a purplish skirt

 

[Cell]

Cant really tell colors great with those pics and the skirt can get a bit washed out but you might be right.

 

[dtruitt]

Cant really tell colors great with those pics and the skirt can get a bit washed out but you might be right.

There's definitely an art to shooting zoanthids. It's super easy to get good photos of most coral, but so much of what makes zoanthids cool is in the fine details that demand a really good macro lens.

 

[Cell]

The fine details are one thing, but it looks like you have a weird colored filter on those pics. I dont know, maybe it's just me.

 

[dtruitt]

The fine details are one thing, but it looks like you have a weird colored filter on those pics. I dont know, maybe it's just me.

They look more washed out when I crop the photos, since I shoot pictures with my phone pointed down at the frag rack, I effectively have to zoom in 100%. Textures and colors end up smeary when I do that, I think a suitable lens may help preserve some more of the texture.

No filters on these photos, but I shoot raw with the lights around 15000k and adjust WB in Lightroom to match the LED color temperature. Works great for most true coral, doesn't work how I'd like for Zoa macro shots.

 

[footgal]

The icecap filter set for phones works really well, it’s what I use and it’s only $30. I highly recommend it for casual photo shoots and ID purposes, captures a lot of detail . I think we’re gonna have to wait and see on a couple of these since they seem to be coloring up in your tank

 

[Cell]

My S7 + Snapseed gets me by. Might check out a filter set sometime though, seems way more convenient.

 

[dtruitt]

The icecap filter set for phones works really well, it’s what I use and it’s only $30. I highly recommend it for casual photo shoots and ID purposes, captures a lot of detail . I think we’re gonna have to wait and see on a couple of these since they seem to be coloring up in your tank

I've got the polyp lab set, but I don't think the colors look natural. Raw photos + lightroom get much closer to what my eyes see.

I'll try the icecap set one of these days.