Truth! ;Facepalmif you look at WWC, saltwaterfish, tidal gardens..etc for all the coral distributors... they all have different versions of the eagle eye zoa. have we all been tricked into thinking some corals are different but the same?
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Truth! ;Facepalmif you look at WWC, saltwaterfish, tidal gardens..etc for all the coral distributors... they all have different versions of the eagle eye zoa. have we all been tricked into thinking some corals are different but the same?
I think you hit the money. I used to reef 20 years or so ago and recently got back in. I like zoas somewhat but I’ve noticed they’ve been given lots of strange names. I’m sure half are made up. Reminds me of how Maui wowie was the go-to name back in the day.I believe the OG Eagle Eye had the longer skirt, the shorter version was the Dragon Eye (radioactive Dragon Eye being a green zoa). The Whammin Watermelons were close to the the same as the old Dragon Eye, except the skirt color was more of pale green - not the fluorescent coloring the eagle/dragon skirt had - and color on the disc was a touch different.
I'm basing this on my experience 8-9 years ago. Nowadays the old corals are re-named, shot in absurdly blue light, and have a big price thrown on. To some of us those are eagle eyes, to someone newer to hobby they may be super sayans. In the end, it's all vendor shenanigans.
My expert opinion says they are......zoanthids. Make up a name and charge accordingly.
Oh Man... being color blind must be tough. Glad to hear you can still be so stoked on the Reef life. I’m such a multi color freak I couldn’t imagine not being able to see the vibrance of all the beautiful colors.Being color blind I just can’t get into the debate but my two cents... I buy for the color that looks good to me cuz I think they look great. Only way I would want to remember all the crazy names is if I were planning on raising to sell which I’m not. I have forgotten the names of mine but have a general idea.
Sunflower... or saiyan... you can tell which is which when you put them side by side. Polyp size is different and AFAIK eagle eyes has green skirts...Are these eagle eyes or not?