Zoa ID Please

[Birdman Broham]

Can anyone ID this?

 

[blaxsun]

Probably, but I'm too lazy. Yours or one you're thinking of buying?

 

[Birdman Broham]

Probably, but I'm too lazy. Yours or one you're thinking of buying?

The one in the picture what you mean?

 

[blaxsun]

The one in the picture what you mean?

I mean is it in your tank or one you're looking to add.

 

[Birdman Broham]

I mean is it in your tank or one you're looking to add.

It’s in my tank. But why does that matter? Lol this is becoming way to complicated can you ID or no?

 

[jimk60]

Ice cold steel!

 

[jimk60]

Sorry dude I just made that up. But that's what i'd name it!

 

[blaxsun]

It’s in my tank. But why does that matter? Lol this is becoming way to complicated can you ID or no?

If you hadn't purchased it yet you could ask the vendor...

 

[Birdman Broham]

If you hadn't purchased it yet you could ask the vendor...

I’ve had it for a bit. Just now curious to what it is

 

[blaxsun]

I’ve had it for a bit. Just now curious to what it is

My parrotfish would say "tasty" or "this is what's next for dinner". They look like palys, so it narrows it down a bit.

 

[thamnasteroid]

My parrotfish would say "tasty" or "this is what's next for dinner". They look like palys, so it narrows it down a bit.

Not palys; Palythoa have capitulary ridges, thinner tentacles, and a rough mesoglea.

 

[Propane]

purple space monster.

 

[blaxsun]

Not palys; Palythoa have capitulary ridges, thinner tentacles, and a rough mesoglea.

Maybe they just look larger in the image.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Maybe they just look larger in the image.

Polyp size is not the best way to tell Zoanthus from Palythoa. Basically all (Indo-Pacific) zoa species except Z. sansibaricus (vietnamensis, kuroshio, gigantus), have the polyp size of a regular paly (P. toxica/mutuki).