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Can you take pics under white lights for true color?
Armor of god maybe
Devils and AoGs look so close to the same to me
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Yeah they are very similar. I guess I thought the striping was a little more pronounced in AoG's compared to Devils Armor, but I'm not seeing it in these pics.
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I'm going to go with Devil's Armor as well! Armor of Gods and Devil's Armor get mixed up quite a bit unfortunately and some sellers/ hobbyist don't notice the difference enough to give them the correct name.
Devil's Armor and Armor of Gods were named a very long time ago, they're pretty much classic pieces now.
Here is a photo of Armor of Gods back from 2009, photo taken and posted by none other than our very own @revhtree ! This morph was named by a reefer with the username of "Mr. Ugly" back in 2005. Armor of Gods have grey lashes with some faint hints of green and the body should be a bright metallic red/ orange striation.
Here's a photo of Devil's Armor from 2013 by @joshporksandwich , which shows them grown out into a gorgeous colony. They were named by a reefer with the username "NAA" back in 2006. Devil's Armors have more blue on the body. The center of the polyp has a much larger blue center compared to Armor of Gods. The body has a splattered blue pattern that can form a ring (as in in the below photo) and tends to have a orange/red/ pinkish hue.
Hopefully this helps clear up the difference between the two trade names! From your photo, it looks much closer to Devil's Armor based on the splotchy/ speckled pattern.
Cheers,
Darwin
Devil's Armor and Armor of Gods were named a very long time ago, they're pretty much classic pieces now.
Here is a photo of Armor of Gods back from 2009, photo taken and posted by none other than our very own @revhtree ! This morph was named by a reefer with the username of "Mr. Ugly" back in 2005. Armor of Gods have grey lashes with some faint hints of green and the body should be a bright metallic red/ orange striation.
Here's a photo of Devil's Armor from 2013 by @joshporksandwich , which shows them grown out into a gorgeous colony. They were named by a reefer with the username "NAA" back in 2006. Devil's Armors have more blue on the body. The center of the polyp has a much larger blue center compared to Armor of Gods. The body has a splattered blue pattern that can form a ring (as in in the below photo) and tends to have a orange/red/ pinkish hue.
Hopefully this helps clear up the difference between the two trade names! From your photo, it looks much closer to Devil's Armor based on the splotchy/ speckled pattern.
Cheers,
Darwin
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No worries, unfortunately not all vendors have the correct ID when it comes to zoanthids. Most vendors use names on the corals they sell as a selling reference for what coral morph they have in stock since they're trade names. This causes a lot of confusion, and is the reason why some coral morphs/ strains end up with new names as well. I like to think it's not always done to try and sell a coral for more money, but sometimes because they're like normal folks and also get confused on the names!
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