Zoanthid ID

[Alfredoreefs]

Hello i bought these from aquasd and they said they did not know the name but I thought it was beautiful, they however bloomed larger in my tank and lost a bit of their color but theyre still beautiful, any help?

 

[THE REEF WHISPER]

The loss of color in your coral could be due to several factors, such as insufficient or excessive lighting, changes in water quality (e.g., nitrates or phosphates), or inadequate nutrient levels. Zoanthids, which your corals resemble, often lose vibrancy if they're not getting the right balance of light intensity or if they’re stressed. Adjusting your tank's lighting schedule or testing water parameters might help restore their color. For tailored advice, consider consulting a marine aquarium specialist or providing more details about your tank setup! I use Acropower for color and to make the color because if u have a protein skimmer it takes all the ammo acids out so I use that to help it works it's two little fishy Acoro power buy it

 

[tbrown]

Maybe some faded out Pandoras?

 

[tbrown]

Or Mohawks?

 

[tbrown]

I think the mouth might actually be wrong to be either of those.

 

[Alfredoreefs]

**** not aquasd i meant aquaplus in santa clara, i think they get some wild colonies but i just wanted to see if this one was named

 

[Steven Garland]

I would let them cook a little. They need more light (because they are stretching) and you may start to see their true colors.

 

[D'sreef]

I definitely don't think they are Pandora's. Close though.

 

[Steven Garland]

This is my guess with some TLC.

 

[backbayreef]

The loss of color in your coral could be due to several factors, such as insufficient or excessive lighting, changes in water quality (e.g., nitrates or phosphates), or inadequate nutrient levels. Zoanthids, which your corals resemble, often lose vibrancy if they're not getting the right balance of light intensity or if they’re stressed. Adjusting your tank's lighting schedule or testing water parameters might help restore their color. For tailored advice, consider consulting a marine aquarium specialist or providing more details about your tank setup! I use Acropower for color and to make the color because if u have a protein skimmer it takes all the ammo acids out so I use that to help it works it's two little fishy Acoro power buy it

Sounds like a ChatGPT response initially but mixed with hallucination regarding amino acid’s effect on zoas? I’m curious how a protein skimmer “takes all the ammo acids out”? Should the OP turn off the skimmer? Also, can you please elaborate on how Acropower can affect zoas’ coloration?

OP: looks like a variant of a Purple People Eater to me judging from the disk & mouth. Sometimes merchants used excessive actinics and image enhancing software so what you see on the web may not what you get.

 

[THE REEF WHISPER]

amino acids can help corals gain color by acting as the building blocks for proteins responsible for pigmentation, and by supporting overall coral health and tissue growth.

protein skimmers can remove amino acids from an aquarium by attracting hydrophobic and amphipathic both hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids to the air-water interface of the bubbles they generate so yes to answer both of your questions The protein skimmer to stake out amino acids and Amino acids to give coloration and help support corals.