Page 1 of 1
Help with zoo ID
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:55 pm
by GeoGriffin
Does anyone know what type of zoos these are? Guy at the fish store said that they were found at about 100 ft depth off of one of the forts around pcola area. The big polyp is about the size of a half dollar and still getting bigger.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:56 pm
by GeoGriffin
sorry about the size.
Edited for picture size
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:20 pm
by ShagMan
I always called them "local polyps". Dunno.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:59 pm
by Scott
I think they are Palythoas
.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:03 pm
by snoopdog
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:32 pm
by titansgurl
Me and Drew always called them "local polyps." I have no idea as to the scientific name or their location, but Drew picked some up for me a long time ago and they didn't last after the hurricane (Ivan). We tried moving some to his tank, which was more stable, but they still didn't live. Oh well.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:38 pm
by mykpoz
are there any floating around that are available for adoption?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:04 pm
by titansgurl
I don't think Drew has any anymore. I don't have a tank anymore so I definitely don't have any.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:05 pm
by Fishfood
mykpoz wrote:are there any floating around that are available for adoption?
I'm not sure but i have some similar to that that i was going to give to you.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:57 pm
by titansgurl
Are you referring to those large polyps that have the longer tentacles on the edge?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:50 pm
by JIM
I got some from a meeting last summer they are very big and look good
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:20 pm
by SaltnLime
Protopalythoa grandis would be my guess on scientific name..... they are called, as some stated, local polyps. I have seen a few different color varieties.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:26 pm
by Amphiprion
yes, they are definitely Protopalythoa grandis. The nice mottled coloration gives it away. As you said, they are large polyps and are found practically circumtropical (even here-though we're subtropical). Cool.
