Zoanthus pulchellus

phurst · 11/23/2008, 12:21 PM

Finaly got one of these guys. They're from the Caribean, and I guess they don't show up too often. A friend of mine has a large colony he has had for 10+ years and I finaly got him to give me a frag. Not the most beautiful zoa species out there, but it more than makes up for it in how cool it is.

IridescentLily · 11/23/2008, 12:32 PM

Wow.

Nice friend. Those are cool!

jprince58 · 11/23/2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by phurst
... Not the most beautiful zoa species out there, but it more than makes up for it in how cool it is.

Those are WAY cool. Beauty is all a matter of perspective. What most reefers consider beautiful, is far from ordinary in the wild.

Pufferpunk · 11/23/2008, 03:54 PM

Waaaaaay cool! Do you have a pic of them open or is that as far as they go?

phurst · 11/23/2008, 04:17 PM

Yeah, that was about half way open so you could see the polyps and the mat.

Here they are mostly all the way open:

And closed:

Pufferpunk · 11/23/2008, 04:38 PM

How big is the polyp? They look huge.

phurst · 11/23/2008, 05:07 PM

They're maybe a little smaller than a dime.

When I say "frag", I may be a little misleading, as the whole piece is somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball.

dtpollard · 11/23/2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by phurst
They're maybe a little smaller than a dime.

When I say "frag", I may be a little misleading, as the whole piece is somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball.

Very nice. I bet that is big enough to cut me a small piece.

dtpollard · 11/23/2008, 08:23 PM

You always have cool stuff. Your tank is looking good. My new one still looks ruff. Can you recommend a fan for the hood?

phurst · 11/23/2008, 08:32 PM

I used 4" AC fans from Radio Shack. They're like $20 each, but they're quiet, last forever and you don't need AC adapters for them.

I'll grow you some out on a piece of rubble

dtpollard · 11/23/2008, 09:53 PM

U da man.

TinFury · 04/05/2017, 11:18 PM

That's not zoanthus pulchellus. It's palythoa caribaeorum.

BeachBumm · 04/06/2017, 10:26 AM

Back from the dead ! Are these the ones loaded with Palytoxin ?

11/23/2008, 12:21 PM	#1
phurst Richmond Reefer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 5,837	Zoanthus pulchellus Finaly got one of these guys. They're from the Caribean, and I guess they don't show up too often. A friend of mine has a large colony he has had for 10+ years and I finaly got him to give me a frag. Not the most beautiful zoa species out there, but it more than makes up for it in how cool it is. __________________ _______ Pearson _______ Current Tank Info: Various tanks of various sizes with various gear.

11/23/2008, 04:17 PM	#5
phurst Richmond Reefer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 5,837	Yeah, that was about half way open so you could see the polyps and the mat. Here they are mostly all the way open: And closed: __________________ _______ Pearson _______ Current Tank Info: Various tanks of various sizes with various gear.

11/23/2008, 05:07 PM	#7
phurst Richmond Reefer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 5,837	They're maybe a little smaller than a dime. When I say "frag", I may be a little misleading, as the whole piece is somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball. __________________ _______ Pearson _______ Current Tank Info: Various tanks of various sizes with various gear.

11/23/2008, 08:32 PM	#10
phurst Richmond Reefer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 5,837	I used 4" AC fans from Radio Shack. They're like $20 each, but they're quiet, last forever and you don't need AC adapters for them. I'll grow you some out on a piece of rubble __________________ _______ Pearson _______ Current Tank Info: Various tanks of various sizes with various gear.

11/23/2008, 12:32 PM	#2
IridescentLily Editor-Reefkeeping mag Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 3,858 Blog Entries: 5	Wow. Nice friend. Those are cool!

11/23/2008, 03:54 PM	#4
Pufferpunk Moved On Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Franklin Park, IL Posts: 21,027	Waaaaaay cool! Do you have a pic of them open or is that as far as they go?

11/23/2008, 04:38 PM	#6
Pufferpunk Moved On Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Franklin Park, IL Posts: 21,027	How big is the polyp? They look huge.

11/23/2008, 08:23 PM	#9
dtpollard Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charlottesville Virginia Posts: 700	You always have cool stuff. Your tank is looking good. My new one still looks ruff. Can you recommend a fan for the hood?

11/23/2008, 09:53 PM	#11
dtpollard Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charlottesville Virginia Posts: 700	U da man.

04/05/2017, 11:18 PM	#12
TinFury Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6	That's not zoanthus pulchellus. It's palythoa caribaeorum.

04/06/2017, 10:26 AM	#13
BeachBumm Registered Bumm Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 176	Back from the dead ! Are these the ones loaded with Palytoxin ?