Zoa Id Please

[suvuong7]

I've been getting mix information what zoa these are...can you someone set me straight and let me know what these are?

 

[BeanMachine]

I've been getting mix information what zoa these are...can you someone set me straight and let me know what these are?

Do they have alternating yellow and blue skirt, or all yellow?

 

[suvuong7]

all yellow....no alternating skirts.

 

[suvuong7]

it was sold to me as blue hornets the lying bastard.....I thought I got a deal on this but then I heard they are not the true blue hornet..someone told me it was african blue hornet and then someone else said it was bumble bee....so I'm not sure what it is...so thought I ask the veteran reefers.

 

[Puffalicious]

it's the "give it to puffalicious" zoas

 

[BeanMachine]

it was sold to me as blue hornets the lying bastard.....I thought I got a deal on this but then I heard they are not the true blue hornet..someone told me it was african blue hornet and then someone else said it was bumble bee....so I'm not sure what it is...so thought I ask the veteran reefers.

African Blue Hornets look like what OCreefmaster was selling two colonies of. They are more solid blue with a yellow ring.

Yeah, true blue hornets have an alternating yellow and blue skirt, same with the purple and red hornets.

Based on another thread, yours look identical to what that guy called bumblebees... just another zoa morph that looks similar. There are millions of morphs out there.

Sucks if he sold them to you as such, although they are nice so I will trade you if you want.

 

[lowbudget]

bubblebee has a yellow center too i think

 

[lowbudget]

get a closer shot

 

[suvuong7]

i just looked up bumble bee zoa on zoaid websit and definitley it's not bumble bee...

 

[jason142]

I might be wrong but aren't the bumblebees more of a purple color?

 

[suvuong7]

anyone with a macro lense wanna come by and take pictures for me =)

 

[jason142]

i just looked up bumble bee zoa on zoaid websit and definitley it's not bumble bee...

LOL, beat me to it. I still think they are the african blue steel/blue hornets or whatever they are being called now.

 

[G-Tank]

Whatever it truly is it looks sick :a21:

Below is what's on Coral pedia when it comes to that variety.

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=9082

 

[lurking]

I like em

 

[jason142]

Yup, thats them

 

[lowbudget]

i still dont think they are blue steals

 

[BeanMachine]

i still dont think they are blue steals

Yeah not blue steels

 

[lowbudget]

bring them over to alhambra tonight i take a macro shot for you hahahahahahahaha

 

[gumbii]

they are blue steels... just a very healthy colony of them... it's been rare that i've seen some with full yellow skirts... usually it's just the tips...

i remember i got a huge colony of them back when everyone was all nuts aboot japanese deepwaters... of course all of mine melted... but whatever...

 

[BeanMachine]

they are blue steels... just a very healthy colony of them... it's been rare that i've seen some with full yellow skirts... usually it's just the tips...

i remember i got a huge colony of them back when everyone was all nuts aboot japanese deepwaters... of course all of mine melted... but whatever...

I'll have to dissagree with you gumbii. Note the size of the circles.. all the blue steels I've seen in pics or in person have a smaller diameter circle compared to the rest of the polyp body. Su's pic doesn't resemble that in anyway. Also, look closely at the pic Jason posted. The blue of the blue steel is similar to what is shown there, not as deep rich royal blue/purple like the blue hornets or similar. Blue steels are more blue with gray mixed in. The yellow is also different.

Now the pic may not be a good example so we could probably debate this for days without seeing them all next to each other.

All I know is they're not blue hornets based on the skirt.