PPE's???

[DaBenzsta08]

Are these PPE's? If not what are they ?

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c14/DaBenzsta08/IMG_0822.jpg

[aquarius77]

I gonna have to say those arent ppe. As to what they are... Purple Polyps. They do look like a paly to me tho.

[edwing206]

It LOOKS like it has PE stripes on the closed polyp.

[dustin Combs]

Looks like a RPE!

[DaBenzsta08]

how much would you guys think those are worth?

[mfinn]

They are not ppe's.
Maybe a low quality rpe.

[suppressivefire]

thoes are ppe just not so true one i have them

[suppressivefire]

also when closed they should have stripes

[650-IS350]

This is a true blane perun PPE

http://www.zoanthids.net/zoanthids/peruns_purple_people_eater.htm

[DaBenzsta08]

so whats the conclusion haha

[suppressivefire]

i would say they are but not super true but still ppe :)

[gsoaxionsk8]

PPE's have an electirc green skirt and matching center. If they are missing either one of those elements, i dont see how it could still be considered a PPE. In this case they are missing a green skirt, so i would say no they are not.

[suppressivefire]

but it has stripe and green mouth i say they are but a variant

[Dwarfpufferfish]

Not PPE at all. PPE is not a species in and of itself. not all zoanthids with a green mouth are PPEs, these are likely RPE and need to color up.

A PPE has a BRIGHT green skirt and mouth and purple body!

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10121623#post10121623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DaBenzsta08
so whats the conclusion haha

My conclusion is that a lot of people get confused with PPE and PE.

Purple People Eaters are deep purple with a bright green skirt and mouth.

People Eater is a name that has been tacked onto any Zoanthus gigantus which has a green mouth.

As for worth, those are probably worth $10-$20 for the frag shown.

[suppressivefire]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10122335#post10122335 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dwarfpufferfish
Not PPE at all. PPE is not a species in and of itself. not all zoanthids with a green mouth are PPEs, these are likely RPE and need to color up.

A PPE has a BRIGHT green skirt and mouth and purple body!
i have these same ones and heres a comparison shot;
like his ppe in back:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3295/516007br0.jpg
True rpe:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5294/516011rw2.jpg

[edwing206]

^^^ Wow, what are those turquoise ones in the first pic?

[suppressivefire]

yes ...shhhhh

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10123179#post10123179 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
^^^ Wow, what are those turquoise ones in the first pic?

Those are usually called Bali Blues, they're available pretty regularly from some of the online vendors if you're looking for some.

[suppressivefire]

thoes aren't the same as these.....do you have a pic of bali blues?

[Dwarfpufferfish]

It is fairly simple. The frag you have pictures of is the Zoanthus Gigantus. This is the same species that PPEs are, but the ones picture are defiantly not PPEs. There are many color variations in the Zoanthus Gigantus family.

Here are 3 of mine...

True PPEs (poor pic, sorry)
http://members.aol.com/itsdanimback/ppe.jpg

An orange variation
http://members.aol.com/itsdanimback/redppe.jpg

a Red People Eater
http://www.danielhagan.com/guppies/reef1.jpg

A full purple gigantus
http://members.aol.com/itsdanimback/falseppe.jpg
All the above are Zoanthus Gigantus. But only the top one is a PPE. Make sense? I hope so!

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10123947#post10123947 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by suppressivefire
thoes aren't the same as these.....do you have a pic of bali blues?

Now I'm not sure of vendors were calling them Bali blues or other Blues. Anyhow, here's a pic from Sharky's, they were getting them in weekly for a while last year and you can find them through DFS and a couple other online vendors when they get shipments in.

http://www.sharkysreef.com/halloffame/slides/SR061006IMG_6779.html

[suppressivefire]

thoes have a lighter blue ring then a dark blue inside mine dont. ;)

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10129743#post10129743 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by suppressivefire
thoes have a lighter blue ring then a dark blue inside mine dont. ;)

Alrighty...