Darth Maul Question

[sciknen]

Are they zoas or palys??

and how much are they worth


Last time i check they went for almost as much as Purple Hornets?

[iFisch]

:confused:

[zoadude]

They are zoas (colonial sea anemones). Palythoas, protopalythoas, parazoanthus, protopalythoas and zoanthus are zoanthids and there are a few more though they rarely make it into the pet trade. Darth Mauls are palythoas.
An easy way to tell, though not 100% accurate, is that palythoas and protopalythoas will close up over foodstuffs, whereas zoatnus are filter feeders and will not close over feeds unless it is from irritation of the food particles.
Protopalythoas slime when touched and palythoas do not. Sand embedded into the tissues of wild colonies also is a way to tell the difference, but with the increase in tank raised zoanthids, this is not a reliable way to differentiate between the different types ina ll cases.

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15628267#post15628267 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zoadude
They are zoas (colonial sea anemones). Palythoas, protopalythoas, parazoanthus, protopalythoas and zoanthus are zoanthids and there are a few more though they rarely make it into the pet trade. Darth Mauls are palythoas.

I was anticipating a picture. Oops.

[zoadude]

Think they are red and black. Vivid has them but I think they are really redwines that Vivid has. I got soem and the pics from others of thier DM are not what I bought from Vivid, but I have no complaints, theya re nice nonetheless.

[DaddyReefer12]

Ok hears a Darth Mual I paid $50 per polyp and they lived 2 months...After that they melted away, dont no why i have so many otheres and they are doing great.

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt77/acansunlimited/darthmual.jpg

[650-IS350]

they lived 2 months...After that they melted away, dont no why i have so many otheres and they are doing great. Typical with DM owners I've seen around. I'm on my 3rd try.

[Reef Bass]

I got my Darth Mauls from Vivid and they are sweet. They've been one of the easiest palys for me, being always open and multiplying. I've had them roughly six months now and they've gone from 4 to 20+. No room left on the frag plug any more. I need to take a new pic.

Judging from they way they accept target feeding, I'd say they're palys v. zoos. My gladly gobble mysis and brine.

Vivid DMs are really Red Wines? I'll have to check that out. I don't see Red Wines listed at CoralPedia. Anyone have a pic?

[Jordan_Oreo]

I have had great sucess with mine, I stared off with 2 now I got about 15-20, what is the running price of these ? I allways hear different prices

[650-IS350]

http://www.cvreefers.org/v/CVR_members/whodah/whodah_zoas/redwine/

http://www.cvreefers.org/showthread.php?t=2358http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t107412-350.html

[Reef Bass]

Thanks for the links 650. Mine looked very much like the classic Darth Maul when I got them but have morphed a bit under my 400w MH / T5 actinic lighting as the pic I posted of them a couple months ago showed. They resemble somewhat the winrib00 pic with the more solid color / quasi butterfly patch around the mouth.

I am getting set up to take pics now. I had to handle the DMs to get them into a better pic taking position, so they're puckered up at the moment. I'll try to get the pic up later today.

[Reef Bass]

Not a great pic but it gets the point across. The ones in front were still upset with me for handling the plug. That's probably where my thumb was. :rolleyes:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/KenBull/Palythoas/DarthMaulPalys15s.jpg

They are one of my favorite paly / zoo critters. :D

I intend to frag off a few and put them in my new lps tank. I wish to see what happens to their color under T5 only lighting.

[650-IS350]

They'll look nice, The ones I had looked good under 8T5s.

[Reef Bass]

8 T5s! Right on. My lps tank has 6 48" bulbs, but it's only 12" deep. I am specifically curious about whether the "butterfly" of color around the mouth will dissipate and the "splatter" become more generalized. Interestingly, the average tentacle length has recently decreased somewhat from their previous "long haired" condition.

[650-IS350]

It's funny with polyps it's always different and a different tank.

" IT'S LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL GET "

[roshi719]

I have had mine for close to a year now. Not the fastest growers for m, but otherwise no problems for me. They look kinda orange under 20 K halide, but are nice and red under t5's.

[Jordan_Oreo]

here are mine
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/protomatrix5/darth.jpg

love the colours of them :D

[iFisch]

Very nice Jordan. :)

[xmjxflipx]

yea nice darth mauls

[reefcrazydude]

i just brough my for $20 PP, why are they different look in different tank