Ruby Red

[poon415]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Poon415/Reds5-05.jpg

Photo taken by MChava:D

[poon415]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Poon415/Redhighres5-05.jpg

[shilo_1]

Those are pretty neat !

[FragFarmer]

NO KIDDING man!!! I want some of those too! Where did you get them?

[gflat65]

I love the speckled look. I'm seeing more and more of them (not in that color though). Looks like someone was painting their zoas and got a little bit of overspray;).

[vitaldefect001]

nice and unique...

i wouldnt mind havin those in my tank, just for the uniquie factor, and the nice speckled coloration...

-brandon

[poon415]

********** I've had them for years. Just took someone with a decent camera to get them on film. They are often called Ruby Reds and they are pretty darn hard to find. Most anyone that has them, that I know of, got them from me, either directly or indirectly.

[thrlride]

Those are awesome!

[Mchava]

see what did I say does things are awsome looking in person. they are glowing red and the sparkle shine like glitter.

[vitaldefect001]

bet u got a decent price for them :) or at least a really good trade...

-brandon

[Shultz]

Those are real nice m8!

Cheers Shelton.

[poon415]

Vital, I hate to talk price, as I dislike the LE $$$ type thing, but yes they always sell locally, as fast as they grow. They do fetch a nice trade once in a while too. I've heard that Tropoasis sells them for $20 a polyp or so. Of course I know where to get them for much less. I'd rather talk about the beauty of the sparkles and the richness of the Red:D

[LeftCoast]

Can you hook me up? :D

[vitaldefect001]

u should captuer the sparkle ness on video, if it would even work .... :)

-brandon

[justletmein]

Fantastic!

[chrowski]

awsome color!

[corro]

those are totally sweet!

[Breaker4show]

Any available? Very awesome and unique!

Nick

[poon415]

PM's probably the best forum for those interested in frags.

[FrozenSurfer]

pretty nice looking

[poon415]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Poon415/P1010074.jpg

here is an older picture of them under 14k

[timb000]

I have some too. Got them from soreviv(richard). They are nice looking zoas and they grow very fast. =)

[poon415]

TimB what lighting and flow do you have them under. I keep mine low on the bottom under 14ks. They are in heavy flow because most of my tank is SPS.

[loweryster]

They look awesome. Was the first picture at the top you post under a 14k DE as well. What bulb are you using and are you using supplmental lighting.

[poon415]

The first two pictures are under 14k 250w Phoenix bulbs only. The third slightly fuzzy picture is 150w 14k Aquaconnect with power compact actinics.

[loweryster]

I have a hamilton, I have to switch heard good things about them.

[viveros1231]

i kept mine under 14k phoenix on the sand . they do gro w pretty fast. my bro fish @ chips 29 and our bud bpoc also has them. i gave a couple to timboo. they look sweet under actinics also. i still like the eagle eyes better lol. my tank took a shi7 though so more zoos. i am hoping to get some later from my bro or bpoc. or maybe timboo can hook it up with a coupel polyps when they grow out.

[pondfrog]

Just wanted to add- I just got a frag a few days ago from Poon and these things are stellar!! They literally are better in real than in the photos posted here!! Awesome zoa!!
Steve

[timb000]

I have them under 150 watt 20k mh on the bottom of the tank. they get a good amount of flow. hey richard give the zoas another month and i'll give you some. =)

[poon415]

Sorviv or Timb000 got any pictures? I was hoping this thread would get some good pictures going and what not. Sorviv last I heard you where out of the hobby after killing off the Purple Monster and the rest of your tank...was that true? Welcome back.:D

[viveros1231]

lol that is true i killed everything!!

[timb000]

here are a couple pics. not the best pics but you get the idea. started with two polyps. now i have like 7 in about a month time.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/timb000/redglitterzoa.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/timb000/redglitter.jpg

:D

[CritterZ]

Amazing zoo you guys have there. Just amazing...

[viveros1231]

timboo no rush bro! just let me know. i would love to get some back. they are good for trades. i will trade you some ppe for them back i have a few polyps of ppe that survived my crash. anyhow when your ready let me know ..

rich

[Anemone]

Please keep the trade talk out of the discussion forums.

Kevin

[poon415]

Tim nice photo. Pondfrog if you get a chance post a picture of yours. I've seen your other photos and you have a special gift at taking clear pictures of the zoas. Anybody else out there got the Rubys? Mine keep best low under MH 250w, they tend to lighten a little under too intense of lighting.

[Crusty Old Shellback]

Here's a pic of some I got a while back from a fellow RCer. Don't remember who but he lives up closer to me, north of LA. It took mine a while to start growing but they are doing better now that I've increased my lighting. I just bought a 175 MH setup that I'm going to be putting on the tank and getting rid of the PC's other than the atinic. Pic is with 110 W of 10K and 110 W of atinic PC's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v454/blown63chevy/P1010047.jpg

[viveros1231]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/51826HPIM1140.JPG

[poon415]

Sweet photo. :bounce2:

[pondfrog]

Here's mine! :)http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/5646rubyred2.JPG

[LeftCoast]

Wow. Now I really want a frag! :)

[SuperFishy]

and mine
http://www.piranha-fury.com/photopost/data/500/ruby.jpg

[Synergy]

It always seems that all the odd/unique zoo frags are in the Western United States. Its not enough that all you Californians have access to the ocean, gorgeous weather and the Rocky Mountains but you have to have all the cool corals too. I guess the your threat of mud slides and earthquakes make me feel a little better.;)

But seriously those ruby reds are unbelievable does anyone in the mid west have any?

Chris

[poon415]

synergy,

I've sent dozens of frags out to people all over the states, so they are out there. Not just on the West coast. It's if people want to frag them out.:mixed: You just got to know the right person to contact :love2:

[gath2]

:drooling:

[Crusty Old Shellback]

Poon,
Yours seem to be a bit different than mine. If your headed up north by chance for our frag swap, you want to swap a few?

[timb000]

tx heres a pic I snapped today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/timb000/rubyreds.jpg

[timb000]

notice the growth from the first pic when I got it. And now about 1.5 month later. there are zoas on the other side too. =)

[SERVO]

I like the tint of brown in the red! NICE

[poon415]

Servo there is no brown in mine, must be the pictures as mine are all red in different shades. They are much nicer in person.

[tnyr5]

dang those are neat :-)

[SuperFishy]

anyone have these under pcs with a pic?

[Crusty Old Shellback]

Check my post earlier. It's under PC's. ;)

[SuperFishy]

alrighty :)

[PaulB]

Curious to see a pic of these under Power Compacts !!!

How much does the color or "glitter" change ?

[Crusty Old Shellback]

Paul, check my pic earlier, it's under PC's.

[shane 1111]

how fast do they grow?

[poon415]

In my experience these are the slowest growing zoanthids I have ever had. Kept under low light, high light, three different tanks with little flow to high flow. Always a slow grower.

Blown63 sure we can see if they are the same or different whenever it works out for you.

[-=DieselDave=-]

Bad Picture of mine taken 10 min after placing them in my tank.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66839RedWineZoas.jpg

[timb000]

update. took these pics last night. I had them on the sand bed and they outgrew the rock they were on fast. I set them higher in the tank on a big piece of live rock so they can grow on it. Hopefully they get a grip on the rock fast. =P
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/timb000/glred.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/timb000/glredfull1.jpg

I thought this thread was closed?

[shane 1111]

that was the other one.

[PaulB]

whao ...

[Crusty Old Shellback]

When I get the chance, I'll try and get a better pic of mine with my new lights. As for growth, they were reall slow at growing for the first year I had them. They have since started to grow a bit faster. Since I changed over to MH lights, I've noticed that they don't extend up from the rock near as much as they used to. Keep the thread going.

PaulB, I'll PM you next week when I get back home.

[GovtCheese]

those are definitely different :bum:

[fussoverthis]

http://fussoverthis.com/photos/reef/redsparkles.jpg

I seem to have a lot of trouble getting these to multiply.

[E.Smith]

beautiful looking zoo's!

[GovtCheese]

Originally posted by fussoverthis
http://fussoverthis.com/photos/reef/redsparkles.jpg

I seem to have a lot of trouble getting these to multiply.

what kind of lighting and what is there placement in the tank (bottom, middle, top) :bum:

[Timbor]

Thats a really great colour! Ill have to keep my eyes open to find ones like that in the future!

Tim

[fussoverthis]

I have two 400w radiums on a HQI ballast. The lights are only a few months old. These are placed all the way to the side of the tank about 6 or 8 inches from the bottom.

Do you guys target feed them? If so, what do you feed?

Melissa

[fussoverthis]

any more with these ruby reds? I wanted to bump this one up, too...

[monsterReef]

great zoo's, guys...

[BlueStag]

Here are a few Ruby Reds hiding behind a blue Hoek

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Poon415/HoekRubyRed11-05.jpg :fish1:

[BlueStag]

any pictures? some of these frags have to be colonies now.

[Turtleshell]

Ohhh! Those are so neat looking. Where can I get some?

[raskal311]

I think Tongs in HB has a large rock of these for $99 but I’m not very sure. I dropped by last night and was looking at it for 45min straight but decided to pass because that place blast there coral with so much actinic it’s hard to tell what’s what. I did buy a ric from them and after I took it home and put it under 14k lighting it turned out to be a completely diff color. But it’s still a decent piece for the price I paid so I’m still happy with it.

[BlueStag]

Kevin good thing you passed. I went to Tongs and saw the rock and they aren't the same zo's. The ones at tongs have lots of brown in them and don't look the same. You'd be bummed I think if you bought that rock.