before & after pics request...

MarvinsReef · 08/28/2006, 08:01 AM

was looking at dc909 thread and was wondering if anybody else have documented w/ pics the growth or transformation of their zoas.. I know that there's an article over at zoaid.com of the GI Joe zoas also.. anybody else have pics to share?

also, please tell us how long is the time period of the growth or transformation? and maybe a quick background of your tank and husbandry..

Thanks
Marvin

ficklefins · 08/28/2006, 08:13 AM

Marvin,

If you send me a frag of those zoas in your avatar I would gladly document the progress

MarvinsReef · 08/28/2006, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ficklefins
Marvin,

If you send me a frag of those zoas in your avatar I would gladly document the progress

LoLz..

I'm in the process of getting some of the survivors a chance to grow.. really nice trade baits..

I bought couple of frags of them from LFS and most aren't making it.. I know that they were wild but decided to take a chance since they looked awesome.. they're just slowly dwindling away on me.. I only have couple of polyps as of now.. I hope they make it..

anyway, back to the subject..

Marvin

Reef Junkie · 08/28/2006, 08:23 AM

Old pics, but here is a decent example of how some paly's changed for me.
Before

6 Months later

MarvinsReef · 08/28/2006, 10:20 AM

thanks Bill for the photo..

are the stalks still long as of today? can you get an updated pic of your LOTR?

Marvin

bobafett · 08/28/2006, 11:00 AM

^^^ Definitely a change for the better. Really nice

gflat65 · 08/28/2006, 12:25 PM

With as many pics as I used to take, I should have some before and afters. I'll see what I have Marvin... Mine won't be as nice as Reef Junkies transformation, though... Gives me hope on a few others I have, though.

Reef Junkie · 08/28/2006, 01:53 PM

I was surprised they did what they did.
The colony was hidden behind a rock in the front of the tank. When I moved the rock, it was like Christmas in August, but August of '05.

I lost the entire colony with the crash. Luckily, a friend has about 50 polyps of them. I will have them again soon.

MarvinsReef · 08/28/2006, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gflat65
With as many pics as I used to take, I should have some before and afters. I'll see what I have Marvin... Mine won't be as nice as Reef Junkies transformation, though... Gives me hope on a few others I have, though.

sweet.. Thanks..

Bill.. I'm glad you're getting some of them back.. they're awesome looking..

Marvin

Reef Junkie · 08/28/2006, 02:08 PM

Me too, I'll share the wealth when they're ready.

MarvinsReef · 08/28/2006, 03:46 PM

Bill, you think your LOTR are the same as the ones in my avatar? I got these from LFS and I'm sure they were wild.. lost most of them but still have couple of polyps that are surviving?

here's the larger pic...

Reef Junkie · 08/28/2006, 09:09 PM

Marv,
There are a lot of paly's that have those color traits.

I do think they are exactly the same paly.

In fact, I think there are a few differently named paly's that are all the same. That's been an ongoing conversation.

There's no denying, whatever you call those, they are sa-weet!

xxtriggermanxx · 08/29/2006, 07:02 PM

before mh lighting

after about two months with mh lighting

Reef Junkie · 08/29/2006, 07:51 PM

Nioce!
My paly's did the same thing. Went from nice, but slightly washed out, to crisp sharp color definition.

08/28/2006, 08:01 AM	#1
MarvinsReef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Macomb, MI Posts: 1,776	before & after pics request... was looking at dc909 thread and was wondering if anybody else have documented w/ pics the growth or transformation of their zoas.. I know that there's an article over at zoaid.com of the GI Joe zoas also.. anybody else have pics to share? also, please tell us how long is the time period of the growth or transformation? and maybe a quick background of your tank and husbandry.. Thanks Marvin

08/28/2006, 08:13 AM	#2
ficklefins Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 902	Marvin, If you send me a frag of those zoas in your avatar I would gladly document the progress __________________ ^I just wanted that line^ Current Tank Info: 30g Breeder..mmmmmm

08/28/2006, 08:23 AM	#4
Reef Junkie Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 6,595	Old pics, but here is a decent example of how some paly's changed for me. Before 6 Months later __________________ Bill "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." B.B. Current Tank Info: "Still" Living vicariously through cb747

08/28/2006, 12:25 PM	#7
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,720	With as many pics as I used to take, I should have some before and afters. I'll see what I have Marvin... Mine won't be as nice as Reef Junkies transformation, though... Gives me hope on a few others I have, though. __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.

08/28/2006, 01:53 PM	#8
Reef Junkie Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 6,595	I was surprised they did what they did. The colony was hidden behind a rock in the front of the tank. When I moved the rock, it was like Christmas in August, but August of '05. I lost the entire colony with the crash. Luckily, a friend has about 50 polyps of them. I will have them again soon. __________________ Bill "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." B.B. Current Tank Info: "Still" Living vicariously through cb747

08/28/2006, 10:20 AM	#5
MarvinsReef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Macomb, MI Posts: 1,776	thanks Bill for the photo.. are the stalks still long as of today? can you get an updated pic of your LOTR? Marvin

08/28/2006, 11:00 AM	#6
bobafett Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 473	^^^ Definitely a change for the better. Really nice

08/28/2006, 02:08 PM	#10
Reef Junkie Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 6,595	Me too, I'll share the wealth when they're ready. __________________ Bill "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." B.B. Current Tank Info: "Still" Living vicariously through cb747

08/28/2006, 03:46 PM	#11
MarvinsReef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Macomb, MI Posts: 1,776	Bill, you think your LOTR are the same as the ones in my avatar? I got these from LFS and I'm sure they were wild.. lost most of them but still have couple of polyps that are surviving? here's the larger pic...

08/28/2006, 09:09 PM	#12
Reef Junkie Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 6,595	Marv, There are a lot of paly's that have those color traits. I do think they are exactly the same paly. In fact, I think there are a few differently named paly's that are all the same. That's been an ongoing conversation. There's no denying, whatever you call those, they are sa-weet! __________________ Bill "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." B.B. Current Tank Info: "Still" Living vicariously through cb747

08/29/2006, 07:02 PM	#13
xxtriggermanxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 1,867	before mh lighting after about two months with mh lighting

08/29/2006, 07:51 PM	#14
Reef Junkie Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 6,595	Nioce! My paly's did the same thing. Went from nice, but slightly washed out, to crisp sharp color definition. __________________ Bill "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." B.B. Current Tank Info: "Still" Living vicariously through cb747