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06/08/2006, 11:22 AM
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Moved On
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florida zoanthid pics
a long time ago i promised some people in the midwest id post pictures of our florida zoanthids exposed at low tide so they could see their natural habitat
here they are http://www.cixel.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=24 |
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06/08/2006, 11:33 AM
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Mighty cool.
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06/08/2006, 11:34 AM
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing!!!
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06/08/2006, 12:04 PM
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Mmmmmm Goats !
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Now thats awesome . I dont know if I could stop myself from collecting some for my tank . The urge would be too great .
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06/08/2006, 12:12 PM
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cool pics
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06/08/2006, 12:25 PM
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I would definitely sneak down there to get some. I wouldn't be able to control the urge.
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06/08/2006, 01:25 PM
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@chup
the catch is this: florida sun is so psychotically bright and high in uv that if you put them in a tank you basically need a 1000w halide to get decent growth out of them. in captivity they look bleh and grow SLOOWLY. theyre legal to harvest but you dont want em. theres also a flourescent yellow form. like a highlighter dayglo yellow but again it needs a 1000w halide to keep the color. they all wind up either murky green or brown in a tank. |
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06/08/2006, 01:36 PM
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Trust me my friend, the names are not important at all. I've own hundreds of different zoas and palys and don't know the name of a single one. In my opinion, they are a waste of valuable time. Mucho Reef |
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06/08/2006, 01:58 PM
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I'm with JeremyBlaze, I'll give it a shot lol. i harvested some in rocky pointe mexico and everyone gave me a hard time about how ugly they were when I got them. Now everyone comments on how cool they are and wants to know where I got them. i just smile
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06/08/2006, 02:39 PM
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great pics, when i do water changes a lot of my zoas are exposed to the air for a while with no ill effects.
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06/08/2006, 03:09 PM
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Where is FL did you take the pics??
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06/08/2006, 03:18 PM
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Moved On
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not going to say. there are lfs in miami that pilfer wild corals for profit
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06/08/2006, 03:36 PM
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I bet its in biscayne bay. There are a lot of areas with rocks like that and the water is clear there just like in the pic.
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