Polyps, ?? Whats going on ??

[steve358]

I believe these are a form of polyp. Picture attached, my question is when I first introduced they seemed uniform in size with an orange center and rather small. Since that time the uniform orange on a number of them has disappeared and they have become quite large in size and extended outwards in the pic you can see the orange uniform size, then a few of the same species that are very much larger extended out with a different color. Any thoughts thanks very much.

Steve
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[FutureInterest]

The look like zoas to me.

 

[nishant3789]

yeah definetly looks like zoanthids.

 

[steve358]

Yes exactly in the background... Ok I was a little concerned when they extended so largely and the color seemed to change as a result of them becoming so much larger.

Thank You all for the responses

 

[nishant3789]

they also morph to some pretty crappy colors too. i dont think its anywhere near being an art just yet though. give it a few years though and well be able to manipulate whatever colour we wish

 

[schwaggs]

Also, IME, the slower the water flow, the larger they become over time. Quicker water flow keeps them small and tight to the rock.

 

[fishybusiness]

Ive had that same color variety before. They didnt change color on me but got a little smaller and spread out a good bit. The lighting has a lot to do with it. With my new lights up all od my zoas look awesome....before most were pretty good but now all look great.