Button Polyps or Nuclear Green Palys?

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  1. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    Like the title says, are these nuclear green palythoas or just nice green button polyps. I have been looking at loads of pics and am still not 100% sure.

    ~Will.
     
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  3. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    those look like nucs to me
     
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    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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  5. Shark Bait

    Shark Bait Banned

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    those actually could be toxic greens
    The nukes are usually more highlghter effect to the eyes...
    The toxic are the same just a darker more lush green
     
  6. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    Cool, that makes me feel a bit better. A lot of the pics I have been seeing labeled as nuclear green palys made them look much more concave and some were more lime green. The skirt was throwing me as well.

    As for toxic palys, I'm having a hard time finding a pic of them both on google and zoaid.com that match what I have here. Whatever they are there probably going in my tank either tomorrow or Thursday.

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  7. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    I don't think they're nuclear greens. My nucs are taller, have longer tentacles on the polyp, and are deep green and have darker lines / striations through the polyps.
     
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  9. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    would you mind posting up a pic for comparison?

    ~Will.
     
  10. cement_skis

    cement_skis Sea Dragon

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    From Your Reef Aquarium:

    http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-63575161494219_2069_4713016

    It's hard to tell in your pic, but there is a possibility they could be NGs.

    **EDIT** now that I see the skirts in your pic, versus the skirts in other pics, I dont think yours are NGs. NGs skirts are darker and not as long.
     
  11. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    I don't think they are nucs. They look exactly like my green button polyps I have in my tank. I have seen the nucs in person and they are very different. Your palys are still very cool, just not nucs.
     
  12. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Def button polyps

    Could be green implosion palys but im 100% sure they are not nuke greens