Zoa ID help please

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  1. Arc Katana

    Arc Katana Fire Worm

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    I got this colony the other day. Green tube, orange/red fringe, multicolor middle, all sorts of different "eye" colors.

    After looking on Coralpedia, I think its either a horizon or a flaming rainbow.

    Any ideas? Thanks.

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  4. Arc Katana

    Arc Katana Fire Worm

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    I thought that too - except ever F/I has way shorter "feelers" and Coralpedia says this is F/I:
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    Its almost like F/I and FR were thrown into a blender.
     
  5. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Those are all pet names and are incorrect anyways. They are just names assigned by vendors and often get interchanged along the way. For a real ID you'd need to talk to a biologist specializing in the locale from where they originated and possibly a DNA sample ;) Calling them "Katana's Orange and Blue" would be just as correct as calling them "Fire and Ice" or any other pet name you would find on those ID sights, so call them anything you want. They are good looking though :)
     
  6. Arc Katana

    Arc Katana Fire Worm

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    I think I'll call em orangish fringe zoas and be done with it :)

    Thanks all!
     
  7. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    IMO, DNA testing would be the only way for a definite answer. they're just too many possibilites, ei. collection area, mutations, interbreeding. but they do look nice i have to agree. good luck with the ID.