Cream colored Palythoas

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  1. apollo'sowner

    apollo'sowner Feather Duster

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    Got these a few weeks back from the LFS and they seem to be doing well. Anyone have an identification or place of origin on these?
    I notice the ring on the disk of the younger changing into stripes on the med and completely striped on the largest.

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  2. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    Those look like cinnamon polyps to me. Very rare. What a great find. If it is indeed the cinnamons, they will grow HUGE!

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  3. apollo'sowner

    apollo'sowner Feather Duster

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    These look closer to cinnamon? Since adding these a few buds have popped up behind the larger.
    I can get more of these if anyone is interested. PM me.

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  4. JustPhish

    JustPhish Peppermint Shrimp

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    Yeah I definitely think they are Protopalythoa grandis. What's nice is the change of colors. My favorite is when I can get them to turn green and white. It's like a shiny green too. Very metallic.
     
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  5. fishtongue

    fishtongue Astrea Snail

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    There are two of them on there I like the blue color on them.
     
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