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[khuck2002]

I was at my lfs and they had these white polyps I got them for like $8 for the group I have never seen any white ones before, anyone seen these have any info about them? thanks -Kevin

[Project Reef]

Place them in lower light and hopefully they will get their brown color back.

[khuck2002]

so your saying they are just bleached? I like the all white look.

[Saltlick]

There are Tongan zoanthids that are mostly white when healthy. but looking at them,
I ain't sure WHAT they are. They aren't Aiptasia, lol. Seeing all that hair algae, though,
makes me think they could ahve spent a long time in a sump tub somewhere, and got
into the sales rack when someone went. "dude, check it out, something is growing on here."

[GreshamH]

There are Tongan zoanthids that are mostly white when healthy. but looking at them,
I ain't sure WHAT they are. They aren't Aiptasia, lol. Seeing all that hair algae, though,
makes me think they could ahve spent a long time in a sump tub somewhere, and got
into the sales rack when someone went. "dude, check it out, something is growing on here."

Huh I imported Tonga for several years (thousand + boxes) and never once saw a white zoanthid or palythoa from Tonga. Strange.

[Saltlick]

Huh I imported Tonga for several years (thousand + boxes) and never once saw a white zoanthid or palythoa from Tonga. Strange.

haha, all I know is what I read in the papers, lol.
I can definitely say that if you say it, then it must be true, cause I have never seen it either.
And reading it on a vendor website don't make it so.
But for your own satisfaction, here is where "they" said it, lol.

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productD ... 94&cid=303

I can tell you one thing, when I ordered a Tonga zoanthid rock, I was PRAYING that
they didn't send me white, haha.
But based on the general washed out look, and the generous hair algae, I am going
to go with my original thought, that they came out of a sump somewhere. I am not sure
if these animals are capable or "regaining" their zooanthellae, but one would sure hope
so, otherwise you will need to target feed them twice a week. Neat to get to see though.