naming zoanthids.....gone to hell

[Chowder]

The only thing names are good for are so you know what the colour combo will be for zoas and palys. Mostly names were given so sellers can create more of a hype for that coral and demand a higher price. My favorite ID sight is Coralpedia,com for IDs.

Chris

[reefwars]

yeah i use coralpedia mostly , i also like coralvault ,they dont have as much as coralpedia has on their site.

[Chowder]

Have you tried submitting pictures of unnamed zoas or palys to coralpedia to try and name them yourself?

Chris

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

People make names up for SPS and LPS all the time, typically retailers. It means nothing, never has never will because at some point somebody made up the name in the exact same manor, it's not like they discovered a new species, just color which often depends on many things. Collectors should look for the coral not just the name. Personally I have always cared very little about what people call things, if I like the color and the price I buy it.

Originally Posted by Chowder

Have you tried submitting pictures off unnamed zoas or palys to coralpedia to try and name them yourself?

Chris

yeah i did that , i named the dreamy people eaters on their site

[reefwars]

coralpedia needs to update their site more often , they are very slow in responding or even adding anything to their site in the way of updates.


they have the right idea though, i guess where its free its what it is lol :P

[Leah]

Blame it on the Zombies

[reefwars]

[Chowder]

Originally Posted by reefwars

yeah i did that , i named the dreamy people eaters on their site

Nice ... I named a few. It's kinda fun .


Chris

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Chowder

Nice ... I named a few. It's kinda fun .


Chris

i have all kinds with no id's i prob should send them in , ive also seen the ones i named on others sites sold pp for high amounts.....im almost afraid to send anymore in lol

[Chowder]

I've seen the odd mention of the ones I put names to. Mostly in people trying to Id what they have. The ones I have named are not that spectacular though.

Chris