Introducing.....The Yellow Jacket

[holdyourlight]

anyone know how long it takes for a zoaid submission?
submitted these baby's a week ago

 

[aerius007]

it could take a week or two

 

[holdyourlight]

it could take a week or two

thanks...i wont worry about it then, should be up in the next week
i'll update the thread when it's in..
first submission for me

 

[nanobuds]

awesome frag!!

 

[holdyourlight]

Hey everyone-

I want to make something clear because i am shipping the yellow jackets to some of you this week...
Every polyp in my colony is different. In the pic i took, its of my favorite couple polyps..you can see some of the other polyps that are not in the forefront have alot of yellow in them and they are all different sizes. This is the oddest colony of palys i have ever seen. I dont know if its just my tank or what, but fully mature adult polyps vary in size quite a bit, some are much larger than others and obviously there really are no 2 polyps that are exactly the same.

also-i tried putting some polyps more shaded--they turned more lime colored than yellow--sandbed in direct light is where they are the best color for me.

that being said- i just want to warn some of you who are receiving the single polyps from me..think of the yellow jackets more like a Chalice--
Chalice frags come in (at least the high-end ones) sometimes the size of a pinky fingernail and it takes till they are encrusting half of the frag plug before they start to look good...
It is the same with the Yellow Jackets...i started off with a couple polyps and didnt really know what i had until i had half a dozen polyps..

Sorry just felt the need to explain before i get any negative feedback. The two people that have received them so far have been VERY happy, but i know its just a matter of time before i get yelled at because the polyp i send does not look like the "soprano" looking ones in the picture. Sorry they all don't look like that, but you can be guaranteed that you will have a few in your colony that look like that once it grows out a little bit...

okay that was enough explaining...i feel better now

 

[holdyourlight]

up on zoa-id now

i can only look on it from my phone right now but the pictures look like they are in a lower resolution or something..could just be my crappy phone..

hopefully when some of you guys get them from me and they have grown out you can post some better pics than mine!

http://zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=8524

 

[MarvinsReef]

up on zoa-id now

i can only look on it from my phone right now but the pictures look like they are in a lower resolution or something..could just be my crappy phone..

hopefully when some of you guys get them from me and they have grown out you can post some better pics than mine!

http://zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=8524

I'll stop by one time and take some pics for you with the underwater camera...

 

[holdyourlight]

I'll stop by one time and take some pics for you with the underwater camera...

Awesome!!!

 

[MarvinsReef]

Awesome!!!

maybe, I might even come home with some "stuff"...

 

[Reef 5etup]

I'm sure there's a long list id like to be on it!
And congrats on the yellow jackets they are something else...

 

[holdyourlight]

maybe, I might even come home with some "stuff"...

if you wait a couple weeks then i am pretty certain that will be the case!

 

[MarvinsReef]

if you wait a couple weeks then i am pretty certain that will be the case!

:hammer:

the fake frag I'm gonna trade yah, hopefully will be cut soon to give it time to heal...

 

[BenT]

How fast do these grow for you?....as compared to say, PPE?

 

[holdyourlight]

How fast do these grow for you?....as compared to say, PPE?

I have been growing the YJ's for a quite a while but i kinda just threw them in the back of the tank for a while and didn't pay attention to them. The few polyps i got were mostly yellow and didint have alot of black(about half of the colony is mostly yellow, some, like the ones featured in my pic are more "soprano" ish) My one local reefer buddy i gave them too has had really good growth while another guy i gave them too they have been dreadfully slow.

I think like anything else it depends on the tank conditions and will be different for everyone. i know thats not the answer you want but i just didnt pay attention enough to the growth rate, nor can i remember exactly when i got these, i have too many zoos and palys to keep track of!:nerd:

 

[Obsessed]

I think I picked up some babies of the yellow jacket at RAP this last weekend, what do you guys think?

 

[Reef 5etup]

You got a closer pic?

 

[reefpeeper]

I think I picked up some babies of the yellow jacket at RAP this last weekend, what do you guys think?

would have to say no

 

[Letsgotothezoo]

Can you post a closer picture and picture from the top ? From the way I look at it, it's not.

I think I picked up some babies of the yellow jacket at RAP this last weekend, what do you guys think?

 

[m and m]

Thats a neg, i own some Yj nd the yellow is very random dots thats very fine lines places inpraportion

 

[Obsessed]

I will try and get better pics tomorrow, they are much more yellow in person then the pic shows.