Rubbery zoanthid (Palythoa tuberculosa) in home aquaria?

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I was wondering if anyone keeps rubbery zoas in their tank. I recently went diving in Hawaii and saw many colony’s. Some of them look very cool almost like a weird favia that can open up into a zoa polyp. Does anyone know where you could buy one of these?
 
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Here are some nice photos of them (not mine)
 

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I was wondering if anyone keeps rubbery zoas in their tank. I recently went diving in Hawaii and saw many colony’s. Some of them look very cool almost like a weird favia that can open up into a zoa polyp. Does anyone know where you could buy one of these?
Yup I've got a colony of yellow/green ones in mine. seem happy enough so far
 

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