Yellow Sun (Branching Dendro)
A variant of Dendrophyllia (Branching Sun Coral) (Dendrophyllia fistula)
Representative Dendrophyllia (Branching Sun Coral)photo — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A branching Dendrophyllia whose polyps open with soft lemon-to-canary yellow tentacles over a paler base, giving a brighter, more golden look than the orange form. Often sold simply as 'Yellow Sun Coral' or 'Yellow Branched Dendrophyllia.'
📜 Backstory
The yellow color form is listed by Quality Marine as 'Yellow Sun Coral (Dendrophyllia sp.)' / 'Tube, Yellow Branched' and offered by vendors such as Aquatic Collection (yellow Fat Head Dendro, D. fistula). It is a wild-collected color phenotype rather than a named designer morph; origin is wild Indo-Pacific stock and the 'yellow sun' label is descriptive. Yellow is noted as less commonly seen in the trade than orange.
Keeper tips for this variant
Like all sun corals, keep it in dim light with gentle-to-moderate flow and target-feed every polyp meaty foods (mysis, small chopped seafood) several times a week; a low, accessible rock spot makes spot-feeding the whole colony easier. Starved heads recede quickly, so consistency matters.