Gold Elegance
A variant of Elegance coral (Catalaphyllia jardinei)
Representative Elegance coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
An Elegance whose mantle is predominantly gold-to-yellow — the single most commonly seen Elegance color form, often with pink, purple, or green tentacle tips.
📜 Backstory
'Gold Elegance' is a descriptive color label for *Catalaphyllia jardinei* with a gold-dominant mantle, which is actually the most frequently encountered Elegance coloration in the trade rather than a rarity. It is a wild color form (mostly Australian-collected today), not a named mother-colony lineage, and despite occasional vendor 'Gold Hammer' tags it is unrelated to true Hammer coral (*Euphyllia ancora*) — that crossover name is a misnomer.
Keeper tips for this variant
Moderate blue-leaning light brings out the gold without bleaching; keep it on sand with calm flow and feed to sustain the pigment.