Natural variantCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Gold/Sunny D Palythoa

A variant of Palythoa (Palythoa grandis)

Representative Palythoaphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Large-polyped Palythoa grandis with golden-yellow centers and brown skirts; a hardy, fast-spreading mat coral.

Keeper tips for this variant

WARNING: Palythoa carry palytoxin, among the most lethal natural toxins — wear gloves and eye protection when handling and NEVER boil/scrape rock with palys, as aerosolized toxin has hospitalized hobbyists.

This page covers the Gold/Sunny D Palythoa variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Palythoa →

Other Zoanthids variants

Sunny Side Up Palythoa Maui Pink / Pink Palythoa Purple Death / Purple Deathstar Palythoa Nuclear Green / Toxic Green Palythoa Magician / Devil's Armor Palythoa Aquacultured Palythoa Frag Magician Palythoa Armageddon Palythoa Nuclear Green Palythoa Sunny D Palythoa Bam Bam Orange Palythoa/Zoa Grandis 'Sun' Palythoa Utter Chaos Captain America Captain Jerk Daisy Duke's Paly Red People Eater Butt Muncher Sunny D WWC Emerald Grandis WWC Green Grandis Palythoa grandis (Cinnamon / Sun Paly)