Natural variantCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Red People Eater

A variant of Palythoa (Palythoa grandis)

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

A classic paly with a red-to-purple face, a bright green mouth, and contrasting skirts that make for an unmistakable 'people eater' look.

📜 Backstory

A hobby staple sold by Tidal Gardens (as a Palythoa), LiveAquaria (as a maricultured Palythoa sp.), and countless shops. Part of the broader 'People Eater' (PE) family covered in a Reef2Reef spotlight thread; origin is debated, but it has been mariculture-imported and aquacultured for years.

Keeper tips for this variant

Very forgiving; place anywhere with low-to-moderate light and gentle-to-moderate flow and it will quickly spread across the rock.

This page covers the Red People Eater variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Palythoa →

Other Zoanthids variants

Gold/Sunny D Palythoa 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 Butt Muncher Sunny D WWC Emerald Grandis WWC Green Grandis Palythoa grandis (Cinnamon / Sun Paly)