Sunny D
A variant of Palythoa (Palythoa grandis)
Representative Palythoaphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A bright button polyp with a metallic orange face, a green mouth, and a yellow-gold highlighted skirt that can sparkle under stronger light.
📜 Backstory
Sold as 'Sunny D' / 'Sunny Delight' and listed by vendors as either a Palythoa or a zoanthid, since the hobby uses the names interchangeably. Stocked by Tidal Gardens, Top Shelf Aquatics, Vivid Aquariums and Cultivated Reef; an affordable, beginner-friendly named morph with a debated original lineage.
Keeper tips for this variant
Tolerates a wide range of light (PAR ~100-250); give low-to-medium flow and a bit more light to bring out the sparkly orange skirt.
Other Zoanthids variants
Gold/Sunny D PalythoaSunny Side Up PalythoaMaui Pink / Pink PalythoaPurple Death / Purple Deathstar PalythoaNuclear Green / Toxic Green PalythoaMagician / Devil's Armor PalythoaAquacultured Palythoa FragMagician PalythoaArmageddon PalythoaNuclear Green PalythoaSunny D PalythoaBam Bam Orange Palythoa/ZoaGrandis 'Sun' PalythoaUtter ChaosCaptain AmericaCaptain JerkDaisy Duke's PalyRed People EaterButt MuncherWWC Emerald GrandisWWC Green GrandisPalythoa grandis (Cinnamon / Sun Paly)