Tyree Rainbow Stylophora
A variant of Stylophora (cat's paw / club finger) (Stylophora pistillata)
Representative Stylophora (cat's paw / club finger)photo — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A deep violet-to-pink base that radiates into reds, yellows and greens, overlaid with soft baby-blue polyps — the most coveted multicolor Stylophora in the hobby.
📜 Backstory
A Steve Tyree Limited Edition line. Per ReefFarmers and ReefBum, the famous rainbow pattern developed in the captive system of David Wang, who acquired the original fragment from Tongs of Fountain Valley, CA in summer 2007; ReefFarmers distributed the first fragments at Bay Area and Dallas-Fort Worth Coral Farmers Market events in 2008. Today it is propagated and sold by major vendors including World Wide Corals, TopShelf Aquatics and Tidal Gardens.
Keeper tips for this variant
Place mid-to-upper tank under moderate-to-high light; the rainbow pigments deepen with strong light but the coral browns out if blasted, so raise intensity slowly. Provide brisk, turbulent flow to keep the dense branch cluster clean.