Pink Sun Coral
A variant of Sun coral (Tubastraea sp.)
Representative Sun coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
An uncommon *Tubastraea* color form with pink-to-salmon tissue, sometimes paired with yellow polyps. Prized as the scarcest of the warm-toned sun coral colors; under some lighting an orange colony can also read pink.
📜 Backstory
Pink sun coral colonies are traded as a recognized color form, sold as WYSIWYG 'Pink Sun Coral' colonies by vendors such as Queen City Corals and discussed in reef2reef marketplace threads. Wild-collected and traded irregularly rather than as a fixed aquacultured line; lineage of individual colonies is generally undocumented, and hobbyists note the pink can shift toward orange under different lighting.
Keeper tips for this variant
Shade it under a ledge with moderate flow and feed nightly; like all sun corals it is non-photosynthetic, so consistent feeding — not light — keeps the colony and its color healthy.