Natural variantUncommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Rainbow Hornet

A variant of Zoanthids (Zoanthus sp.)

Illustration, not a photograph of a real specimen. Individuals vary.

Named for an alternating red-and-orange skirt with a blue face and a bright yellow ring around the mouth. A multicolor member of the Hornet family.

Backstory

Sold by Tidal Gardens (large WYSIWYG colonies), Bulk Reef Supply (World Wide Corals) and New Dawn Aquaculture among others. A popular named Hornet-family morph; original lineage is debated.

Keeper tips for this variant

Place mid rockwork under moderate light to hold the multicolor skirt; moderate flow and stable parameters keep the rainbow tones vivid.

This page covers the Rainbow Hornet variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Zoanthids →

Other Zoanthids variants

Eagle Eye Rasta Brown/wild button polyps Blue Hornet Rainbow Incinerator People Eater Utter Chaos Fruit Loops Sunny D WWC Bowsers Armageddon Gorilla Nipple Daisy Cutter Tubbs Blue Magician Gobstopper Blow Pop Pink Zipper Krakatoa Speckled Krakatoa Grand Master Krakatoa (GMK)Whammin Watermelon Bam Bam Daisy Duke King Midas My Clementine Goblins on Fire Pink Diamonds Lunar Eclipse Nuclear Green Armor of God Bob Marley Pandora Wildflower JF Bloodshot Eye of Ra Great Owl Zoa Punk Rocker Purple Hornet Blueberry Fields Stratosphere Queen Strat Superman Kryptonite Playboy Bunny Darth Maul Sakura Green Bay Packers Blue Agave Chucky's Bride God of War Black Hole Sun Blue Steel Cat's Eye Creamsicle Eye of Sauron Incredible Hulk Frozen Armageddon Nebula Angel Wings Starscream Sun Eater Jungle Juice Mandarin Solar Flare Kung Fu Fighter Death Star Nirvana Mean Green Scrambled Eggs Red Hornet Strawberry Wine Miami Vice Mary Jane Taser Pink Krakatoa Blue Eyed Blondes AOI Candy Apple Red Alien Antivenom Gatorade Oompa Loompa Sweet Tooth Orange Oxide Sonic Flare Space Chaos White Zombie Bloodsucker Kedd's Reds Mohawk Candy Crush Fairy Muncher Ultimate Fire Toxic Rain Tequila Sunrise Purple Heart Orange Dragon Eye Mambo Jambo Pumpkin Seeds Little Shop of Horrors Yellow Submarine Frozen Nebula Charmander Blue Boo Berry Vampire Sour Punch Pacman Fake Chili Nightmare Rasta Cousins Orange Rainbow Spellbinder God Beast Predator Frozen Hornet Tiger Hornet Jawbreaker Hornet Murder Hornet Acid Rain Superstar Zombie Eye Insane Rainbow Punch Drunk Safecracker Mystique Banshee Promethean Twizzlers Aphrodite Laffy Taffy Emeralds on Fire Atmosphere Antimatter LA Lakers Tutti Frutti Awesome Blossom Black Bella Exosphere Snowglobe Super Saiyan Gold Maul Halle Berry Koala Eyes Fruitopia Perennial Dance Omega Ring of Fire