🔴🔥💚 Red People Eater Palythoa – Similar to Photo

Legendary Red & Green Collector Paly – Premium Frag

🔹 Quick Stats

Care Level: Easy to Moderate

Temperament: Peaceful, but can spread and overgrow neighbouring corals.

Colour Form: Rich crimson-red to burgundy oral discs with a distinctive fluorescent green mouth and contrasting darker skirts. Under blue/actinic lighting, the vivid green centre stands out against the deep red pigmentation, creating the iconic People Eater appearance.

Size: Frag – Polyp count and size may vary.

Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–9.0, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026

Family: Zoanthidae / Sphenopidae (depending on taxonomic identification)

Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 50–150)

Water Flow: Low to Moderate, indirect/random

Placement: Low to Mid reef

Type: Similar to Photo – Representative Image

🧬 Overview

The Red People Eater (RPE) is a legendary collector Palythoa, instantly recognisable for its deep red coloration and characteristic fluorescent green mouth.

One of the defining features of the People Eater group is the contrasting green central mouth, which creates a distinctive eye-like appearance against the surrounding oral disc.

In Red People Eater, this signature feature is complemented by rich crimson, burgundy and wine-red tones, giving the coral an exceptionally attractive appearance.

Under blue and actinic lighting, the green centre becomes particularly striking, while the darker red pigmentation provides beautiful contrast and depth.

Its relatively large, fleshy polyps and distinctive colour pattern make Red People Eater an excellent choice for collectors looking for classic Palythoa varieties with a unique visual identity.

With stable aquarium conditions and suitable placement, individual polyps can gradually multiply, developing into an attractive colony.

Whether displayed individually or combined with contrasting Zoanthid and Palythoa varieties, Red People Eater brings a timeless collector aesthetic to any reef aquarium.

🧾 Similar to Photo – Representative Frag

You will receive a Red People Eater frag similar to the specimen shown in the reference photograph.

The photograph represents the variety and expected colour pattern. The exact polyp count, frag size, arrangement and coloration may vary between specimens.

Selected for:

• Rich crimson-red and burgundy coloration

• Iconic fluorescent green mouth

• Beautiful red and purple contrasts

• Distinctive People Eater polyp pattern

• Attractive fluorescence under actinic lighting

• Classic collector appeal

• Relatively easy maintenance

• Excellent potential for colony development

🍽️ Care & Feeding

Red People Eaters are primarily photosynthetic, obtaining much of their energy through their symbiotic algae.

Direct feeding is generally unnecessary, although occasional feeding with fine particulate coral foods, rotifers or appropriately sized zooplankton may support growth.

Maintain stable water parameters and moderate nutrient availability to encourage healthy polyp extension and coloration.

Provide moderate, indirect water movement to prevent detritus from accumulating between the polyps.

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Handling precaution: Zoanthids and Palythoa may contain palytoxin. Always wear gloves and eye protection when handling or fragging. Never boil, heat or pressure-wash rocks containing these corals.

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📈 Optimal Parameters

These are suggested starting ranges rather than strict requirements. Stable conditions and gradual acclimation are particularly important.

📍 Placement

Place Red People Eater in the lower to middle areas of the reef, where it receives low to moderate lighting and moderate indirect water movement.

Start newly introduced frags in a relatively low-light position and gradually acclimate them to stronger illumination if necessary.

Avoid excessive direct flow, which may prevent the polyps from expanding fully.

For a spectacular display, combine Red People Eater with contrasting varieties such as Purple Death, Nuclear Green or King Midas to create a colourful collector garden.

An isolated rock or dedicated frag island is recommended to help control its spread and prevent it from overgrowing neighbouring corals.

Under suitable blue-enriched lighting, its deep red oral discs and fluorescent green mouths create an exceptional contrast against darker reef rockwork.

🔴🔥💚 Red People Eater – Similar to Photo

Deep crimson-red polyps, electric green mouths and an unmistakable collector look — a legendary People Eater morph that brings bold colour and timeless character to any reef aquarium!