👑✨ King Midas Zoanthus – Similar to Photo
Ultra Golden Yellow Zoanthids – Vibrant Colony
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful (can spread across neighbouring rockwork)
Colour Form: Brilliant golden-yellow polyps with intense fluorescent pigmentation and a warm metallic glow. Under blue/actinic lighting, the colony displays striking yellow-gold tones, creating an eye-catching contrast against darker reef rockwork.
Size: Similar to Photo – Actual polyp count and colony 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
Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 50–150)
Water Flow: Low to Moderate, indirect
Placement: Low to Mid reef
Type: Similar to Photo – Representative Image
🧬 Overview
The King Midas Zoanthus is a stunning golden-yellow zoanthid variety that brings a brilliant splash of colour to any reef aquarium.
Named after the legendary King Midas and his golden touch, this coral features vibrant yellow-gold oral discs and matching skirts, creating the appearance of tiny golden flowers covering the rockwork.
Under suitable reef lighting, its rich metallic tones become especially eye-catching, making it an excellent choice for collectors looking to introduce bright yellow coloration into their aquariums.
King Midas Zoanthids are relatively easy to maintain in stable reef systems. With time and suitable conditions, individual polyps can multiply and form attractive colonies, making them ideal for dedicated Zoanthid gardens and colourful mixed reefs.
🧾 Similar to Photo – Representative Specimen
You will receive a King Midas Zoanthus similar to the specimen shown in the reference photograph.
The photograph represents the variety and expected coloration. The exact number of polyps, size, shape and arrangement may vary between specimens.
Selected for:
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Brilliant golden-yellow coloration
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Attractive metallic appearance
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Beautiful contrast under reef lighting
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Healthy polyp extension
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Excellent addition to Zoanthid gardens
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Relatively easy maintenance
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Potential to develop into a colourful colony
🍽️ Care & Feeding
King Midas Zoanthids are primarily photosynthetic, obtaining much of their energy through their symbiotic algae.
Direct feeding is generally unnecessary, although occasional broadcast feeding with fine particulate coral foods or appropriately sized zooplankton may provide additional nutrition.
Maintain stable water parameters, moderate nutrient availability and gentle to moderate water movement.
Avoid excessive direct flow, which can cause polyps to remain closed.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Parameter |
Ideal Range |
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Temperature |
24–26 °C |
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Alkalinity (dKH) |
7.5–9.0 |
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Calcium (Ca) |
400–450 ppm |
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Magnesium (Mg) |
1250–1400 ppm |
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Nitrate (NO₃) |
5–15 ppm |
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Phosphate (PO₄) |
0.03–0.10 ppm |
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Salinity |
1.024–1.026 SG |
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Lighting |
PAR 75–150 |
These are practical starting ranges; acclimation and stability are important.
📍 Placement
Place King Midas Zoanthids in the lower to middle areas of the aquarium, where they receive low to moderate lighting and indirect water movement.
Gradually acclimate them to your aquarium lighting to avoid unnecessary stress.
For an especially attractive display, combine King Midas with contrasting Zoanthid varieties to create a colourful garden.
An isolated rock is also an excellent option if you wish to control their spread and prevent them from growing over neighbouring corals.
Handling precaution: Zoanthids should be handled with gloves and eye protection because some may contain palytoxin. Avoid cutting or scrubbing them outside water.
👑✨ King Midas Zoanthus – Similar to Photo
Turn your reef into gold! Brilliant golden-yellow polyps, beautiful metallic tones and a spectacular addition to any Zoanthid garden.