Where to buy Iron Man Palythoa
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About Iron Man Palythoa
Iron Man Palythoa displays distinctive deep red to burgundy coloration, often with orange or yellow polyp centers and contrasting dark oral discs. Polyps are relatively large and robust, forming dense colonies on rock or rubble substrates.
Key facts
- Coral Type
- Zoanthid
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Feeding Needs
- Photosynthetic only
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, with populations documented from Indonesia, Philippines, and broader tropical western Pacific coral reefs.
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 74-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Family
- Sphenopidae
- Growth Rate
- Rapid
- Appearance Description
- Iron Man Palythoa displays distinctive deep red to burgundy coloration, often with orange or yellow polyp centers and contrasting dark oral discs. Polyps are relatively large and robust, forming dense colonies on rock or rubble substrates.
- Coloration
- Deep red to burgundy with orange or yellow polyp centers and dark oral discs.
- Care Requirements
- • Tolerates most reef placements; adapts well to varying light conditions • Prefers moderate, non-turbulent water flow • Primarily photosynthetic; supplemental feeding optional • Hardy zoanthid; resistant to disease and stable in established tanks • Maintain stable salinity (1.025) and standard reef parameters
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