Zoanthus, a zoanthid. Beginner to keep, typical PAR 75–150, moderate flow.
Also sold as King Midas Zoa, King Midas Zoas, King Midas Zoanthids, King Midas Gold.
A loose trade name. Sellers use it loosely, so trust the photo over the label.
Collector tier: common, reviewed 2026-08.
A yellow zoa: a bright golden-yellow centre with a thin blue to purple ring near the mouth, and by most accounts a skirt of the same yellow, so the polyp reads gold nearly edge to edge. Under strong blue light it takes on a green tint; fuller spectrum shows the yellow the name is for.
Gold edge to edge with one thin purple ring is the look. A Scrambled Eggs has a yellow face and blue band too, but a teal mouth and a green skirt; a Blondie and a Fruit Loops wear orange skirts. The skirt is disputed: most shops say yellow, but one of the largest farms describes deep violet skirts with olive tentacles, so both are sold under the name. A yellow Tutti Frutti is also sold as King Midas at times, so trust the photograph over the label.
Low to middle rock, enough flow to keep detritus off the mat. King Midas is beginner to keep at a typical PAR of 75–150 in moderate flow. A typical starting range for this type of coral, not measured on this one.
No verified sales yet. A range publishes once 3 dated, checkable records from 3 different sources exist, priced per polyp and reported as a median, with what shops ask kept separate from what buyers paid. One polyp, so a ten-polyp frag is divided by ten. Listings that do not state the count are dropped rather than assumed. Nothing on this page is for sale.