Zoanthus, a zoanthid. Beginner to keep, typical PAR 75–150, moderate flow.
Also sold as Nirvana Zoas, Nirvana Zoanthids, Nirvana Paly.
A loose trade name. Sellers use it loosely, so trust the photo over the label.
Collector tier: common, reviewed 2026-08.
A zoa with a violet to dark blue face, a bright gold to yellow centre that bleeds out into it, and a neon green skirt. Some polyps are speckled across the face, and the colours shift noticeably with the light.
Three colours, in this order from the middle: gold, violet, green. A purple face over a green skirt with a green mouth is a People Eater, and an orange ring means something else again. Also sold as a paly under the same name, which is a label rather than a second coral. It is hardy and fast, and no one is named as its originator.
Low to middle rock, enough flow to keep detritus off the mat. Nirvana 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.