Picture of the Week, Gold Maul Palythoa

Here are some awesome polyps to help get you through this boring Monday. They are called Gold Mauls, as far as we know, and they are absolutely stunning. Resembling the Darth Maul polyps, these bad boys sport alternating black and gold rings, along with a vivid white mouth. Because these polyps are so wildly colored and also happen to be fairly slow growers, they are often very expensive and show up in only small frags. Regardless, they are quite beautiful and add instant pop to any tank sporting that usual purplish glow of most reef aquariums.