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Cyphastrea decadia
Cyphastrea decadia Colony
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This Cyphastrea species is the only one within its genus that has a branching or arborescent form. It also has acropora-like axial corallites which are basically polyps that occur at the tip of each branch. The specimen that reeffarmers.com is growing out has been maintianed within captivity since 2003. The corals corallites are bright pink/orange while the main branch stems are dark pink/orange with a blue hue to them. In Verons Corals of the World books the coral is identified as Cyphastrea decadia while in his earlier Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific, it is identified as Cyphastrea japonica. We believe that this coral specimen originated from Jakarta. The Southern California Reeffarmer Julian Edwards actually found this coral in a local reef shops display tank. The reef dealer assumed it was an Acropora. Julian distributed a small colony to reeffarmers.com in a coral trade. Steve Tyree is maintaining this coral for reeffarmers.com in one of his 125 gallon naturally filtered Tri-Zonal EG Reef Aquariums. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positoned at about 16 inches from a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. Water current is moderate. Starting in June 2003 ReefFarmers.com is allowed to distribute 1 farmed fragment of this coral per month. Price is currently $60 per medium sized fragment. The monthly limited edition reservation schedule can be found below. Please note effective July 2007 we have changed the harvesting and reservation schedule to bimonthly. This better matches the corals long term growth rate in captivity.
Cyphastrea decadia Fragment
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Cyphastrea decadia Year 2008 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January - Fragment
 Available
March - Fragment
 Available
May - Fragment
 Available
July - Fragment
 Available
September - Fragment
 Available
November - Fragment
 Available

Cyphastrea decadia Year 2007 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January - Fragment
 Reserved for D. Pham
February - Fragment
 Reserevd for J. Westfall
March - Fragment
 Reserved for C. Wong
April - Fragment
 Reserved for J. Gagel
May - Fragment
 Reserved for R. Rhode
June - Fragment
 Reserved for M. Schwitters
July - Fragment
 Reserved for T. Wasden
September - Fragment
 Available
November - Fragment
 Available

Cyphastrea decadia Year 2006 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January - Fragment
 Reserved for Susan R.
February - Fragment
 Reserved for Scott M.
March - Fragment
 2006 BA-CFM
April - Fragment
 Shipped to S. Todoverto
May - Fragment
 Reserved for L. Lau
June - Fragment
 Sold as Buy It Now
July - Fragment
 Cancelled
August - Fragment
 Reserved for D. Schultz
September - Fragment
 Shipped to M. Frost
October - Fragment
 Reserved for R. Adam
November - Fragment
 Reserved for U. Kemp
December - Fragment
 Reserved for B. Bash

Cyphastrea decadia Year 2005 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January - Fragment
 Shipped to C. Conway
February - Fragment
 Shipped to Clint C.
March - Fragment
 Reserved for DR. B.
April - Fragment
 Reserved for S. Bauer
May - Fragment
 Picked up by John M.
June - Fragment
 Shipped to Charles O.
July - Fragment
 Shipped to George S.
August - Fragment
 Reserved for Jerry G.
September - Fragment
 Sold at 2006 SW-CFM
October - Fragment
 Shipped to M. Hopper
November - Fragment
 Reserved for S. MacKirdy
December - Fragment
 Shipped to Clint C.

Cyphastrea decadia Year 2004 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January - Fragment
 Delivered to S. Garrett
February - Fragment
 Shipped to Eve G.
March - Fragment
 Shipped to G. A.
April - Fragment
 Shipped to R. C.
May - Fragment
 Shipped to E. N.
June - Fragment
 Shipped to A. D.
July - Fragment
 Shipped to M. M.
August - Fragment
 CFM Auction
September - Fragment
 Shipped to Y. Cheng
October - Fragment
 Shipped to O. A.
November - Fragment
 Reserved for W. Matoushek
December - Fragment
 CFM AUctions

Cyphastrea decadia Year 2003 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

June - Fragment
 Shipped to A. M.
July - Fragment
 Shipped to K. H.
August - Fragment
 Shipped to S. G.
September - Fragment
 Shipped to M. D.
October - Fragment
 Cancelled
November - Fragment
 Pickep up by T. G.
December - Fragment
 Shipped to P. H.

To inquire about reserving a limited edition farmed fragment of this coral please send email to reeffarmers@aceweb.com.
Copyright © 2003 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.
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