Limited Edition Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Colony Photo by Tracy Gray
We acquired this exotically colored Montipora from Hugo Zuniga of
Orange County California. Under strong light levels the base of this
massive Montipora becomes bright blue, while its polyps develop
into a bright red. There are only a couple of Montipora colonies being
farmed within the US that have this exotic color pattern. Fragments from
these corals have been demanding high price tags. This particular
specimen appears to be a Montipora monasteriata species. There are
very few large bumps or tuberculae on the surface. In some areas there
are none. Growth form is thick plating to massive. Current requirements
are moderate to weak. 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 to recieve strong light
under a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. The red polyp coloration of the coral
is easily maintained within this reef. Price is currently $95 per small sized fragment.
The monthly limited edition reservation schedules can be found below.
Please note effective January 2010 we have changed the harvesting and reservation
schedule to bimonthly. This better matches the corals long term growth rate in captivity.
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2008 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
January
Reserved for K. Talbot
February
Reserved for C. Owens
March
Reserved for M. Holland
April
Reserved for U. Kemp
May
Reserved for D. Pham
June
Reserved for G. Morita
July
Reserved for M. Holmes
August
Reserved for D. Castro
September
Reserved for B. Roh
October
Reserved for P. Hickens
November
Reserevd for P. Schreiber
December
Reserved for Andy
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2009 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
January
Reserved for W. Samoska
February
Reserved for C. Green
March
Reserved for G. Patouhas
April
Reserved for G. Brinn
May
Reserved for B. Belsome
June
Reserved for A. Eastridge
July
Reserved for L. Louie
August
Reserved for M. Ponikva
September
Reserved for M. Scwitters
October
Reserved for T. Wasden
November
Reserved for R. Rhode
December
Reserved for M. Maher
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2010 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
January
Reserved for G. Kaplan
March
Available
May
Available
July
Available
September
Available
November
Available
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2004 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
July
Shipped to Eric N.
August
Shipped to Ara D.
September
Shipped to Lawrence L.
October
Shipped to B. Haberstock
November
Reserved for J. Stoffel
December
Shipped to E. Bermudez
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2005 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
January
CFM Auction
February
Shipped to D. Markines
March
Shipped to M. Downs
April
Reserved for O. Achleitner
May
Reserved for A. Andrasz
June
Reserved for S. Jaap
July
Cancelled
August
Reserved for S. Rothman
September
Cancelled
October
CFM Auctions
November
Reserved for S. Ceol
December
Reserved for S. Bauer
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2006 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
January
Reserved for S. Truett
February
Picked up by D. Wang
March
Reserved for M. Herbold
April
Reserved for C. Pasko
May
Reserved for D. Simms
June
Reserved for C. Pasko
July
Reserved for C.K. Chow
August
Reserved for D. DeFrance
September
Reserved for C. Conway
October
Reserved for C. Conway
November
CFM Auction
December
Reserved for D. Schultz
Montipora monasteriata Blue and Red Year 2007 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule
January
Reserved for T. McDuffy
February
Reserved for R. Meadows
March
Reserved for D. Fagan
April
Delivered to R. Adam
May
Reserved for J. Perchalski
June
Reserved for I. Hartwell
July
Reserved for A. Martineau
August
Reserved for B. Bergovoy
September
Reserved for J. Moffit
October
Reserved for C. Wong
November
Reserved for J. Vinas
December
Reserved for L. Teixeira
To inquire about reserving a limited edition farmed
fragment of this coral please send an email to
reeffarmers@ispwest.com.
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