Where to buy Cyphastrea
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Cyphastrea
Cyphastrea decadia forms encrusting colonies with distinctive cup-shaped polyps arranged in a characteristic honeycomb pattern. Coloration varies widely, including shades of red, orange, yellow, green, and brown, often with contrasting polyp centers.
Key facts
- Coloration
- Red, orange, yellow, green, or brown with contrasting polyp centers
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Southeast Asian reefs.
- Family
- Cyphastridae
- Lighting Requirement
- 100-200 PAR
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Appearance Description
- Cyphastrea decadia forms encrusting colonies with distinctive cup-shaped polyps arranged in a characteristic honeycomb pattern. Coloration varies widely, including shades of red, orange, yellow, green, and brown, often with contrasting polyp centers.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 75-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
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