SHOW OFF YOUR CYPHASTREAS !!!

[JorgeS]

Close up!

 

[JohnNYC8]

bump

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Just grabbed these guys about a week or so ago

 

[kingranch2003]

The meteor shower cyphrastrea (right side) doing its best to take over the tank:

Close up of the meteor shower:

Joker cyphrastrea, recently glued to the back wall:

Peppermint cyphastrea also located on the back wall:

Hello, this is a really old thread, but does the cyphastrea not fight with other corals close to it? I purchased a frag and wanted to place it on my main rock work, but it sounds like it could be very aggressive?

 

[kingranch2003]

Just let it spread wherever it wants, started as a frag a few years go.

That is fantastic! I have a little frag the same color pattern. Does it sting/fight other corals? I love cyphastrea but I'm afraid of it fighting off my other corals. I have a small tank. Thanks in advance

 

[Formulator]

The revival of this old thread made me buy 3 new cyphastrea frags. You owe me $100

 

[kingranch2003]

The revival of this old thread made me buy 3 new cyphastrea frags. You owe me $100

Pictures are required for a refund!

 

[tbrown]

The revival of this old thread made me buy 3 new cyphastrea frags. You owe me $100

You got off cheap! What'd you get?

 

[Formulator]

Pictures are required for a refund!

LOL. Here is what I bought.

I have a small meteor shower in the tank already but its not really impressive yet. Just starting to encrust the rock around the plug. I don’t have a photo handy.

 

[Formulator]

You got off cheap! What'd you get?

Ya. I rounded down LOL

 

[tbrown]

LOL. Here is what I bought.

I have a small meteor shower in the tank already but its not really impressive yet. Just starting to encrust the rock around the plug. I don’t have a photo handy.

Bizzaro, Monet's Madness, and Bling Bling?

 

[Formulator]

That is fantastic! I have a little frag the same color pattern. Does it sting/fight other corals? I love cyphastrea but I'm afraid of it fighting off my other corals. I have a small tank. Thanks in advance

Joking aside - to answer your actual question, cyphastrea are aggressive, but not in the same way as some others you hear horror stories about. They don’t have sweeper tentacles that can sting coral from a distance, rather they just grow right over anything in their way by means of digesting it. So they are relatively safe as long as you don’t mind getting your hands wet with a dental pick or screw driver to beat it back from time to time.

 

[Formulator]

Bizzaro, Monet's Madness, and Bling Bling?

Close! I’m impressed! But the middle one is branded as “south beach” by Top Shelf Aquatics.

 

[tbrown]

Close! I’m impressed! But the middle one is branded as “south beach” by Top Shelf Aquatics.

So it's similar to the Monet but I think South Beach is missing some of the pinks and oranges that Monet's has. Still an awesome Cyphastrea!

I have one their OG Cyphastreas - TSA Red Brick Cyphastrea. I've moved it 4 times and killed it at least as many times but it keeps coming back!

 

[tbrown]

That is fantastic! I have a little frag the same color pattern. Does it sting/fight other corals? I love cyphastrea but I'm afraid of it fighting off my other corals. I have a small tank. Thanks in advance

My Cyphastrea haven't killed anything. My Lepto and Cyphastrea almost touched and the Lepto killed the edge of the Cyphastrea where they came into contact.

 

[kingranch2003]

My Cyphastrea haven't killed anything. My Lepto and Cyphastrea almost touched and the Lepto killed the edge of the Cyphastrea where they came into contact.

Thanks, I appreciate the response. I really want this coral in my reef. It'll probably meet up next to a euphyllia garden. Should be an interesting battle!

 

[DarthChaos]

Slowly growing over my Bizarro girl.....very slow! Lol

 

[kingranch2003]

Joking aside - to answer your actual question, cyphastrea are aggressive, but not in the same way as some others you hear horror stories about. They don’t have sweeper tentacles that can sting coral from a distance, rather they just grow right over anything in their way by means of digesting it. So they are relatively safe as long as you don’t mind getting your hands wet with a dental pick or screw driver to beat it back from time to time.

That makes so much sense. I definitely see what you're saying. I feel a little more encouraged to keep Cyphastrea, knowing a bit more. Thanks for the response.

 

[Charlie the Reefer]

I tried to be artistic

 

[kingranch2003]

I tried to be artistic

I'd say you nailed it. How long did it take to grow to that size?