Description
You are buying the exact coral in the photo — the WYSIWYG Fender Bender Cyphastrea, photographed under blue spectrum reef lighting. Half deep magenta-red, half teal-green, split straight down the middle with a crisp line — and every polyp a tiny frosted-white starburst against the two-tone base. The name fits: it looks like two colors collided and fused. conditioned in our Key West systems, Florida.
About Cyphastrea (Cyphastrea sp.)
Cyphastrea is a small-polyp encrusting stony coral that grows like a living paint layer across rock, sheeting outward and lifting into branchlets over time. Two-tone “collision” morphs like this Fender Bender are especially sought after because the contrast holds as the colony spreads. It’s tough, adaptable, and one of the easiest ways to add high-contrast color to lower and shaded rockwork. Conditioned in our Key West systems — quarantined, dipped and inspected before it ships.
Care Guide
Easy, fast-encrusting SPS — great for beginners who want SPS color without SPS fuss.
- Lighting: Low-Medium — PAR 75–150. Tolerates shade better than most SPS, which keeps both colors vivid.
- Flow: Medium — moderate, varied flow keeps it clean and encourages tight growth.
- Placement: Lower-to-mid rockwork; it will encrust whatever it touches.
- Feeding: Low — photosynthetic; benefits from occasional fine foods.
- Aggression: Peaceful, but encrusts into neighbors — give it room to sheet.
- Water Parameters: Temp 76–78°F, salinity 1.025–1.026, Alk 8–9 dKH, Ca 420–440, Mg 1300–1400. Stability matters more than exact numbers.
Ships UPS Overnight every Tuesday and Wednesday from Key West, Florida. Packed with an insulated box and a heat or cold pack appropriate for current conditions. Specimen is carefully secured to prevent movement during transit.
Placement: Lower-to-mid rockwork; give it open space to encrust outward.
New to this coral? Read up first
Not sure how to keep it? See the small polyp stony corals in our Coral Field Guide — ID notes, PAR, flow, placement and aggression, next to the corals people mistake them for.
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Shipping & Live Arrival Guarantee
- UPS Overnight, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We hold the box if the weather at either end puts the animals at risk.
- Free shipping on livestock orders over $349 — WYSIWYG included. Under $349 ships overnight at $50. Box & handling $10.
- Live arrival guaranteed. Photograph the animal in the sealed, unopened bag and send it to us within 4 hours of the delivery scan.
- Approved claims are resolved with a replacement or store credit. We do not issue cash refunds on livestock.
- Coverage is for condition on arrival and ends at acclimation.
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Conditioned in our Key West systems · FL Aquaculture Certificate #AQ0254072 · (305) 850-9949
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