Tyree Limited Edition Ponape Birdsmest

[andysgr]

For sale is a WYSIWYG frag of Tyree Limited Edition Ponape Birdsnest. This frag is on a waiting list at Reefarmers until mid 2011. They sell a small frag for $80 but I am asking $35. I have this coral in high and low light conditions and they look quite different.

They say the following about this coral at Reefarmers: "This very unusually colored Seriatopora sp. was personally collected by Bill Schroer and hand delivered to Reeffarmers.com during the summer of 2003. Bill collected this specific coral because he noticed the unique bi-colored nature of its pigmentation. The base branches are brightly green colored while the branch ends or tips are pink. Unfortunately Bill is not currently collecting in Ponape and we may never see this specific coral morph for quite awhile, if at all. The initial fragments were distributed to two other reef aquarists. Tracy Gray and Ray Reed. All three of us had difficulty getting the coral to grow and color well. Eventually we discovered that this coral is a low light coral (just as Bill Schroer said it might be). When placed in low to moderate lighting the coral develops its unique and intense bi-color pigmentation. If positioned under normal moderate to bright light the base branches turn cream with tips that are pinkish. It also does not grow well in bright light. We have not figured out exactly which Seriatopora species this coral is. It is probably one of the following S. hystrix, S. aculeata or S. stellata. This is a good possibility that this good be a Seriatopora stellata species. Calices are raised high and do appear to be forming ridges along the branches. Steve Tyree is currently 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 26 inches from a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. Water current is moderate to weak. Price is currently $80 per small sized fragment because of its unique bright bi-coloration pigmentation and the fact that there is no one currently collecting this Ponape morph for the trade. Due to the corals slow growth rate we are only harvesting one fragment every two months."

[andysgr]

Ponape birdsnest is pending. I will have more in the future.

[andysgr]

...and now sold.

[DBlackman]

Thanks, Andy! I have been wanting to get one of these birdnest's nest for some time now.

[andysgr]

Enjoy! Good seeing ya D.

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

give me a call when you have another 210 535 4803

[Texreefer]

Those are all some very nice corals. how about a pic of your system, your mother colony, and your frag tank,, also with a waiting list over a year long, the story about how you got your hands on these would be intreresting to hear.

[mikedelgado]

put me down for one too please. 5129242064

[andysgr]

Got ya guys. Reef Farmers is Steve Tyree. He has collected these corals and sells them monthly/bi-monthly and thru his Auctioned Edition series. When he sells these they do become available thru other vendors/people. I have purchased much of my LE corals through Cherry Corals, Your Reef, ATL, and Fraggle Reef. I have also found a great LE collector from Club Zoa who has sold me some great stuff. Most of these corals are available somewhere is cyberspace. The waiting list at Reef Farmers is a pretty good indicator of demand. I have also purchased locally from some great sellers such as Garett, JG and Dale. My frag tank consists of a 20g long (thanks Lee!). My "mother colonies" don't really exist because most everything is pretty small. I am selling some extra pieces that I bought as package deals. I need some cash for a chiller. I don't have a frag tank picture but could take one if you really want to see it...not really that exciting.

[glennr1978]

If you look around on the net you can find frags of this coral that are available right now. I got one about two months ago. It's a slow grower compared to my other birdsnest corals, but by far the best looking (and I have the Tubbs, and a couple ORA's).