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Limited Edition
Favites pentagona
The War Coral


Favites pentagona The War Coral Reeffarmers Seed Colony October 2005
Image taken under 20,000 K Halide with a Camera Flash
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Originally this was a very rare bright red and green Favites pentagona coral that was rarely imported for the captive market. Since then we have seen quite a few imported colonies of this coral. This particular morph has an incredibly dramatic coloration pattern. The main body has a deep red pigmentation that can be described as blood red. Its polyp mouths are brilliant fluorescing green. The intensity of the green and red pigmentation help to give this coral a fascinating coloration combination. Fragments of this exotic red and green coral species were originally sold during 2005 for hundreds of dollars.

Reeffarmers was fortunate to acquire a section of this coral morph from Matt Hopper of San Jose California. Matt owned and operated the Aquarium Service Business Amazing Aquariums. Matt acquired his coral from a wholesaler within the Bay Area of California. Reeffarmers and Matt Hopper decided to name and market fragments of this color morph of Favites pentagona coral as 'The War Coral'. The name is simply based on the species name of pentagona and the Blood Red main pigmentation of the coral. As can be seen in the closeup image below however the coral can defend itself fairly well by extending some large polyp tentacles.

On the left side of the coral in the seed colony image above there can also be seen some turquoise/gray colored pigmentation. It is unknown what promotes the development of these non-red pigments. The pigments seem to be located near edges or ends of a colony section. This does bring up the possibility that the Blood Red War Coral might be able to be morphed into other pigmentation patterns.

Steve Tyree is maintaining a farmed section of this coral for reeffarmers.com in one of his 125 gallon naturally filtered Tri-Zonal Reef Aquariums. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positoned to recieve moderate light under a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. The price is currently $50 per medium sized fragment. Each fragment will contain at least 4 to 5 polyp mouths.

Please note Reeffarmers is no longer taking new reservations for new corals. The current economic conditions are not supportive for reservations that extend for a few years into the future. After this first edition is distributed, we will sell future captive produced fragments on either our Buy It Now page or via another silent auction. We will still list exotic corals as Limited Editions and will continue to build web pages for them.


Favites pentagona The War Coral Closeup Showing Polyp Tentacles
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Actual First Edition Fragment for November Auction !
Image taken under 20,000 K Halide with a Camera Flash
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Favites pentagona The War Coral Year 2010 Old Auctioned Edition Schedule

August
Auction
20th Edition Distributed in August 2010 as Buy It Now
October
Auction
21st Edition Distributed in October 2010 as Buy It Now


Favites pentagona The War Coral Year 2009 Old Auctioned Edition Schedule

January
Auction
Sixteenth Edition Auctioned for $55.00 through CFM Auctions
June
Auction
Seventeenth Edition Auctioned through CFM Auctions
September
Auction
Eightteenth Edition Sold for $45.00 as Buy It Now
December
Auction
Nineteenth Edition Sold as Buy It Now in December 2009


Favites pentagona The War Coral Year 2008 Old Auctioned Edition Schedule

February
Auction
Thirteenth Edition Auctioned for $80.00 through CFM Auctions
July
Auction
Fourteenth Edition Sold through Private Sale
October
Auction
Fiftenth Edition sold at 2008 DA-CFM November 1st Reeffarmers Booth


Favites pentagona The War Coral Year 2007 Old Auctioned Edition Schedule

February
Auction
Ninth Edition Auctioned for $110.00 through CFM Auctions
April
Auction
Auctioned for $80.00 Through CFM Auction Site
August
Auction
Auctioned for $80.00 through CFM Auction Site
November
Auction
Auctioned for $90.00 through CFM Auction Site


Favites pentagona The War Coral Year 2006 Old Auctioned Edition Schedule

January
Auction
Second Edition Auctioned for $422.77
February
Auction
Third Edition Auctioned at the 2006 SouthWestern Coral Farmers Market
March
Auction
Fourth Edition Ebay Auctioned for $215.23
May
Auction
Fifth Edition Ebay Auctioned for $267.50
July
Auction
Sixth Edition Auctioned at 2006 Bay Area Coral Farmers Market June 25th
September
Auction
Seventh Edition Auctioned through CFM Auctions for $105.00
November
Auction
Eighth Edition Auctioned for $100.00 through CFM Auctions


Favites pentagona The War Coral Year 2005 Old Auctioned Edition Schedule

November
Auction
First Edition Auctioned for $175


To inquire about this farmed fragment please send an email to reeffarmers@aceweb.com.

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