Jason Fox Flicka Flame Cyphastrea Frag

$75.00

Add serious heat to your reef with the Jason Fox Flicka Flame Cyphastrea Frag—a blazing encrusting coral that earns its name with a riot of red, orange, and golden polyps glowing against a molten backdrop. Under actinic lighting, this coral lights up like a spark in the dark, making it a favorite centerpiece or accent coral for reefers who crave color without the challenge of high-maintenance species.

Cyphastrea is one of the easiest encrusting corals to grow, and the Flicka Flame variety is especially vibrant when given moderate light and steady parameters. It's ideal for lower rockwork, shaded crevices, or vertical surfaces where it can spread out and add texture and glow to overlooked spaces.

Note: This is a representative photo. Each frag is aquacultured and hand-cut for long-term health and visual impact.

Add serious heat to your reef with the Jason Fox Flicka Flame Cyphastrea Frag—a blazing encrusting coral that earns its name with a riot of red, orange, and golden polyps glowing against a molten backdrop. Under actinic lighting, this coral lights up like a spark in the dark, making it a favorite centerpiece or accent coral for reefers who crave color without the challenge of high-maintenance species.

Cyphastrea is one of the easiest encrusting corals to grow, and the Flicka Flame variety is especially vibrant when given moderate light and steady parameters. It's ideal for lower rockwork, shaded crevices, or vertical surfaces where it can spread out and add texture and glow to overlooked spaces.

Note: This is a representative photo. Each frag is aquacultured and hand-cut for long-term health and visual impact.

Quick Stats

  • Care Level: Easy to Moderate

  • Coral Type: Encrusting LPS/SPS Hybrid (commonly grouped as LPS for care)

  • Lighting Requirement: Low to Moderate (100–150 PAR)

  • Flow: Low to Moderate

  • Temperament: Peaceful

  • Placement: Lower rockwork, vertical surfaces, or shaded ledges

Care Information

🔆 Lighting: Low to Moderate (colors pop under actinic)
💨 Flow: Low to Moderate
🍽️ Feeding: Broadcast Feeding Optional (responds well to powdered or liquid coral foods)
🌊 Salinity: 1.025
🌡️ Temperature: 78°F
🧪 Alk (Alkalinity): 8.4–8.6 dKH
🧊 Ca (Calcium): 420–440 ppm
🧬 Mg (Magnesium): ~1400 ppm

Water Parameters

Cyphastrea prefers stable, nutrient-balanced conditions. While not demanding, it thrives with consistency and occasional spot or broadcast feeding to promote encrusting growth.

  • Specific Gravity (Salinity): 1.025–1.026

  • Temperature: 75–78°F

  • pH: 8.1–8.4

  • Alkalinity: 8.0–9.5 dKH

  • Calcium: 400–450 ppm

  • Magnesium: 1300–1450 ppm

  • Nitrate (NO₃): 5–15 ppm

  • Phosphate (PO₄): 0.01–0.08 ppm

  • Nitrite (NO₂): Undetectable

  • Ammonia (NH₃): Undetectable