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Australia Tanked American Ingenuity Tanked www.livestockusa.org Australia - Queensland (866) 874-7639 (855) 225-8086 Ships Sunday, Monday, or Thursday … 15-20 colonies per box … to you the following day. Add $400 per box for inbound charges These can be joined with Greenhouse items. ** Tanked in L.A. ** September 8, 2019 Binomial Common Name Size Stock Price Acanthastrea bowerbanki Brain coral Ultra grade Medium 5 $150.00 Acanthastrea bowerbanki Brain coral Ultra grade Large 3 $200.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Fluoro Green Small 10 $25.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Fluoro Green Medium 15 $50.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Fluoro Green Large 5 $85.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Fluoro Red Small 10 $30.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Fluoro Red Medium 15 $80.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Fluoro Red Large 5 $110.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN- Rainbow Small 5 $250.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Ultra grade Small 10 $125.00 Acanthastrea lordhowensis ACAN Ultra grade Medium 5 $200.00 Alveopora sp. Flower pot coral - Rainbow/split colors Medium 10 $75.00 Alveopora sp. Flower pot coral - Rainbow/split colors Large 10 $100.00 Blastomussa wellsi blastomussa 10+ polyps All Sizes 5 $9/polyp Catalaphyllia jardinei Elegance coral Ultra grade Medium 5 $60.00 Catalaphyllia jardinei Elegance coral Ultra grade Large 5 $80.00 Cyphastrea sp. Meteor shower coral Ultra grade Small 5 $37.00 Cyphastrea sp. Meteor shower coral Ultra grade Medium 5 $52.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral After burner chalice Small 1 $75.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral After burner chalice Medium 1 $100.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral Aussie gold Small 1 $300.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral Convict Chalice Medium 1 $100.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral Ultra grade Small 10 $40.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral Ultra grade Medium 5 $55.00 Echinophyllia sp. Plating coral Ultra grade Large 8 $80.00 Euphyllia ancora Hammer coral Deep Green Small 3 $65.00 Euphyllia ancora Hammer coral Deep Green Medium 3 $100.00 Euphyllia ancora Hammer coral Full Toxic Small 5 $100.00 Euphyllia ancora Blotchy Toxic Green Small 5 $50.00 Euphyllia ancora Blotchy Toxic Green Medium 5 $70.00 Euphyllia ancora Blotchy Toxic Green Large 5 $100 Euphyllia ancora Hammer coral Special – Orange Small 1 $160.00 Euphyllia ancora Hammer coral Special – Rose Gold Medium 2 $40.00 Euphyllia glabrescens Torch coral Gold Tip Mixed Rare 1 -5 heads $1,000.00 Euphyllia glabrescens Torch coral Ultra grade - Gold Medium 1 -2 heads $1,000.00 Favia sp. Moon coral Ultra grade Medium 5 $65.00 Favites sp. Moon coral Ultra - Metallic Red/Gold/Yellow Medium 5 $75.00 Lobophyllia sp. Tricolor/Rainbow/Unusual Color Small 5 $70.00 Lobophyllia sp. Tricolor/Rainbow/Unusual Color Medium 5 $145.00 Lobophyllia sp. Tricolor/Rainbow/Unusual Color Large 2 $200.00 Lobophyllia sp. Ultra Grade - Mixed Fluoro Colors Small 10 $45.00 Lobophyllia sp. Ultra Grade - Mixed Fluoro Colors Medium 10 $90.00 Lobophyllia sp. Ultra Grade - Mixed Fluoro Colors Large 5 $120.00 Platygyra sp. Maze coral Ultra Grade Medium 10 $70.00 Scleractinia sp INTERSTELLER MUSHROOM per leaf 5 $55.00 Scleractinia sp ULTRA MIXED MUSHROOMS per leaf 5 $45.00 Scolymia australis Donut coral Gold 1 $600.00 Scolymia australis Donut coral Green 3 $80.00 Scolymia australis Donut coral Mixed Pattern 5 $65.00 Scolymia australis Donut coral Bleeding apple/BLUE 5 $150.00 Scolymia australis Donut coral Red 3 $125.00 Ultra grade - Bleeding Apples/Reverse Scolymia australis 3 $225.00 Bleeding Apple Scolymia australis Donut coral War Paint 5 $175.00 Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Meat coral - Metallic/Toxic Medium 3 $75.00 .
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