coral ideas

[cocoa_pleco]

the guy that always sells coral frags to me and ships them got a new shipment of corals to his store today, and he has a list too long for him mention. Im looking to place a $200-$300 order by next monday, and he has tons of corals. My 55g has 2x150w MH with a 48w T-5 with actinics, any ideas for odd or cool corals? His prices are usually $5-$15 for common corals (kenya trees, mushrooms, brains, etc), and $25 for rarer zoa varieties and polyp varieties. All of his corals are fragged, so no environmental reef worries. If i could get some cool coral suggestions, i'll give him a list, see if he can get it all, and get it shipped tuesday

[kaybee]

How about whisker coral (duncanopsammia axifuga) and/or purple neospongodes? Sun corals are nice as well, but you have to feed them.

[cocoa_pleco]

whiskers and the purple neospongodes look cool, i'll add those to the list

[TowBoater]

Get a red open brain and a purple open brain! Chili coral would be cool under some of the shadows in your tank from the rock. You might try some gorgonia if you have enough flow or a clam. gongoria is nice as well.

[cocoa_pleco]

ive got gargonia, i might consider a clam.

so far i think i'll go with the whisker and the purple neospongodes, maybe a maxima clam, 3 large zoa patches, and a large polyp patch

[TowBoater]

Get some more gorgonia! What type do you have? The orange spiny is nice and I am going to get the yellow sea whip. Both are photosynthetic so there easy to care for.

[cocoa_pleco]

the guy sent me a SICK list, i asked for a small LPS, SPS, invert, and coral list. So far, heres what i have

Green Montipora digitata: $15
Colonial Zoanthid rock (1/2 Orange and 1/2 Green) @ $25
Protopalythoa @ $15 (small)
Yellow Sea Whip Gorgonian @ $25 (5-inch)
Pink Sea Cucumber (Hawaii) @ $15
Cleaner Shrimp (Medium) @ $19

with shipping, this comes to $134. He has a orange peel angel for $55 (considered fairly rare), but my yellow would probably fight with him

[TowBoater]

NOICE!! I am getting one of the yellow sea whips also but mine is going to be 9.50$ for that size.:c9: I WANT some of that stuff though... Wanna send it my way?

[cocoa_pleco]

NOICE!! I am getting one of the yellow sea whips also but mine is going to be 9.50$ for that size.:c9: I WANT some of that stuff though... Wanna send it my way?

heres the email he sent me, he always sends me a few free corals too, he gave me 5 green polyps and theyve spread to 30. He packs everything secure, and the bus ride to me is on greyhound and only a 3 hour trip. Last year he sent me 15 corals in -30c weather, im hoping it will rain tuesday and be a bit colder since its 40c outside right now, he will put in a few coldpacks though. He lives about 2.5 hours from me, and one day i want to drive and meet him at his store, hes a good guy and im good friends with him. I met him on a online ad, i was looking for corals and he emailed me. First $200 paypal i sent him i was worried he might be a scammer, but hes dead honest
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Yes, I have a few Cleaner Shrimp left. Here is a short list of some critters on hand:


Coral:
Anthelia @ $15 (small)
Metallic Green Star Polyp @ $20 (small)
Protopalythoa @ $15 (small) or $25 (large)
Kenya Tree @ $15 (small & medium)
Colonial Zoanthid rock (1/2 Orange and 1/2 Green) @ $25
Toadstool Leather @ $10 (small) or $20 (large)
Green Zoanthid rock @ $25 (3x3 inch)
Bullseye Mushroom @ $15 (small)
Red Millepora: $20 frag; $25 mini-colony
Green Millepora: $20 frag; $25 mini-colony
Green Montipora digitata: $15 frag; $25 mini colony; $45 colony
Orange Montipora digitata: $20 frag
Purple Montipora digitata: $20 frag; $30 mini-colony
Green Cactus (Pavona): $25 mini-colony
Tri-color Nana Acropora: $25 frag; $45 mini-colony
Yellow Sea Whip Gorgonian @ $25 (5-inch)
P. bipinnata Gorgonian @ $25 (6-inch)
Psuedoplexaura sp. Gorgonian @ $25 (6-inch)
Candalabra Gorgonian (5-inch) @ $25
Orange Monti Cap @ $25 large frag
Green Pocillipora @ $20 frag; $30 mini-colony
Pink Birdsnest (Seriatopora hystrix) @ $60 colony
Green Acropora sp. @ $30 mini-colony
Florida Ricordea @ $25 / polyp (blue, green, orange)
Florida Ricordea rock (multi-color) @ $60
Florida Ricordea rock (Blue/Purple @ $120
Green Zoanthid rock @ $45
Golden Palythoa rock @ $25
Yellow Finger Leather @ $25
Watermelon Mushroom rock @ $45

Marine Fish:
2 - Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse @ $22
1 - Flame Angel @ $49
1 - Orange Peel Angel (Hawaii; RARE) @ $55
2 - Harlequin Basslet @ $22
1 - Atlantic Blue Tang (Juvenile) @ $50 --SOLD
1 - Leopard Wrasse @ $27
1 - Fire Clown @ $20
1 - Golden Head Sleeper Goby @ $20
1 - Scarlet Wrasse @ $30
1 - Lyretail Anthias (M) @ $15
6 - Yellow Stripe Cardinalfish @ $17 EA or $90 for ALL
1 - Clarkii Clownfish @ $18
1 - Social Fairy Wrasse @ $25
1 - Steintz's Goby @ $23
1 - Yellow Watchman Goby @ $25
1 - Yellow Tang (Hawaii; 5-inch) @ $59
1 - Blue Spotted Watchman Goby @ $29
4 - Blue Green Chromis @ $5
1 - Vanderbilt Chromis @ $9

Invertebrates:
Fighting Conch @ $5
Red-Banded Turban Snail @ $2
Blue-Leg Hermit @ $2
Red Leg Hermit (Dardus sp.) @ $5
Tectus Snail @ $2
Turbo Snail @ $2
Astrea Snail @ $2
Cerith Snail @ $2
Red Leg Hermit (Paguristes cadenti) @ $2
Porcelain Anemone Crab @ $15
Pink Sea Cucumber (Hawaii) @ $15
Feather Duster @ $15
Cleaner Shrimp (Medium) @ $19

Macroalgaes:
Codium @ $15
Shaving Brush @ $8
Caulerpa prolifera @ $8
Halimeda sp. @ $12
Mermaid Fan (Udotea) @ $12
Cactus Tree Algae (Caulerpa cupressoides) @ $12

Clam:
T. maxima (Green and Brown; 6-inch) @ $65

Live Rock:
Cuban and Jakarta (cured) @ $7/pound

Let me know if you are interested in any of these.

[TowBoater]

NICE LIST!! I wish my LFS would get an order like that! I guess them are good prices for Canada, they are about normal for US.

[cocoa_pleco]

NICE LIST!! I wish my LFS would get an order like that! I guess them are good prices for Canada, they are about normal for US.

yeah, dollars close to the same.

[Red]

nice listt good luck with everything

[TowBoater]

That is a wicked list though with a good variety. I guess they have a good set-up?

[cocoa_pleco]

That is a wicked list though with a good variety. I guess they have a good set-up?

ive seen a few pics, hes got alot of stuff

[TowBoater]

Oh so you have never been there?

[cocoa_pleco]

Oh so you have never been there?

nope, never been to it, just seen pics

[cocoa_pleco]

got a good score, he sold the gargonia and colonial zoas i wanted before i could order them, so he said he would give me a discount on another gargonia, and for the same price of the colonial zoas give me a rarer variety. Also, since i ordered over $100, he said he would chuck a bag full of random frags in my order

[cocoa_pleco]

this bombs, a while ago i hit some stupid monster speed bump with my car, and my car grinded on the bump. After, my car squeaked, but now its grinding bad, so it has to go for repairs tomorrow. I cant get a ride with anyone to the bus station tuesday, so now i have to get the corals on the 15th. In the meantime i probably will add more to my list

[TowBoater]

Fix your car before buying more corals.

[cocoa_pleco]

Fix your car before buying more corals.

car should be ready by wednesday, i'll pay him the 13th and he will ship right at the 15th.

[TowBoater]

Ok, as long as you have money to fix your car.

[cocoa_pleco]

Ok, as long as you have money to fix your car.

Im not paying anything for my car, i made a deal with my parents and they bought me the car and deal was they would pay for all the repairs too

[cocoa_pleco]

added a Harlequin Basslet to my list, only $22 and apparently they are beautiful but hard to find.

[cocoa_pleco]

major score, he had the harlequin in stock, and reserved one for me. Theyre rare and apparently hard to find, heres what they look like

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/basslets/harlequinbasslet/

i redid alot of the tank to make room for the corals. Before the tanks LR was in one straight tall wall, and ive added a canyon in the middle of the tank now.