Aquacultures Acro Import - worth 150$?

[chipchipbro]

hey guys

a friend just got like 10 boxes sps from bali.

He wants 150$ per colony..

These are all aquacultered corals as per his statement..

So worth the risk?

 

[Smite]

Seems like a fair price to me. There are some real lookers in there.

I wouldn't 100% count on them not morphing to slightly different colors in your tank once established but I'd roll the dice on a few of those for sure pending their current state of health.

I think 1,2 & 5 are pretty unique looking and would be my top picks in that group.

 

[chipchipbro]

well there are more.. its crazy..
cant even decide

 

[ycnibrc]

If your tank is stable and good then take it. Make sure cut the base and quarantine

 

[sixty_reefer]

I wouldn’t pay that much for something that could strip fairly easily.

 

[chipchipbro]

I wouldn’t pay that much for something that could strip fairly easily.

yeah.. something I also thought..
I might let my take mature some more before I try this

 

[chipchipbro]

If your tank is stable and good then take it. Make sure cut the base and quarantine

Just out of curiousity, why cut the base?

 

[homer1475]

Shoot at $150 I would try a couple of those.

 

[Joshuascoralreef]

Tell him to send you white light pics no orange filters

 

[MONTANTK]

Just out of curiousity, why cut the base?

Cutting the base is fairly common because that’s where AEFW lay eggs I believe

 

[sixty_reefer]

yeah.. something I also thought..
I might let my take mature some more before I try this

It’s not just maturing, most of this corals are grown with sunlight and natural seawater, it takes a lot of luck for some of the larger colonies to take well the change in parameters and light.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Those are fire. Yes worth the $150 imo
D

 

[chipchipbro]

Tell him to send you white light pics no orange filters

just a few..

 

[ssdawood]

Feels like a for sale thread.
They way how quick white light pics were uploaded is amazing.
I could be wrong. Just saying what I feel.

 

[chipchipbro]

no man, this is in switzerland

 

[ssdawood]

Man I was so wrong.
Sorry brother.

 

[ssdawood]

Then I don't know how these fellow Americans are answering if this is fair in Switzerland. Lol

How much are frags there?
I mean if someone can sell these amazing colonies for 150, whoch is cheap by US standards I am assuming frags are cheap too.

Really no way to say. Since this is Switzerland.

 

[chipchipbro]

well my friend... there are almost no frags available here in switzerland.
theres no such thing like WWC or TSA and stuff.. all I can get are aqa- or maricultured imports from bali.

Thats why everyone is looking for some signature frags from the USA here but its illegal without CITES.

 

[sixty_reefer]

no man, this is in switzerland

Definitely not in that case, I get wild colonies in the uk for 30 to 35 fairly similar.

 

[sixty_reefer]

Got all this 4 at 120, 3 rainbow tenuis and a greens and purple tenuis, they lasted two months for me all started slowly STN the reason I know they wild colonies is mainly the size of the frag plug and the stuff that grows on the plugs don’t tend to do well in aquariums.