Frag or Colony?

[its fry]

Frags.

It's the only way I can afford the good stuff.

 

[Reef Pets]

Great response to this thread. So far frags are winning!

 

[reef-lover]

I'd say both also...

 

[roshi719]

I say frags simply because the types of corals I like tend to be pricy to begin with. If a colony is available I usually can't afford it.

 

[2FarNorth]

I prefer frags, they seem to grow out in the tank better... adapting to flow and what not...

I have purchased a few colonies, but as said before in the thread... colonies now a days are like frags back then!!

When I think of a colony, I picture at least the size of my hand fully stretched out... Frags the size of say my pinky...

A mature colony in an aquarium on the other hand..2 hands stretched out, side by side!! :smile:

 

[Reef Pets]

I agree, some colonies are the size of whats considered to be frags. When I think of a frag it will fit on a basic 3/4 - 1 inch plug and when I think of mature colony, about the size of my hand opened.

 

[jimsflies]

I like frags. I think they tend to adapt better in the new environment and also are easier to prevent unwanted hitchhikers.

 

[oceanparadise1]

both, but i perfer frags as i love watching them mature and grow in my system

 

[lhcorals]

I like going with the frag most of the time. I like the satisfaction of seeing it grow. I have bought a couple of small colonies in the past.

 

[gilmour01]

i prefer frags. half the fun for me is watching them grow out.

 

[LitlBailey]

I would rather buy colonies to be able to fill out the empty spaces faster, but I can usually only afford frags.

 

[jrl]

i prefer frags, they take a while to grow into maturity, but when they do they adapt to the flow and take off, ive found colonys have already started one growth pattern and when placed in an area that makes them change, it disrupts growth quite a bit

 

[george albert]

+1 on what Leishman said i perfer frags they look mor natural when they grow out and a big +1 on the fraged colony part

 

[cthumphr]

My 2 cents - with the explosion of smaller tanks, and cheaper lighting technology more people are trying reefs that didn't before (myself included). Keeping that trend in mind, these smaller tanks and tighter budget group are looking for frags and not colonies. Variety is the name of the game and the best/only way to get that done is with frags in a small tank. So I say focus on frags, and have some high end colonies on hand for your clients with fat wallets.

 

[PLNelson]

Colonies. I can usually make back what I payed for a colony by fraging it and selling the frags to people in my club, and I'm left with a good chunk to watch grow.