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Good beginner SPS?
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BoomCorals
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The prices above that were quoted would have to be from hobbyists near you. You won't find that price from any vendor. But also at that price I'd expect them to be small even from most hobbyists.
I could probably get you good sized chunky frags of the 3 aforementioned corals, shipped for around $150
Do you have a local hobbyist group/club? Most folks will give some of these away at frag swaps. Some are too nice to give away, but you never know. You REALLY have to look out for Reef Herpies from frag swaps, so be diligent.
I have a hard time to keep them .. especially the pink type STN n rtn .. I tried 3 time , before and after tank mature .. if fact collect from ocean purple green do survive well until monti cover it
Mine were all wild collected (this coral growing like weed here in my place, they can form a 10' x 10' multiple colonies from a softball size up to a 3 feet across mother colony). Purple, brown, pink and very seldom the green polyp. I kept all (except the green one) but popping everywhere (mostly the brown one) is not fun. They really meant to be at the sea
Big E
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If you have a local forum post a want thread for these corals. Or if there is a reef club ask around.
Check for swaps as well.
As jda mentioned you can also check with reefers selling in the classifieds on Reef Forums. Do a search for those coral names in the sales section and you can come up with reefers names who sold and shipped them in the past..............you can contact them.
The forums also have want to buy threads you can post in.
Yellow/green Tort is another very hardy green acro that is inexpensive if you can't find a green slimer.
Online vendors are going to charge you 2-3 times the prices I mentioned. Be patient and you'll find these corals.
Big E
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This reefer has a nice mix of easy to care for Sps.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2650441
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2650441
BoomCorals
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Careful on hydnophora though. They are a very aggressive coral and will sting anything and everything around it.
Bj’s Reef
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Hydnophora is not SPS. It is more like Caulestera/Trumpet and Favites and is really aggressive and can put out sweepers and sting and kill corals around it. I would avoid it at all costs... there are very few who have it that don't regret it over time.
If you see somebody online who has a few frags that you want, ask them if they happen to have any of the staples... most folks have a red planet, slimer or something similar that they just did not think to post or that somebody online would want. Be cool about it and you might be surprised what you get back.
If you see somebody online who has a few frags that you want, ask them if they happen to have any of the staples... most folks have a red planet, slimer or something similar that they just did not think to post or that somebody online would want. Be cool about it and you might be surprised what you get back.
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Reefbuds
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I really only have the room for peaceful SPS as my tank is full of LPS, Softie, and a nice size carpet anemone. I'm looking to put a few SPS throughout but they can't be aggresive.
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Where do you search for the frag swaps?
Big E
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Sorry, but that is total BS on the size of the frags from hobbyists, most of the time they are huge, because they need to clear room in their tank.
I just posted a link of $15 frags of a reefer currently selling frags and shipping. These threads with starter type corals show up every month on propagated sales forums.
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To people looking for these corals..........be a little patient ......they are plentiful. jda and I have mentioned all kinds of avenues to get these starter corals. If you have no patience and don't care about price then buy from an on line vendor..........that's fine, it's just going to cost a lot more and in most cases they'll be small compared to what a reefer offers.
Keep tabs on your local reef forums. There are regional city forums on R2R and similar forums. Post a thread you're looking for these corals.
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Big E
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I posted the whole list with past swaps as these will turn over and probably happen again in 2018 around similar dates. Forums have Announcement or news sections with these schedules. I'm sure you can do a google search for swap lists and find them as well.
Some of these swaps are huge with many reefers selling frags.
Some swaps will use the reef trader sites where you can pick and choose frags and pre order them-----
fragswapper.com
reeftrader.com
2017 Frag Swap List
1/14 Madison, WI - MARS
1/14 Cincinnati, OH - CRS (Cincyreef)
1/22 Ann Arbor, MI - A2 Frag Swap
1/28 Lancaster, PA - RCS (That Fish Place/That Pet Place)
2/4 Roanoke, VA - American Reef & Reptile #1
2/4 Tampa, FL - Florida Frag Swap
2/5 Spartanburg, SC - Carolina Aquatics Trade Show - SCAA
2/11 Santa Clara, CA - Coral Farmers Market
2/11 Green Bay, WI - GBAS
2/18 Tukwila, WA - Bob Moore Frag Swap
2/19 Lansing, MI - Michigan Coral Expo & Swap
2/25-26 Denver, CO - Reefstock
2/25 Riverhead, NY - Nerac X (Long Island Aquarium)
2/25 Strongsville, OH - LEAR
3/4 Slidell, LA - Fragniappe
3/11 Perrysburg, OH - Buckeye Reef Marine Expo
3/11 Storrs, CT - New England Frag Farmers Market
3/11 Plover, WI - CWRS
3/11 Des Moines, IA - GIRS
3/18 Edison, NJ - American Reef & Reptile #2
3/18 St. Louis, MO - Slash
3/25 Indianapolis, IN - INDMAS
3/25 Omaha, NE - NRS
3/25 Lovettsville, VA - MDRC Spring Frag Swap
4/1 Grand Rapids, MI - West Michigan Frag Swap
4/1-2 Costa Mesa, CA - Removed by RC Staff
4/1 Houston, TX - Reef Currents - MARSH
4/1 Nitro, WV - West Virginaia All Aquatics Expo
4/1 Burlington, VT - Aquarium, Fish, Frag, and Reptile Swap Meet
4/2 Buffalo, NY - Queen City Frag Fest
4/2 Dallas, TX - Texas Coral Fest
4/2 West Palm Beach, FL - PBMAS
4/8 Nashville, TN - MTRC
4/8 Phoenix, AZ - Desert Frag Fest
4/8 Janesville, WI - Janesville Frag Swap
4/9 Birmingham, AL - FPFCS
4/15 Hampton Roads, VA - American Reef & Reptile #3 - ***ALL 2017 ARRE Events are Cancelled or Postponed***
4/15 Duluth, GA - Atlanta Reef Club Coral & Aquatics Expo
4/22 Chicago, IL - Chicago Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS)
4/22 Raleigh, NC - ReefSmart
4/22 Las Vegas, NV - Reefs of Las Vegas
4/23 Warwick, RI - Osras Reef Aquarium Conference V
4/29 Williamsport, PA - Reef Conservation Society Spring Frag Swap
4/29 Twin Cities, MN - TCMAS
5/6-7 Orlando, FL - Reef-a-Palooza #1 (Florida)
5/13 New Castle, DE - Delaware Reef Club Annual Frag Swap
5/19 Cleveland, OH - C-Sea Mini Swap
5/20 Jenks, OK - Corals for Charity
5/20 Plantation, FL - FMAS Fragswap
6/3 Westin, FL - Florida Frag Swap
6/11 Sturgis, MI - Sturgis, Michigan Frag Swap
6/24-25 Secaucus, NJ - Reef-a-Palooza #2 (New York)
7/22 Placentia, CA - OC Frag Swap
7/23 Lansing, MI - Capitol City Classic Coral Swap
7/29 Dallas, TX - Texas Coral Fest
7/29 Edison, NJ - American Reef & Reptile #4 - ***ALL 2017 ARRE Events are Cancelled or Postponed***
8/5 Saratoga, CA - Silicon Valley Coral Farmers Market
8/12 Hampton Roads, VA - American Reef & Reptile #5 - ***ALL 2017 ARRE Events are Cancelled or Postponed***
8/25-27 New Orleans, LA - MACNA
9/2 Columbia, SC - CMAC
9/9 Fredonia, WI - Fragstock Wisconsin
9/9 Raleigh, NC - Reef Farmers Market
9/9 Las Vegas, NV - LVMAS
9/16 St. Louis, MO - SLASH
9/16 Huntsville, Al - Rocket City Coral Expo
9/16 Hayward, CA - Bay Area Reefers
9/23 Louisville, KY - LMAS
9/23 Chesapeake, VA - MAMAX
9/23 St. Augustine, FL - Reef League Aquarium Show
9/24 Plymouth, MI - Michigan Fall Frag Swap
9/24 Taunton, MA - BRS
***9/24 Portage, IN - NWIMAC Cancelled*** (But the Chicago Frag Swap on 10-7 is Only 45 Minutes away from this one)
10/1 West Palm Beach, FL - PBMAS
10/7 Chicago, IL - Harvest Frag Fest
10/7 Sevierville, TN - Smokey Mountain Coral Expo
10/7 Fargo, ND - Rrrre
10/7-8 Costa Mesa, CA - Reef-a-Palooza #3 (California)
10/14 Dayton, OH - WORC
10/14 East Windsor, CT - Fragtoberfest
10/14 Greenville, SC - Tailgate Corals
10/21 Lexington KY - 4th Annual Coral & Frag Show of the Bluegrass
10/21 Lancaster, PA - RCS (That Fish Place/That Pet Place)
10/21 Las Vegas, NV - Reeftoberfest
10/28 Cleveland, OH - C-Sea (Fragginstein)
10/28 Houston, TX - Brew Fest II
10/28-29 Edison, NJ - American Reef & Reptile #6 - ***ALL 2017 ARRE Events are Cancelled or Postponed***
11/3-5 Chicago, IL - Aquatic Experience
11/12 Sturgis, MI - Sturgis, Michigan Frag Swap #2
11/12 Williamsburg, IA - GIRS
11/18 Twin Cities, MN - TCMAS
12/9 Hampton Roads, VA - American Reef & Reptile #7 - ***ALL 2017 ARRE Events are Cancelled or Postponed***
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Big E
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This from a current local forum...............these starter frags are very abundant-----------
"I still have a bunch of slimer frags. Would like to get them out of the tank asap!"
"i have a few cut ranging from 1.5" to 2". $10-$20 is the price."
"I still have a bunch of slimer frags. Would like to get them out of the tank asap!"
"i have a few cut ranging from 1.5" to 2". $10-$20 is the price."
