Reef Raft (RR) Jaw Dropper Acro

[duke62]

I never said mini colony. I said frag. And also never said before anyone else. When I have this piece in 2 years after its arrival in the U.S for 100 bucks i will respond on this thread again

 

[bct15]

I never said mini colony. I said frag. And also never said before anyone else. When I have this piece in 2 years after its arrival in the U.S for 100 bucks i will respond on this thread again

You specifically said you will have a mini colony bigger then everybody else's mini colony who buys frags now in two years for half the price. It's been deleted now by the mods.

 

[duke62]

Um no that was someone else my friend

 

[ronnie]

Hey guys this is day two

Sorry cellphone pictures with full zoom sucks.

Is that supposed to be the JD? The corallites are more pointed and not flattened out like the original JD pics.

 

[ronnie]

Um no that was someone else my friend

It was db that said that.

 

[Sparkpaul]

So small and just came out from shipping...just like a new born baby...hard to tell

 

[Sparkpaul]

Does anyone know the lighting recommendation for jawdropper?

 

[bct15]

Um no that was someone else my friend

My bad...sorry about that.

 

[bct15]

So small and just came out from shipping...just like a new born baby...hard to tell

Where did you get it?

 

[Sparkpaul]

One of suppliers in taiwan who ordered it overseas. I don't know if it's hk or us or canada.

I do know that twelve people bought it and he went through some hoops to get them. Took about three months.

 

[ronnie]

One of suppliers in taiwan who ordered it overseas. I don't know if it's hk or us or canada.

I do know that twelve people bought it and he went through some hoops to get them. Took about three months.

So it's not a jaw dropper from reef raft.

 

[Azox]

It could very well be the RR jaw dropper... I was at RR a while ago, and Jay showed me a shipment he was preparing for Taiwan.

 

[ronnie]

It could very well be the RR jaw dropper... I was at RR a while ago, and Jay showed me a shipment he was preparing for Taiwan.

Unless it goes to Reef Raft and then he buys it, no. No it's not. It's just a wild acro that is similar. We can't add names to stuff just because they are similar.

 

[kacrocorals581]

Unless it goes to Reef Raft and then he buys it, no. No it's not. It's just a wild acro that is similar. We can't add names to stuff just because they are similar.

agreed! But still wondering why nobody in the u.s has this acro what's the deal. Us there a way to get it from RR Canada?

 

[duke62]

So let me get this straight? If it looks exactly like it,has the same coralites and same coloration its not as nice? So unless it comes from RR,JF,BC then it can gain its price tag and stature? Sounds like a bit of marketing genius more then a sweet coral

 

[Reef Fever]

Since other people are doing it it makes it acceptable? I'm pretty sure there we all learned that wasn't the case in grade school.

No one was disrespecting RR Canada. They just the price was crazy. If it's really $850 for 1/2 inch you have to admit it is pricey and others may think outrageous. Either way it's a very pretty specimen.

exactly. this thread is for a "signature" RR piece so i was making a statement in regards to this "signature" acro..to reef hero…i think its absurd what a lot of these corals go for, ESPECIALLY knowing what most of them pay for them in the first place, markup on some of these corals is getting to be like 1000%+

 

[Azox]

RR Canada was charging a ton of money, but nothing near $850 for 1/2" - not even half that, if i remember correctly. The crazy pricing happens when you cross the border!

 

[RichieT]

jawdropper acro

Unless it goes to Reef Raft and then he buys it, no. No it's not. It's just a wild acro that is similar. We can't add names to stuff just because they are similar.

I just started a lineage thread with this exact situation in mind.

I think it's absurd that you can't call it the jawdropper Acro if it looks the same. You might not be able to call it the RR Jawdropper Acro. Of course this may affect the selling price but since they didn't buy it from RR it probably wasn't as expensive, or maybe it was.

There is even a possibility that it came from the same colony if it was split up. Especially if you knew they sent frags to the area you bought it at.

Anyways, I'd like to see a hobbyist's picture with this Acro in their tank

 

[Reef Fever]

I just started a lineage thread with this exact situation in mind.

I think it's absurd that you can't call it the jawdropper Acro if it looks the same. You might not be able to call it the RR Jawdropper Acro. Of course this may affect the selling price but since they didn't buy it from RR it probably wasn't as expensive, or maybe it was.

There is even a possibility that it came from the same colony if it was split up. Especially if you knew they sent frags to the area you bought it at.

Anyways, I'd like to see a hobbyist's picture with this Acro in their tank

if there was a like button i'd like this lol...i feel like people forget that all this stuff comes from the same place at one point in time...the ocean, so for one person to lay claim to a piece IMO is silly. i get names because it helps people identify specific morphs and yada yada but the name game that warrants insane prices is just foolishment

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

if there was a like button i'd like this lol...i feel like people forget that all this stuff comes from the same place at one point in time...the ocean, so for one person to lay claim to a piece IMO is silly. i get names because it helps people identify specific morphs and yada yada but the name game that warrants insane prices is just foolishment

Same thing can be said about diamonds, emeralds, gold, and silver...stupid prices...they're just rocks...