Some aussie stuff

jda · Mar 29, 2019

I have a separate tank ready for them and do not dip until they have healed a bit. Sometimes, this is a few months. In their own tank, I can wait. Then, I use Bayer since it is so gentle even on the deepwaters. Most of the time, I can get the acro crabs out of a weak first dip and they survive if I am fast. I have always felt that a dip after coming all that way in a box is no bueno, but I guess that you have no choice if they are going into an integrated system. I also found that they do best under very strong MH for a while... after all, they were under the sun a few days ago.

I have never gotten much to come off of wild stuff. Mari, on the other hand, is full of nasty worms, spiders and all kinds of stuff... good thing that I am not into Mari stuff.

DesertReefT4r · Mar 29, 2019

I just picked with up at a LFS. In pretty good shape compared to what we normally see.

SeaDweller · Mar 30, 2019

DesertReefT4r said:
I just picked with up at a LFS. In pretty good shape compared to what we normally see.

Good luck! Hope it colors up nicely for you.

Graffiti Spot · Mar 30, 2019

Yea that’s how stuff looks after getting to stores around here. Any idea of what it will be?

DesertReefT4r · Mar 30, 2019

Thanks. Its already healed up and has new growth where it was cut. Looking like it will be a turquoise with purple tips and maybe red polyps but we will see. The plan it to frag it up and recoup some of the money spent on it, even though I got a good deal it was still over my coral budget. Plus this way I still get a nice frag off it and can spread it around and share with others. Sps have been harder to get locally.

x2uranium · Mar 31, 2019

Here are two I saved from the smallest little frags both have been in my system at least 1+ year first appears to look like an echinata but it is super slow and thick branched. Unlike the echinata
Second one. No clue on the species yet

Surfzone · Apr 11, 2019

How are the coral box colonies doing? I've been thinking of getting a wild colony from my LFS but just haven't pulled the trigger. Any tips would be appreciated.

Graffiti Spot · Apr 12, 2019

They are doing good, the last smooth skin piece I liked lost a few branches on the bottom but that was my fault I am sure. I need to grab some pictures. They are going through their color changes slowly and none have browned or been stressed out besides that one piece.
I have been thinking about selling off all the smaller pieces and fragments I have left and getting another box.
Did your local store quote you a decent price on a box? I would never order from stores around here because they all just order select pieces from wholesalers. If they would get a box of fresh pieces I might consider it if they never opened the box.

Surfzone · Apr 12, 2019

My LFS orders wild stuff to sell. In fact their display tank is all wild colonies.

Graffiti Spot · Apr 12, 2019

Lucky you!!!!

SeaDweller · Dec 14, 2019

Updates?

Graffiti Spot · Dec 14, 2019

I put most of these in friends tanks but the ones I liked I kept but eventually died from my tank fluctuating too much. I had moved my 500 gallon system into a 100 gallon Rubbermaid and it took a while to settle in and I made a few mistakes That didn’t help. I haven’t visited my friends tanks in a while but if I do I will take some pics.
I was thinking about getting some Tonga stuff but I may just get a few from LA that I like since I don’t have much room now.
I want to take some pics now that things started growing ok but I don’t want to jinx myself. But it’s mainly hard to find time.