Waiting on inventory...

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Has any one else found themselves sitting on waiting lists for MONTHS for soft corals? Either the vendors don't care, forget, or I don't know, but it's down right depressing to get emails that say "WE HAVE 200 NEW CORALS IN STOCK" you go to the site, see the massive number of new deliveries, go to the soft coral section and the same sad little toadstool that's been on there for the past four months is still on there and nothing else.
Yes "WE HAVE NEW INVENTORY" just not for *you*.

I has a sad....

Samina · Dec 19, 2019

Leather & Soft Corals – Page 2 of 2 – Reefs4Less.com

www.reefs4less.com

I don’t have any personal experience with them, but they seem to have a decent selection.

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Samina said:
Leather & Soft Corals – Page 2 of 2 – Reefs4Less.com

www.reefs4less.com

I don’t have any personal experience with them, but they seem to have a decent selection.

Thank you for the suggestion.

I had stated Reefs4Less was with Aquarium Depot. I was totally incorrect on this. It was REEFS2GO that was Aquarium Depot. So that is on me. My mistake.

Samina · Dec 19, 2019

Oh wow. Sorry I had no idea of those issues! Thanks for the heads up!

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Reefs4Less is apparently with SaltwaterFish.com

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

So apparently Saltwaterfish is a sister company to Reefs for Less. Very disappointing.

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Might explain why Saltwaterfish has started using the same photos for multiple WYSWYG items. Not sure how they can be WYSWYG if they're supposed to be unique.

mfinn · Dec 19, 2019

I've found a few nice green sinularias at live aquaria, in the divers den.
You have to continually check back as the nice ones don't stay very long.
While their refund/warranty has changed drastically in the past year or so and you have to almost fight them for anything, where else you gonna go for online softies?

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Correcting an error.

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Saltwaterfish is still using the same photo for multiple WYSWYG items. Don't know what that's about.

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

mfinn said:
I've found a few nice green sinularias at live aquaria, in the divers den.
You have to continually check back as the nice ones don't stay very long.
While their refund/warranty has changed drastically in the past year or so and you have to almost fight them for anything, where else you gonna go for online softies?

Yes, things like sinulara are easy to find. I look for less usual stuff such as stereonephthya, litophyton, nephthea etc.

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

Samina said:
Oh wow. Sorry I had no idea of those issues! Thanks for the heads up!

I made a misstatement Reefs4Less isn't Aquarium Depot it's Reef2Go that was. My mistake

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

mfinn said:
I've found a few nice green sinularias at live aquaria, in the divers den.
You have to continually check back as the nice ones don't stay very long.
While their refund/warranty has changed drastically in the past year or so and you have to almost fight them for anything, where else you gonna go for online softies?

Other places I go are unique corals, cultivated reef, marine farmers, occasionally Ebay. I've found a couple of things on WWC but when dealing with softies on their stock list they aren't very gungho about confirming details because they usually aren't a 200 item.

There are a few other places I've looked, but not many, because there aren't many.

S2G · Dec 19, 2019

Yeah. I feel your pain. I guess I like lower end corals and it's very slim pickings everywhere. Its frustrating when you see xenia, etc for the same price as lps. If the ban gets listed it will be interesting to see how affects everything

MixedFruitBasket · Dec 19, 2019

S2G said:
Yeah. I feel your pain. I guess I like lower end corals and it's very slim pickings everywhere. Its frustrating when you see xenia, etc for the same price as lps. If the ban gets listed it will be interesting to see how affects everything

I’d like to think that it would make a difference but the problem right now is the majority of vendors just don’t want to carry soft corals. They only seem interested in the next new zoa, mushroom, or acro. There are soft corals available. I’ve seen them on the lists belonging to wholesale distributors but no seems to want to make the effort to stock them. They aren’t huge sellers because there are so few who appreciate soft corals. And I think there are so few because not many know the plethora of incredible color available.

S2G · Dec 19, 2019

MixedFruitBasket said:
I’d like to think that it would make a difference but the problem right now is the majority of vendors just don’t want to carry soft corals. They only seem interested in the next new zoa, mushroom, or acro. There are soft corals available. I’ve seen them on the lists belonging to wholesale distributors but no seems to want to make the effort to stock them. They aren’t huge sellers because there are so few who appreciate soft corals. And I think there are so few because not many know the plethora of incredible color available.

I totally agree. Soft coral make beautiful tanks imo but like you mentioned. It's hard to find a decent selection. Ive had the hardest time finding regular gsp and xenia locally. Leathers are slim pickings as well. Ive been looking for months

fragit · Jan 9, 2020

I’m in the same boat. I have 1 LFS where I live, they will try and order anything I ask them too. I haven’t asked in a while. I look at DD all the time but never pull the trigger. Have you all had good experiences with your online purchases?

Dr. Dendrostein · Jan 9, 2020

Little birdie told me someone scored big. I wonder how it will ship. Especially cold weather. Keep us posted

MixedFruitBasket · Jan 10, 2020

fragit said:
I’m in the same boat. I have 1 LFS where I live, they will try and order anything I ask them too. I haven’t asked in a while. I look at DD all the time but never pull the trigger. Have you all had good experiences with your online purchases?

Most of them yes. Only one (so far) I can complain about is my experience with Vivid aquariums who, imho outright misrepresented what they had to the point of dishonesty. I was very disappointed by that experience.

Live Aquaria, in the past, has been in the 90th percentile for me. Lately? IDK. I'm on the fence right now since they've changed a lot about their business model. Although, I will say, so far they have almost always corrected their mistakes.