Where Are All The Online Softie Vendors?

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

There's no shortage of SPS and LPS vendors, and plenty of mushrooms and the like available overall.

But noticed that most online vendors have little to no softies available . If they do the selection is slim pickings (even before all the social lockdowns).

Are there any online vendors who still have a decent selection of Softies to choose from?

LiveAquaria DD seems to be the only place that has a wider selection these days but their prices are extremely high for them.

Any good online vendors with a decent stock to choose from?

Webslinger · Apr 29, 2020

selling SPS

New&no clue · Apr 29, 2020

Here are some of my favorites

Soft Corals For Sale: Tank Raised Aquacultured Soft Corals, Hard Corals For Sale

Welcome to AquaCorals! The largest Tank Raised Soft Coral Aquaculture facility in the US! Over 100 Soft Coral species are grown on "Real Rock" here

www.aquacorals.com

Aqua-cultured Corals | Marine Farmers Inc

Thru out the years Marine Farmers have been able to obtain some of the best and rarest soft corals available in the hobby. Our passion shows in the quality of the frags, that is why we only propagate those species which are more sustainable to the home aquariums.

www.marinefarmers.com

Cultivated Reef

cultivatedreef.com

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

New&no clue said:
Here are some of my favorites

Soft Corals For Sale: Tank Raised Aquacultured Soft Corals, Hard Corals For Sale

Welcome to AquaCorals! The largest Tank Raised Soft Coral Aquaculture facility in the US! Over 100 Soft Coral species are grown on "Real Rock" here

www.aquacorals.com

Aqua-cultured Corals | Marine Farmers Inc

Thru out the years Marine Farmers have been able to obtain some of the best and rarest soft corals available in the hobby. Our passion shows in the quality of the frags, that is why we only propagate those species which are more sustainable to the home aquariums.

www.marinefarmers.com

Cultivated Reef

cultivatedreef.com

Thanks for that list!

Aqua Corals looks really good but wow...those shipping prices! At least shipped to the West Coast, shipping is unfortunately a deal breaker...arggggh!

ruegaroo · Apr 29, 2020

Marine Farmers sells some nice softies. Unique Corals has some softies here and there.

piranhaman00 · Apr 29, 2020

Charles4400 said:
Thanks for that list!

Aqua Corals looks really good but wow...those shipping prices! At least shipped to the West Coast, shipping is unfortunately a deal breaker...arggggh!

I cant seem to find the cost..l.

Webslinger · Apr 29, 2020

A nice rescource: https://www.reeflex.net/kategorie/61.html#kattyp2

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

piranhaman00 said:
I cant seem to find the cost..l.

You get the big surprise cost when you decide to checkout. Over $100 shipping to CA for sinularia and a sponge.

New&no clue · Apr 29, 2020

Charles4400 said:
You get the big surprise cost when you decide to checkout. Over $100 shipping to CA for sinularia and a sponge.

wow, that is shocking! Is that a Saturday delivery

New&no clue · Apr 29, 2020

AquaSD occasionally has some softies, but the are few and far between

secret_reefer337 · Apr 29, 2020

aquacorals shipping is all the way to the roof going to westcoast.
Bought some softies from marinefarmer, shipping is high but was able to get it free via buying up to $350z
Had experience with aquasd and uniquecorals, reasonable shipping.
LA ... well almost everybody knows how they are now.

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

New&no clue said:
wow, that is shocking! Is that a Saturday delivery

Just checked my cart over there, for x3 softies (2-3") and x1 sponge (2-3") shipping is $94.21 FedEx Overnight. It's $110 .21 for Sat delivery. Too bad since their softies look nice and the prices aren't too bad...just wish they had reasonable shipping.

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

Thanks for all the suggestions keep them coming!

It just seems that there isn't a vendor that has ALOT of softie selection from their site (Aqua corals and LA having the most). There are many sites that have a few but not too many have a huge selection anymore.... I haven't gone hunting at lfs stores (and probably won't for a awhile) but seems there is not much softie love amongst most online sellers. Bummer....

Joeg · Apr 29, 2020

I feel spoiled that I can drive 90 minutes and pick up from Aqua Corals. Keep in mind that her frags are easily twice the size of anything else I've mail ordered before. Shipping to the west coast is apparently expensive but maybe you could pool an order with someone else that lives near you?

New&no clue · Apr 29, 2020

Joeg said:
I feel spoiled that I can drive 90 minutes and pick up from Aqua Corals. Keep in mind that her frags are easily twice the size of anything else I've mail ordered before. Shipping to the west coast is apparently expensive but maybe you could pool an order with someone else that lives near you?

Agreed I’m about an hour from Aqua Corals so I just go pick up. I have done a shipment but as I live so close it was only $29.00.

Aqua Locker use to have a really good softy selection before they closed. What about Blue Zoo Aquatics I feel like I remember they had a good selection at one point.

fermentedhiker · Apr 29, 2020

@Cultivated Reef often has a decent selection.

Appaloosa1224 · Apr 29, 2020

What kind of softies are you looking for?

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

Appaloosa1224 said:
What kind of softies are you looking for?

In general the leather corals for a seahorse build. So looking for decent colored sinularia, nepthea, devils hand, fiji leather for color (where did they all go?), Cappella, lobos, etc. Just seems like there should be more of a selection of any of the above around.

For those living near aquacorals, you are all lucky! So far that looks to be the more specialised softie place I have seen for leathers and the like.!

Charles4400 · Apr 29, 2020

blue zoo and vivid dont have much right now. Maybe due to covid. Maybe when saltwaterfish/reefs4less opens up again they may have a decent selection? I believe they used the same distributor as aqualocker.

My tank is cycled and ready for some softies darnit lol!

Mark · Apr 30, 2020

I've ordered from all of the above. Aquacorals had expensive shipping for sure, but the corals were nice sizes and healthy. They had the most selection at the time, so I reconciled the cost of shipping with the fact that it would have cost me more shipping to order from multiple vendors. I recently ordered from Marine Farmers as well. The frags were smaller but he definitely has some unique and rare cultivars. Cultivated reef has been great as well.