Buying Corals Online

[mluntz]

Can you guys recommend anywhere to buy corals online besides Liveaquaria?

 

[Donkeykong]

Vivid Aquariums and AquaSD, i have had good success with both of these places very high quality stuff.

 

[Silvergryphon]

Reefs2go can be hit or miss, zoas and palys especially. I've had LPS come through ok, but most of the zoas and palys I've gotten from there melt away over a couple weeks.

AquaSD has some good corals, but their shipping is overpriced and their site is misleading on it.

Try Aquabid, there are a few people that regularly post their frags for sale there. It is more like an ebay bidding site than a store though.

 

[Astongt]

check out Cherry Coral, and Unique Corals. Always have good stuff at both of them

 

[shesacharmer]

Got some great affordable stuff from Unique. Check austinaquafarms too.

 

[E46Twist]

Just make sure you dip EVERYTHING

 

[Rob6311]

Unique corals.com!!! Honestly they have some amazingly beautiful and like the title says unique corals! Plus they have a $19 over night shipping charge which is the lowest I've seen on any website

 

[kelrn98]

Some may not agree, but I have gotten some awesome frags for cheap on ebay

 

[3dees]

Blue Zoo Aquatics. not a huge selection, but shipped well and only 140.00 for free shipping. the corals I ordered were all larger than stated and arrived in great shape.

 

[Fallling]

I know AquaSD has been mentioned, but they do live sales on some other forums where you can really get a good deal on zoas/lps, even with shipping costs. Otherwise, their website is kind of pricey. Sealifeinc.com is great for gorgonians (don't mind the crappy website ). While I haven't bought from here yet, I've read good things about YourReef.com, especially about the actual in store shop. I'll probably stop in next time in Sacramento. And of course, Vivid and Unique Corals.

 

[Deinonych]

+1 for both Unique Corals and Austin Aqua Farms.

 

[littlec984]

check out cherry coral, and unique corals. Always have good stuff at both of them

+1

 

[Ma_reefer]

I have purchased from tidal gardens, and everything I ordered was better than expected for non wysiwyg

 

[lutz123]

Exotic Reef Creations is spectacular (but their website is being redone right now). Nothing has ever come off in a coral dip except a sad little amphipod and the colors and health are spectacular. Also, I like ebay. There are sellers with good ratings and I haven't had a problem yet.

 

[sublime9182]

Blue Zoo Aquatics. not a huge selection, but shipped well and only 140.00 for free shipping. the corals I ordered were all larger than stated and arrived in great shape.

+1 I think they understate their sizes on purpose everything I have gotten from them was bigger than expected. All from their collectors choice.

 

[bluecoyote79]

I've been really impressed with unique corals. Their frags are usually well encrusted on the plugs and seem to look better in person than on the site, which seems to be the opposite from a few other sites I've dealt with. The prices at unique are very reasonable, plus only $15 shipping here in CA.