captive vs. wild

[ascvet]

what is a heartier coral captive or wild?

 

[billsreef]

Typically captive. Captive corals will be already adapted to aquaria conditions, and do undergo the same rigors of going through multiple shipments to get to you.

 

[natan]

X2
Captive is usually better by far.

 

[drawman]

Captive hands down.

 

[Wolverine]

Captive. If you're getting captive raised corals, you're getting them after the ones that are unable to survive in home aquaria have already died off.

 

[Laurier]

Captive only for me. Everything i pruchase is frags from other people, always have had better luck with these and refuse to by wild now

 

[snorvich]

Captive. They are hardier. Also, it is impossible to replicate the exact conditions where wild captured was collected. Some corals never adapt to aquarium conditions.

 

[plateboy3293]

Captive! Lets see 1 2 3 4. I seventh it.

 

[ReefManiac47]

captive, they already went through all the test.

 

[Atomikk]

No questions about it.. captive! We should be focusing a lot more on captive propagating then taking more from the wild! I know that I am doing my part (which is to purchase only aquacultured corals/frags)

 

[idareefer]

captive! although once upon a time everything came in wild as we all know, I do now & again try wild to see if I can get some new sweet colors in acros & montis to morph out, & we know most new chalice, acans, micros come in wild with new cool colors.

 

[skrtcsr]

I think that whenever captive species can be used its always best, but with the limited availability sometimes you have to go wild.

 

[jacobterrell]

captive...I ninth it!

 

[ReefBuilderNJ]

i agree, captive s hardier, but more money!

 

[parrotfish2005]

Captive

 

[xXReefXx]

^^thats a bad@$$ parrotfish, where can i get one of those. LOLZ!!^^
obviously captive!!

 

[slimy fish]

captive is always hardier, always

 

[Toddrtrex]

To add...captive.

I have been pretty successful with keeping SPS -- long term, great growth and color, etc. But, for the life of me I can't keep wild SPS, within a week they STN/RTN. I have decided that I won't even bother trying to keep wild anymore.