Cheep & cheerful

[natan]

Everybody is talking about the rare, expansive and difficult. Not me. I am in to the zoos for the easy, cheap and cheerful color for the very basic setup tank. So please, go ahead and post some pics of your bulletproof el chepo favorite, possibly one u got free from a buddy, one that grows like a weed no matter what, never gives you any grief but plenty of pleasure! The one u'd give your dearest friend as his first coral if he suddenly decided to get in to the hobby. I know there are plenty of nice, common and easy growing zoos out there…

 

[iFisch]

If I told you where I found a reliable source (not far from me) that has exotics for about $1 a polyp, they would be sold out, and I am afraid the source cannot support the amount of business it would get by me posting their website. Any and all colors from Japan to Florida's own reefs.

It's a small-time-part-time project he runs. But I refuse to let others gobble them up because then I can kiss my source good by, and I will be back to paying $50 a polyp for exotics.

Here's just a few examples:

WYSIWYG:

$35

$10

$30

$20

 

[seaduck]

Radioactive dragon eyes grow like weeds in my tanks and so do eagle eyes....I have a bunch of frags.

 

[Fragman2]

Those are GREAT! I wish I could find a source like that. If you PM me I won't tell anyone.

 

[Kdocimo90]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15128833#post15128833 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fragman2
Those are GREAT! I wish I could find a source like that. If you PM me I won't tell anyone.

Thats what they ALLLLLLLL say :lmao:

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15129021#post15129021 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kdocimo90
Thats what they ALLLLLLLL say :lmao:

Those are his pictures. I just hosted them on imagehost so people cant retrace the website.

If he had mounds of stuff, I wouldn't mind sharing, but I can tell this is definitely not a full-time, full blown store. I would imagine it's a small in-home propagation station, thingy. Although he is a certified FL aquaculture store. He clearly indicates his aquaculture number on his site, so he can prove what he is doing is 100% aquacultured and legal.

But once something sells, it's removed from the site. Since he doesn't have that much, or very big pieces, I don't want to ruin the source.



Sorry. I am willing to share with my fellow reef club members, but that's about it. I sincerely wish he had a larger setup, so he can share his corals without price gouging to the max (ie $50 a polyp)

 

[flyyyguy]

here are a few of my favorite commons. there is nothing pictured here is worth any more than $1 or 2 at most a polyp as they are all common and have all been around for longer than I have been in the hobby.

most pics under straight 10k's

referring to the crossettes and the bambams here

these are the same as above, but under 12k's and actinics instead of straight 10k's

These ones arent worth anything as they are like a plague.......but since I had to go through some old pics for this post............I found this and have always liked this pic

 

[650-IS350]

I like the 3rd pic. good color combo and simple looking.

 

[flyyyguy]

I agree..........those are sweet and caught my eye as well.

 

[650-IS350]

PM me where you got it man... I Got a gun on your head now... LOL....

 

[650-IS350]

But in all seriousness. To me I love getting cheaper zoo's that are simple but look nice. Also those sometimes seem to grow faster for me than the likes of " most wanted polyps "

 

[650-IS350]

ah..... now I know who's pics those are ( I found out on my own ) . That's why those pics looked so familiar. Don't worry I won't say a word. I've been contemplating about ordering from that source for a while now.

 

[flyyyguy]

you being a gangster doesnt scare me one bit IS350.

if you dont pm me the source I WILL have you killed. You have 4 hours.

 

[650-IS350]

LOL Bill.

I sent you a pm.

 

[Guygettnby]

some of my favorite in my tank. they grow like weeds, they are colorful and cheap!

Whammin watermelons!

 

[yesiwillreef]

nice zoos all the way round.