L/F Caribbean Corals

[GMaquarium]

Making plans for an all carib reef. I am interested in buying or trading corals. Looking for anything I don't yet have, so pm me if you got something. If you are not sure if a coral is a caribbean one pm me with a picture anyways.

 

[S Helinski]

If you're wanting to acquire some Atlantic Corals, before they all die, even though they're not supposed to be imported, check out Salt Water Paradise in Tonawanda, NY. The owner gets amazing aquacultured live rock, which often has many different Atlantic stonies growing on it. Like Oculina, and Rose Brains.

Steve

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

just to clarify for everyone reading this thread

just to clarify for everyone reading this thread

I'm sure that Steve and G are aware that the collection of these corals is illegal and they are talking about aquarium corals that have arrived as hitch-hikers on liverock.

 

[GMaquarium]

Yes Gary.

If these corals could legally be imported like many of the pacific types we get I wouldn't need to hunt down hitchhikers. I know there is a handful floating around locally.

 

[GMaquarium]

If you're wanting to acquire some Atlantic Corals, before they all die, even though they're not supposed to be imported, check out Salt Water Paradise in Tonawanda, NY. The owner gets amazing aquacultured live rock, which often has many different Atlantic stonies growing on it. Like Oculina, and Rose Brains.

Steve

Thats a good idea, maybe I can ship in some atlantic rock. Was really hoping to just find healthy, tank grown corals like your oculina

 

[S Helinski]

Just to clarify, there's a very good chance that Atlantic scleractinians will no longer exist within a year or two...

So if you can acquire these corals in a legal manner, you honestly might be doing the the world a service! Propagation!!!!

Steve

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Just to clarify, there's a very good chance that Atlantic scleractinians will no longer exist within a year or two...

So if you can acquire these corals in a legal manner, you honestly might be doing the the world a service! Propagation!!!!

Steve

I don't believe this and besides.... aquarium specimens should never be released back into the wild.

 

[GMaquarium]

Things are not so bad out there. There are still thriving reefs and protected sanctuaries. Some reef are very close to a complete die off, some are long gone. Anything we as hobbyists would be able to grow would never be enough to regrow wild habitats. introducing captive animals to the wild is a bad idea. Unless from local Caribbean farms, using local water and outdoor growout pools.

This is all beyond the point. Do any of you have something I would be interested in. I want to start a reef aquarium.

 

[S Helinski]

Gary, I'm referring to the mainstream news coverage of the oil volcano. This is a disaster beyond anything that the regular news is discussing. I've heard the oil is rocketing out at over 70,000 psi, and over 4 million barrels per day. Not to mention that BP is dumping thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in order to contain the oil below the surface in underwater "oil lakes." Not only that, but aside from the oil, an unbelievable amount of toxic gasses included benzene are being spewed into the atmostphere and have reached the mainland U.S. This isn't just a "pocket" of oil that will eventually deplete. This is a "strata" of oil of unknown size. It could be thosands of cubic miles. I really hate to be a pessimist, and I don't like to make outlandish statements. But I think this is the End Game for the Atlantic Reefs, and possibly much of the life in the ocean...

Steve

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

time to let it go

time to let it go

let's not ruin G's thread. Maybe start another

 

[tmz]

Here are a couple of nice srite ups on Atlantic specimens fyi:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/2/aafeature4/view?searchterm=atlantic corals


http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/12/aafeature2