Ive been looking around and have seen some good feedback and not so good. Im mostly looking for zoanthids and some sps but most of the sites such as aquacon and other haave terrible reviews and most dont really have anything im looking for. Does anyone know any places online that have a vey wide variety of corals that wont rip you off?
Online places to purchase corals
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Eastamherstbias
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Any place you look for will have positives and negatives. Just bite the bullet and try them. I have used Pacific Aquatics (fish), reefkoi (leds) and Extreme Corals (maxi anemones) and had good results. There is always a chance you will get screwed but that is the risk of ordering online. I would only go to the LFS first and online second. Ask your LFS to get it in for you. That would remove part of the risk.
teamdulski
The Saltiest!
Any good lfs will try very hard to get in what your looking for.
cardiffgiant
Active member
If it's a sponsor that you're looking at, they may have a forum for questions and feedback on the main forum. That would also be a good way to gauge they're quality and customer service.
gary greguire
Premium Member
post wat you are looking for someone local may have frags for sale.....
Should of got them at one of the swaps,I saw every type of zoa you can think of.High end,mid grade and common types.The cheapest you were going to find ,too.
My advice,post what your looking for and how much you have to work with rather than asking constantly ,hoping your going to find highend stuff for 5 dollars.
-there were several members here offering sps preswap,you should have jumped at that opportunity.
My advice,post what your looking for and how much you have to work with rather than asking constantly ,hoping your going to find highend stuff for 5 dollars.
-there were several members here offering sps preswap,you should have jumped at that opportunity.
Stusdesktop
New member
Buying online is over rated, I tried.
Heres my thoughts, by the time you've bought either $200 of corals (for the free shipping) or added $40 - $50 for overnight shipping you'd have been better off buying locally at a frag swap, members here or a LFS.
Take a road trip, G at ABC aquariums has a sale right now, Cardiffgiant has zoas and SPS from $5 listed here, CF is always good in Rochester ....... heck I could make a Syracuse to Buffalo and back trip in my truck and still use less gas than overnight shipping options.
If you're just looking for a lot of corals to fill your tank and are not too bothered by buying named stuff, take a look at Atlantic Sea Farms, they offer frag packs at reasonable prices.
Heres my thoughts, by the time you've bought either $200 of corals (for the free shipping) or added $40 - $50 for overnight shipping you'd have been better off buying locally at a frag swap, members here or a LFS.
Take a road trip, G at ABC aquariums has a sale right now, Cardiffgiant has zoas and SPS from $5 listed here, CF is always good in Rochester ....... heck I could make a Syracuse to Buffalo and back trip in my truck and still use less gas than overnight shipping options.
If you're just looking for a lot of corals to fill your tank and are not too bothered by buying named stuff, take a look at Atlantic Sea Farms, they offer frag packs at reasonable prices.
Eastamherstbias
New member
He did ask this a few months ago and we all responded the same way. Ugh. It is like groundhogs day.
