Had not thought of that. I may need to give that a bit of thought and inquire how the few I have sold have fared. I have taken steps against some pests for that exact reason. Obviously any real distructive pest is elliminated and some just because of the reputation. Not as big a question as you might think as the clams I bought came from the very reputable sources, likely some of the same as yours and the snails were common. I have never carried clams as a specialty, if I ever go that route this would be a factor. It would not be hard keep clams cleaner than the larger distributors. There task is overwhelming given the volume of clams they move. These things obviously exist in the mariculture systems. That would further support my earlier premise.
GB WI, we have likely meet at reef events. As many frags as have sold in WI you may even have a coral or two whose mother colony is in my system. I have LPS colonies that are on four and fifth generartion frags and sps were I have lost count. I don't name my stuff, maybe i should but just seems so silly, most likely costs me some, when one of my LPS sells on RC it would be good marketing if it had a brand. If i get much deeper into this, still a hobby, out of control some, but still a hobby, i may turn to the dark side with branding corals.
- mark