Wild Echinata Experience ?

[chefmur]

Live Aquaria has a few blue/purple echinata in their Divers Den section. These look great and I am tempted to pick one up. I have bought from DD before and find however the pictures tend to be on the blue side compared to what they really look like although I know they can loose color during shipping.
I wondered if anyone has bought one of these before and had success keeping it and retaining its color.
I have never bought from their non aqua-cultured section before so Im a little hesitant as these pieces are $175- $225 for a 3-4inch piece.

 

[plantastic]

Wild Acros are a real gamble. I would want to see them in person first, and have an idea on how far removed they are from shipping and handling. However, Divers Den pretty much sets the bar for animal conditioning and follow up customer service....so, if you are real limited locally on coral selection, and mail order is your only realistic option for diversity, then Diver's Den is where it's at.

 

[cugly]

If your system is stable and mature it should be ok I have a wild mini colony that is doing great...but there's always a chance with wild acro not doing well but Live Aquaria is usually good