This is an expensive hobby to be in, we all know this.
This hobby takes a lot of dedication, time and knowledge... BUT thanks to canreef and some of the amazing guys on here, we have a huge support group.

This frag swap (although I couldn't make it :( ) adds a sense of community and support to this forum, both for experts and newbs alike.

Maybe this was a mistake, but for everyone in this forum's sake, and the wonderful guys & gals who go to and organized this swap... Please just make it right.

Thanks to everyone who organized the swap, it's an amazing thing u do, even if some ppl don't appreciate it!





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When I arrived at 1230 there were soooooo many people pouring over the frag tanks that I have to believe someone must have taken the bags by mistake... thinking they had THEIR stuff.... RIGHT?????

But then when you got home, you see your corals have morphed... :crazy:

Maybe you didn't have a phone to call and mention your mistake?

Or you had a really long trip home...

Still hoping this was just a simple mistake... after all we all are human and things happen...

But if this is not the case, there is the law of what goes around, comes around... :mad2::nono:

And to those that put so much time and effort in putting this frag swap together, your hard work was much appreciated! Another AWESOME event.. (except for the above mentioned)

That's a bummer! :surprise:

Return it, you must!

Do the right thing.

Wow.

I can't even fathom someone would do this on purpose, given the fact that literally EVERY single person I've met in my short time on this forum has turned out to be one amazing person after the other.

I really, really hope this was all a misunderstanding, and that this incident in no way ever puts doubt in the organizers minds to re-think about hosting another one.

Mistakes happen I did a group order once that I accidentally gave the wrong corals to the wrong person. You gave a lot of ppl blood it pumping about your treasures. Ppl get talking distracted little after here. Oops wife's going to kill me I'm Kate getting home. But oooo another interesting topic. No have to grab bags. Bags got shifted grabbed wrong ones. So on and so on.

Before ppl go all lynch mob and accusing wait it out may be acclimating and not realize it right away. If nothing comes of it by the way of a mistake. Then you have to rethink the holding tank idea. Bring your own bucket/ cooler keep it close and trades are done on one on one basis.

Sucks to hear something like this happened, knowing how tight this community is. It was so jam packed in there that something like this can happen in the blink of an eye.
A couple years ago I volunteer vended at the BC Reptile Expo at my friends table. Beside us was a vender from Alberta selling rare morph snakes. He had one stolen and took nearly a 1500 dollar loss. Hopefully things work out. I got to meet many people for the first time yesterday, including Albert. Class act guy, didn't deserve this.

I know of a guy that stole fish out of an acclimating bin at the LFS while the manager was helping a customer. This kind of stuff happens all the time!

Hope he also stole a bag to put the fish into! ...and opps, water too!!!!!!!!

small container. Ya, he thought of everything. I know the guy too, has more money than I could ever spend! Sad really

Hopefully what he did cost him much more than that fish... by banning him from every LFS around!!!!!!!