What's the hype with Walt smith corals?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Nano

not supposed to have links to web based businesses in your signature with out sponsorship fyi

Darn good thing he's a sponsor, eh?

[fishoholic]

I find the really nice walt smith sps sell very quickly. I know red coral brought some in and the really nice sps sold within mintues of the store opening.

[windcoast reefs]

Thanks for that information, it is nice to know that he is collecting them in a way that is sustainable as possible. My biggest question is why do we not get corals like that in Victoria? I would pay good money for any of the corals that were in the pics, but I haven't seen any in quite a while. Is there different grades that retailers can buy or is it just luck of the draw?

[TimT]

Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

Is there different grades that retailers can buy or is it just luck of the draw?

There is one item for ordering wild acros and then it is what they have on hand that is ready and capable of handling shipping stress. Some times it is luck of the draw or timing with other shipments going out. I have gotten some really nice pieces and some "tourist" pieces in the same shipment. By "tourist" pieces I mean the plain green ones they should just leave on the reef for the tourists to see.

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

Thanks for that information, it is nice to know that he is collecting them in a way that is sustainable as possible. My biggest question is why do we not get corals like that in Victoria? I would pay good money for any of the corals that were in the pics, but I haven't seen any in quite a while. Is there different grades that retailers can buy or is it just luck of the draw?

A lot of the time people do not recognize colonies in store that they see in photos. I have experienced many conversations with people about photos of coral they have seen online and have looked over in the store many times.

[Blue World Aquariums]

Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

My biggest question is why do we not get corals like that in Victoria?

I can count the people in Victoria who are into SPS and actually have room in their tanks to buy new corals on one hand. Does that answer your question?