Elegance coral cost

dkling · 05-06-2006, 03:13 PM

ive been shopping around these guys are going for 80-120 bucks , that seems high ,
im replacing all my critters after my tank plumbing leaked out all the water and killed everything what is a common or good price these days?

edit : my sig. of critters is not correct.

DlBerlin · 05-06-2006, 04:38 PM

Very high for a temporary coral=more than 90% of the elegances imported in the last few years have died from some type of illness in the first few months to a year. It's also contagious so if you have an older healthy one you are risking that one by adding a new one.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php
The only safe elegance to buy is one that you know has been kept in another reefers tank for over a year at least.

dkling · 05-06-2006, 06:02 PM

the one i had live for over a year and was opening up very nice , the olny resson it died was my tanks plumbing leaked all the water out. im hopping for some suggestions for any local shops that have them at a good price. if anyone in my area knows of any it would be great.
thanks.
David

jipps · 05-07-2006, 03:46 PM

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You're more than welcome to check out the auction in my Sig.

dkling · 05-07-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jipps

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You're more than welcome to check out the auction in my Sig.

Beautiful coral, im hoping to find something local, shipping cost to much.
good luck .

jipps · 05-07-2006, 10:45 PM

Hey it was worth a shot haha.

Good luck.

cclayton · 05-22-2006, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dkling

ive been shopping around these guys are going for 80-120 bucks , that seems high...

That's actually about right, depending on size. If you're going to go with one try to find the species with the longer tentacles. They seem to ship better. Definately don't buy one that has just come in. Make sure the store has had it for a week or two (at least).

Twitterbait · 05-22-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cclayton

That's actually about right, depending on size. If you're going to go with one try to find the species with the longer tentacles. They seem to ship better. Definately don't buy one that has just come in. Make sure the store has had it for a week or two (at least).

Bingo, they are not doing very well right now.

wharyat · 05-22-2006, 07:39 PM

Have you looked at this thread?

Amazing looking corals; but they usually don't last long.

thekid55 · 05-31-2006, 08:13 PM

i have seen huge ones in peoples tanks and they never had a problem

DonCorleone · 09-24-2006, 09:56 PM

I rescued one from a rubble crate ($2) when I first got into SW a few years ago =). I'm not sure how long it was in that crate and didn't know what it was until I did some research. I debated getting rid of it because of all the uncertainty but decided to keep it and see how it did; it's still doing great. It's even gone through a move from CA to AZ last summer.

BLEEZY · 09-25-2006, 02:44 PM

they dont live long they used to be kept in older reefs but nowadays they arent hardy.

REEFSTOCK · 10-06-2006, 04:33 PM

The corals are as hardy as ever. The problem is there is something, probably a bacteria or virus that is all over the industry. It just takes one dip from one that is infected to transfer it to a whole system. If you do have a healthy one, never get another!

Wizard · 11-19-2006, 11:03 AM

Hi i am from the UK and would love a elegance coral ! we cannot buy them in the UK as they are on cities. There is the odd one that turns up when someone in the trade gives up, and they generally sell over here for about £100-£150 . They really arev stunning corals.

REEFSTOCK · 11-19-2006, 11:10 AM

I haven't looked into it, but as I understand the proccess, all animals have to be held for 7 days in customs. They wouldn't make it.

Sometimes the get snuck into an order here as well. I haven't seen one last long though.