Frags needed

[mrw64]

I have a 75 gal tank that is 2 months old and is fully cycled and bare. I am looking to buy coral frags, zoos, mushrooms, ets. Does anyone have anything they would like to sell? I am in central Massachusetts and would pickup within a 2 hour radius or will pay for shipping.

[TheUltimateNoob]

keep your eye out on this forum. people are always selling stuff. actually scavdog is selling some zoos and mushrooms right now in a thread in the corals section.

[Ray]

I have shrooms and Zoos if you are interested in driving to Peabody

[mikestod]

I have some some zoos and leathers. I live in Rutland, so it'll be a short trip for you. I'm pretty busy until the 4th, but you're welcome to come over after that and check out my tank. I'll hook you up.

[Skinpuppi]

I have a few different frags I will give you at the July meeting if you plan on going.

[Greg Hiller]

Well...you asked for it: BOOM!


Colorful, tank-raised SPS, LPS, soft corals, and reef-safe tank-raised detritivores for sale - wide variety

Frags/small colonies of colorful, tank-raised corals for sale, all encrusted down onto the substrate, and actively growing. I use thick seashells, fossilized coral rock, and sometimes small concrete disks (don't worry these are not ugly, unnatural looking huge things) for substrate. See the web site www.angelfire.com/ma3/ghcorals/ for photos of the mother colonies, and detailed descriptions of growth patterns, colors under different lighting conditions, origin of mother colony (if known), and generalized care. All of these are from MY OWN tanks, some have been in tanks for multiple generations, most for several years.

SPS:

Acropora (all my Acropora are red-mite [parasite] free, for more info on these buggers see my article in the June, '03 edition of the on-line magazine Advanced Aquarist http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2003/toc.htm):

Larry Jackson's purple-tipped Acro. - 2" frags available, $20/ea, several very large colonies about 3-4" square available - $45 each for these

Purple-tipped Acro. with fine branches (originally from the New England Aquarium reef tank) - 2" frags $20/ea - these might be fresh frags held in place with putty epoxy, but they will be decent sized

Acropora ?aculeus? - bushy growth form with yellow highlighted coralites - particularly pretty under lots of actinic lighting - 1-2" frags - $20/ea

Bright greenish-yellow Acropora loripes? (very unusual form for an Acropora) - 2" frags $14/ea - sold out

Blue-tipped A. formosa? (wide open stag-type form) - 2-3" frags, most single branches - $20/ea - one available

Blue-tipped, 'hairy'-polyped long-branched Acro, A. abrolhosensis? - 2" frags - $20/ea - available

Bright green tissue with green polyps Acro - grows very fast - the slimer - 1-2" frags (small bushy colonies) - $17/ea

Aqua with blue tips Acro - very fast growth - 2" frags - $20/ea

Acropora echinata? (as id'ed by Tropicorium) - blue highlighted coralites - 1-2" frag $15/ea - sold out

Pink with yellow tips Acro available 1-2" frags (and yes, before you ask, it really is pink with yellow tips!) - $22 each

New Acro with blue highlighted polyps, originally from Dr. Mac. - very fast growth - 2" frags $25/ea - this is super bright nearly solid blue/aqua under 400 W 10K German, a paler, solid light blue under the Iwasaki bulbs

Anacropora puertogalarae (I'm actually fairly certain of the id on this) - pale brown, very fine and delicate branching species that grows quickly even under moderate lighting, does not effectively encrust, the colonies I sell are imbedded in putty epoxy - 1-2" multiple branched colonies - $15/ea - several available

Screaming Green Hydnophora (this does not encrust well, you may have to remount upon receipt) - 1-2" frags - $18

Montipora:

Bright green M. digitata - 2-3" frags, most with multiple branches - $17/ea - I also have some very large colonies for $25 each.

Purple M. digitata - one VERY tough coral, all the frags I currently sell come from a colony that I attempted to destroy (it was in the wrong spot), I ground every last polyp down with a butter knife and still it came back - 2" frags with multiple branches $17/ea

Bright orange M. digitata (these are nearly pink) - 2" frags, $17/ea - sold out

Bright orange M. capricornis (probably actually M. delicata or M. foliosa) - forms beautiful whorled structure, grows VERY fast even under moderate lighting - 2" to 3" frags - $20/ea

Purple M. capricornis (also may be M. delicata or M. foliosa) - the polyps are bright purple and the tissue is a less intense purple, grows fast under moderate or strong lighting - $20 for a 2" piece

Bright green M. capricornis (also may be M. delicata or M. foliosa) - grows fast under moderate or strong lighting - $20 for a 2" piece - many nice colonies available

Green with purple rim M. capricornis (also may be M. delicata or M. foliosa) - very flashy coral - $27 for a 2" piece - one small frag available - $15

Greenish Pocillopora damicornis (the green is in the center of the coral between the branches, and is not evident under all lighting conditions), does well even in low-moderate light - 1-2" diameter colonies - $15/ea - several available. - a few 3-4" colonies, very bushy available - $25 each for these

Brown Pocillopora damicornis (polyps have a faint green hue to the tips under VHO), does well even in low light - 1-2" colonies - $12/ea


Soft corals/zoanthids:

Bright Yellow Fiji Leather (yes, I've learned to propagate them) - Sarcophyton elegans - 1-2" - $20 - sold out
Silver pulsing Xenia - 2-3" high colonies - $15

Anthelia - $12 for small colony (2x2 inch piece) - this is like Xenia, but does not pulse, grows as a mat, and tends to have much larger polyps that 'blow in the wind' - will put you to sleep, watching the tank!

Light Brown Colt coral (Klyxum, the correct new genus from the new soft coral book, by Fabricius and Alderslade) - $15 for a 2-3" colony attached to a small rock

Yellow colonial polyps (bright yellow, like tiny coral flowers) - $15 for a colony - minimum of 25 polyps - available

Solomon Islands brown mushroom leather coral - most beautiful mushroom leather I've ever seen, zillions of extremely long polyps burst from the surface (check out the photo of this one on the web site!!), clownfish love to wallow in it - easy to propagate - $15 for a frag with a 1 inch diameter head - several available

Green tree corals (likely Sinularia though possibly Nephthea) - one of the fastest growing and hardiest soft corals I've ever owned - $15 for a colony (typically 2-3" when expanded)

New green tree coral (brighter green, but slower growing and encrusting than above variant), under many conditions this coral does not fully extend its polyps, but is still healthy - $15 for a 2" colony - several available

Neon Green star polyps (Briareum) - 2" diameter colonies - $15/ea

Assorted mushrooms - Usually have neon green wagon wheel, green pin-striped, purple (looks blue under some lighting), and orange available (the orange looks red under some lighting), occasionally have green polka-dotted available. Can combine several different colors on a rock (let me know which colors you want and I will try to accomodate you, though I'm low on purple) - minimum three mushrooms/rock, $15 for a rock

Zoanthid colonies - multiple colors, 1. green centers with green tentacles (the fastest growing) - sold out, 2. Rust orange centers with olive green perifery with orange/green tentacles - one available - $15 per 2" dia colony. 3. Also have a rare hot pink form - $30 per 1" dia colony for these

Green/brown bubble-tip anemonies (E. quadricolor, the correct host for my Maroon clowns below!) - 3-4" diameter - $20 each - sold out (i.e. none easily removed at the moment)

Pseudocorynactis carribbeorum anemonies - this is a non-photosynthetic anemone that grows to a maximum of about 2 inches in diameter - the tentacles have white, bulbous tips - it can asexually reproduce, but because it is non-photosynthetic it does not become a pest like Aiptasia genus anemonies - $5/each - sold out

Greenish Clavularia - Daisy polyps - green with fine lacey type polyps - TRAII, middle left pg. 22, but darker green - fast growing under VHO - $15 for a 2" diameter colony - sold out

Green with pink tips tiny anemone - very pretty, reproduces quickly, but does not seem to sting things like Aiptasia, or Majano anemones - grows no larger than the size of a nickel - great for a nano tank - $15/ea

RED macroalgae rocks - this species grows well in a reef tank, easy to control, and VERY pretty. Attaches well to rocks. 2-3" starter rock $10/ea


Detritivores:

I sell them for the price of the trouble it takes for me to fish them out and bag them for you. They reproduce naturally in all my tanks, and none of them are harmful to corals or fish. These are all small critters, so shipping cost on them is very small. Get them into your tanks and they should reproduce. None of the cultures I send you will have the EVIL red flatworms!

- small snails (likely genus of Cerith, max shell length of 1 inch) 12/$5 - I have tons of these at the moment, no limit on order
- small snails (likely genus of Strombus, possibly S. maculatus, max size 1/2 inch) 12/$5 - sold out again, sorry
- dwarf white (5 arm) or brown (six arm, and VERY brittle) brittle stars (max size is 1 1/2 inch arm to arm), two species (I won't guarantee I'll always have some of each, depends what I find when I'm fishing) 12/$5
- Gammarus amphipods - if you have live rock you probably already have them in your tank, but I'll be happy to sell you more! - 12/$5.
- Bristle worms (this species does not harm corals, Eurythoe spp.). 12/$5
- Live sand with worms - you can have a cupful for free if you are ordering some other things and chip in the $5-7 to ship it - if you want more than a cup the charge is $1.50/lb, but the shipping will kill you unless you are local :-(

Live cultures of Nanochloropsis algae - $5 for a 250 ml starter

Live cultures of saltwater rotifers - $5 for a high density 250 ml starter - larger volumes available


I also sell hermit crab houses, empty snail shells I pick up at the beach, and sterilize by roasting in my toaster oven! - $5 for two dozen of various sizes (1/4" to 3/4" diameter)


E-mail me at corals@greghiller.com

- Greg Hiller

[mrw64]

When and where is he next meeting. I can't seem to find it posted on the site.

[mrw64]

Mikestod,

I would definately like to come by after the 4th. PM me with your email or phone #.

I have some some zoos and leathers. I live in Rutland, so it'll be a short trip for you. I'm pretty busy until the 4th, but you're welcome to come over after that and check out my tank. I'll hook you up.

[wrassefan]

Don't hold back Greg...let's see the complete list!! ;)

[Ray]

I hate looking at Gregs list because the voices in my head say "buy buy buy"

[skyedolphan]

I also have tons of zoos some shrooms colt gorg some smaller SPS anthelia probably a bunch more if I ever got to stop and take a look at the tank lately :( but I am in Woonsocket RI and possibly the july meeting spot :)