show us what your buddy gave ya

[hobogato]

aside from selling and trading frags and corals, there are many people that give them to each other. thought it would be nice to post some pics of those generous gifts.

so, please post em if ya got em!

[hobogato]

i have been given things by so many people over the years, here are just a few...

three for one pic - meteorshower cyphastrea from john, war coral from giau and purple gorgo from karin


another three for - garf bonsai and tulip milli from beverly and orange palys from mizeny (i know i need to get some emerald crabs and something to take care of those pesky aiptasia)


my old pink chalice - got a piece back from john when i started up this tank


another one from mizeny


and the first coral i put in this tank from erik - was one polyp to begin with

[robalv]

don't have any pics right now. shout out to aquasport and clone who hooked me up big time...Thank You so much guy's.. paybacks two fold..lol

Guia (aquasport)
Tyree Purple rim cap frag
Nuclear green 5 polyp frag 2 babies now on it...
Bird nest mini colony
tri color mini colony
a couple of other frags

Clone I can't remember the names of what you Gave me
a total of 4 frags

[Europhyllia]

I am scared to post because I probably would forget someone. People have been so nice!

I got a bunch from Sherry for sure but I don't remember which frags were in trade for something and which were freebies.
I also got some very nice zoas from Firewater and mini brittle star enriched chaeto from Jack and red macro from Ace.
I wish Sherry was still active since I am now more in a position to give back plus it was fun to see her no limits approach to reef keeping!

[Europhyllia]

here's a few pics:
porites rock with x-mas tree worms in it


Blue zoas from Firewater (LOVE THEM!) - also got some really vivid orange ones from him but forgot the name


Crazy big red mushrooms from Sherry. I am usually not good with mushrooms but these bright red ones from Sherry spread rapidly and grow big and bright!


orange meat coral

[Mr Cob]

-Bottom left from Sherry (Snforka): Pink Acan
-Bottom right from Justin (Justahobby): Cinnamon Paly (?)



Neon frogspawn from Troy (TroyValentine) -Was a small dime size frag from his HUGE watermelon colony...thx Troy : )



-Left...Hybrid Euphilia from Bill (bstreep) ...was just a little speck...now it has like 5 heads...
-Right....Lobo from Sherry (snforka)

[ErikH]

Ummmm..... OK let me sees whats I gots.....

Paletta Lovelli From Bill (Bstreep)


Blue Tipped Valida (Which is purple tipped in my tank)


I will add more as I find them, or get pictures of the other corals. I would hate to post all of the freebies that died though!

[allan]

Man Erik, really love those colonies.

Can I just say that I recieved freebies from MAAST and let that imply everyone?

I will get photos later, but the list of contributors as I remember them.

Briguy - purple digitatatata stuff.... really small specimen that he happened to find and and give to me that has grown into a little colony of its own.

Bstreep - frogspawn piece that he happened to find while pulling out a rock from his tank that I was purchasing, doing real good in my tank.

Vince - pulsating white xenias... didn't make the tank move unless it's hidden somewhere.

Giau - some kind of purple tipped brown cap type scrolling plate looking coral.... it's definitely a colony on it's own and I've just recently paid it forward by giving away a large leaf that had broken off during the move.

Mizeny - Oh, where to start. She and Jose came over to the house to review my system and brought a frag, I've been over there a couple times to purchase a frag (first one was candycane, left with two free frags), another time I went with Todd and she gave me two frags and wouldn't let me pay for either on the dubious prospect that if my anenome split I'd give her the clone.... Okay, so I got something called hydroponia or something, a frilly looking green birdsnest, and a few others that I can't remember right now.

Rob - purple tip acro something, and another encrusting something or the other, sorry Rob, not sure if that one is going to make it.

Ace (hobo) - 36" T5 tube... oh, wait, that wasn't fragged. I've gotten a few freebies from him over the last year to include the phyto, unfortunately I don't remember what it was or is.

Lorraine - three species frag pack of macro.... doing well although the green leaf thing has disapeared...

Jack - has given me, through my daughter Milly, some colt or kenya trees that are running amock in my fuge. He has offered things on numerous occasions, and even gave me a homemade pen when I got labled the secretary

Kyle - I went up there to buy a clam, and he tossed in a frag of something else... I forget what.

Mike (texreefer) - Sure I'd just sunk an easy grand in buying his old tank, but he gave me a stick of fire coral that appears to be doing quite well in my tank, to include much in the way of a clean up crew and live rock rubble and rock that he no longer needed. I can't wait till this guy get's back into the hobby.

Recoil - pink bird's nest. He gave me two frags and for some oddball reason I glued them both to the same piece of rubble rock... so I'm not sure what I'm going to do other than let it grow into one large colony.

The problem is that I'm in Lousianna and can't see my tank now to see if I've missed anyone as I am sure that I have. To all that have helped me along the way, I owe y'all and won't soon forget that.

I'll post pictures when I get back to town...

[Rychek]

My first two SPS were gifts from Troy when I stopped by to get some free Xenia a few years back.

Orange Monti Cap (then)


(now <it has had some rough times with moving through three tanks in 6 months, but it's hanging in there)


Purple Digi (then)


(now <this frag took a sabbatical in Rob's tank as part of the Pay It Forward Program>)