on-line coral ordering

[CoryDude]

Also when ordering sps, fragging and shipping can cause the sps to stress out and turn brown. I have otten frags from people that look blue in their tank only to turn brown in mine. Over time they will change back under the right conditions.

Yes, I've had that happen in the past. Had a brown monti from the lfs that turned a brilliant orange and pink under my MH lights. I love little surprises like that! It sounds like liveaquaria is worth it. I'll give it a shot and hopefully I'll be offering frags at the swaps in the near future, like the rest of you!

Livestock propogation is the only way for marine aquarists to proceed. I've been in the hobby since the mid 90's and have seen a drastic decline in the availability of certain wild caught fish, corals, and inverts. I'm just glad that unlike the rest of the world, reefers were able to see a problem developing, and took conservation actions that changed the hobby in just a few short years!