Blastos! - Page 5

Craig Manoukian · 01-07-2005, 12:05 PM

Awesome Dave, fabulous color and photography!

mane3215 · 01-07-2005, 06:17 PM

NHLblues44 · 01-07-2005, 06:36 PM

OMG!

Dude you've been holdin out on me again. I don't care about the acans, hook a brother up with some of those blastos! (still got 60 heads of the blues myself and those could tempt me to frag again!) Really,really nice stuff!

mane3215 · 01-07-2005, 06:43 PM

Yeah there pretty sick eh? Too bad they are from the land of the rising sun =).

Bocaswim · 01-07-2005, 07:30 PM

My LFS got a transshippment in this week with several of those rare looking blastos. Blue/green, red/green, purples, sadly the blastos did not exactly match up with the corals listed on their CITES permit, so customs would not let the shipment into the county. My question is how would a customs officer know a blasto from a mushroom?

davejnz · 01-10-2005, 09:12 PM

here's my latest find[IMG]

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mane3215 · 01-10-2005, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bocaswim

My LFS got a transshippment in this week with several of those rare looking blastos. Blue/green, red/green, purples, sadly the blastos did not exactly match up with the corals listed on their CITES permit, so customs would not let the shipment into the county. My question is how would a customs officer know a blasto from a mushroom?

They are very strict, and they use books, experience to tell which coral is which. They will even confiscate an order if you are supposed to get like say 40 pieces per cities permit, and 41, or 39 arrive. If it doesn't match specifically, its most likely going to be taken =(.

Bocaswim · 01-10-2005, 10:11 PM

I was really surprised to hear this. The worst part is the corals are just left there in customs to die. Or they are returned to the shipper- whenever.

mane3215 · 01-10-2005, 10:13 PM

Most likely customs will kill the coral. Not intentionally, they are just morons. I cannot tell you how many stories like this I have heard with corals, rare reptiles, and even customs with other objects =(.

mps9506 · 01-10-2005, 10:41 PM

Or the rock I brought back from Japan

I had to leave the rock with customs, I don't even know how the hell they found the rock (not the kind you cook

) in my bag, but they saw it and made me leave it there.
Wonder if they sent it back to japan or if they just threw it out later that night?

Craig Manoukian · 01-10-2005, 11:16 PM

What a find David!

Downset · 01-11-2005, 02:24 AM

Stop posting reef kuki pics :]
I have started picking up some japanesse from all the time i waste on there website

mane3215 · 01-11-2005, 08:09 AM

Step off! =)....where ya been home slice?

Woodstock · 01-11-2005, 08:20 AM

Here is one of my new additions

It is still a bit PO'd in this picture but has come out very nicely the last 2 days!

B. Wellsi

Bocaswim · 01-11-2005, 09:03 AM

This nice one is from a german webiste:

01-07-2005, 12:05 PM	#61 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,343 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Awesome Dave, fabulous color and photography! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

01-07-2005, 06:17 PM	#62 (permalink)
mane3215 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 384 View Gallery Karma Komment	__________________ The beast of the east!

01-07-2005, 06:36 PM	#63 (permalink)
NHLblues44 Limpet Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 148 View Gallery Karma Komment	OMG! Dude you've been holdin out on me again. I don't care about the acans, hook a brother up with some of those blastos! (still got 60 heads of the blues myself and those could tempt me to frag again!) Really,really nice stuff! __________________ Jim 72 gallon rare zoanthid,sps,and blasto system 75 gallon softie and lps/sps system 2(20) gallon mushroom growout systems 45 gallon 12x12x80 prop. tank Lifereef skimmers and DIY Ecosystems

01-07-2005, 06:43 PM	#64 (permalink)
mane3215 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 384 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yeah there pretty sick eh? Too bad they are from the land of the rising sun =). __________________ The beast of the east!

01-10-2005, 09:12 PM	#66 (permalink)
davejnz Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Daytona Bch,FL Posts: 26 View Gallery Karma Komment	here's my latest find[IMG][/IMG]

01-07-2005, 07:30 PM	#65 (permalink)
Bocaswim Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment	My LFS got a transshippment in this week with several of those rare looking blastos. Blue/green, red/green, purples, sadly the blastos did not exactly match up with the corals listed on their CITES permit, so customs would not let the shipment into the county. My question is how would a customs officer know a blasto from a mushroom?

01-10-2005, 10:11 PM	#68 (permalink)
Bocaswim Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment	I was really surprised to hear this. The worst part is the corals are just left there in customs to die. Or they are returned to the shipper- whenever.

01-10-2005, 10:13 PM	#69 (permalink)
mane3215 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 384 View Gallery Karma Komment	Most likely customs will kill the coral. Not intentionally, they are just morons. I cannot tell you how many stories like this I have heard with corals, rare reptiles, and even customs with other objects =(. __________________ The beast of the east!

01-10-2005, 10:41 PM	#70 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	Or the rock I brought back from Japan I had to leave the rock with customs, I don't even know how the hell they found the rock (not the kind you cook ) in my bag, but they saw it and made me leave it there. Wonder if they sent it back to japan or if they just threw it out later that night? __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

01-10-2005, 11:16 PM	#71 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,343 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	What a find David! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

01-11-2005, 02:24 AM	#72 (permalink)
Downset Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rochester ny Posts: 33 View Gallery Karma Komment	Stop posting reef kuki pics :] I have started picking up some japanesse from all the time i waste on there website __________________ Trade for blasto's lords micros WTB the pink and green lord

01-11-2005, 08:09 AM	#73 (permalink)
mane3215 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 384 View Gallery Karma Komment	Step off! =)....where ya been home slice? __________________ The beast of the east!

01-11-2005, 08:20 AM	#74 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Here is one of my new additions It is still a bit PO'd in this picture but has come out very nicely the last 2 days! B. Wellsi __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

01-11-2005, 09:03 AM	#75 (permalink)
Bocaswim Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment	This nice one is from a german webiste:

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