Taking advantage

BigJay · 02-21-2009, 09:11 PM

of the low low sick low prices at the LFS. Most things seem to be selling for what was wholesale a few months ago. Kind of like the housing market, nows the time to buy.
I may not be able to unload my corals for much but at the prices I am paying for corals right now I honestly don't care. I do see a positive , people maybe more likely to gift or trade corals now.

got this tort for $25. Can't believe how big and bushy it is!

This was $20.. its just plain sick!

got this entire colony for $15!!! It has some type of glove polyp on it and if you look in the bottom left it has a micro zoo. Have no idea what type yet though.

got this ricordea rock for $50

yungreefer2410 · 02-21-2009, 09:59 PM

wow thats like my lfs. 8 polyps of nuclear greens for $10

stonedfish · 02-21-2009, 10:01 PM

I guess my LFS didnt get the memo. The prices are even higher, and the corals dont look as good. Hardly any SPS either. Its probably a Florida thing.

jjohnson3 · 02-21-2009, 10:02 PM

My LFS seems to be going higher and higher...I refuse to shop their not only for their prices but because of their service and health of their tanks as well...

Adam Black · 02-21-2009, 11:02 PM

Nice find Jay. My LFS haven't got the memo yet either. That Acro for 25 was a steal and that purple encrusting Monte is one of my favorites!

reefer4200 · 02-21-2009, 11:32 PM

one of the local lfs are selling corals for uber cheap out here too, but only ONE of them and i goto atleast 5 places within 20 miles of each other.

i got this mushroom rock for $20 and this picture does NOT do justice. These are awesome shrooms and were cheap. Also the zoo rock i got for $25 and that is a 1/3 of the whole rock i have the other 2/3 in my 125. and they had 4 diff. colored zoos and a mushroom freebie attached!

i left with a smile,

BigJay · 02-21-2009, 11:37 PM

Some LFS's might be working off old stock or buying local frags. The one LFS I hit last week has always been the most expensive place to buy corals for the last 18 years anyway. When there prices came down I had to pinch myself. They are buying from California.
The SPS came from another LFS who is middle of the road on prices usually. They buy from Miami.
I talked to both of them in depth to find out what the wholesale market is like. Both said they are getting corals uber cheap. Nice thing not only are they super cheap but they are both getting some of the nicest corals I've seen locally ever.

reefer4200 · 02-22-2009, 12:05 AM

i know for a fact this isnt old stock...he was ALWAYS the most expensive LFS around and i never went because of that. then i got an email with his price list which is just crazy. he sells coco worms for $24 and i have NEVER seen them under $50 here in chicago. Also sells shrimps $10 less tahn anyone and his corals are just to cheap. I dont get it and everyone i talk to is wondering the same?!?!

BigJay · 02-22-2009, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefer4200

i know for a fact this isnt old stock

I meant the folks that their LFS haven't dropped prices

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02-21-2009, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,557 View Gallery Karma Komment	Taking advantage of the low low sick low prices at the LFS. Most things seem to be selling for what was wholesale a few months ago. Kind of like the housing market, nows the time to buy. I may not be able to unload my corals for much but at the prices I am paying for corals right now I honestly don't care. I do see a positive , people maybe more likely to gift or trade corals now. got this tort for $25. Can't believe how big and bushy it is! This was $20.. its just plain sick! got this entire colony for $15!!! It has some type of glove polyp on it and if you look in the bottom left it has a micro zoo. Have no idea what type yet though. got this ricordea rock for $50 __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

02-21-2009, 10:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
stonedfish Ricordea Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Pedro California Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Taking advantage I guess my LFS didnt get the memo. The prices are even higher, and the corals dont look as good. Hardly any SPS either. Its probably a Florida thing.

02-21-2009, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Taking advantage My LFS seems to be going higher and higher...I refuse to shop their not only for their prices but because of their service and health of their tanks as well... __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-21-2009, 11:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Adam Black Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Posts: 729 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Taking advantage Nice find Jay. My LFS haven't got the memo yet either. That Acro for 25 was a steal and that purple encrusting Monte is one of my favorites! __________________ 65G RR,2-250 Aquamedic pendents(Hamilton 14k DE) with 2 Vho supplements fired with IC440.29g sump. Octo extreme 200 skimmer,Mag 7 return, 2 Maxi 1200 with 2200gph mods.

02-21-2009, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
reefer4200 Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BG, IL Posts: 1,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Taking advantage one of the local lfs are selling corals for uber cheap out here too, but only ONE of them and i goto atleast 5 places within 20 miles of each other. i got this mushroom rock for $20 and this picture does NOT do justice. These are awesome shrooms and were cheap. Also the zoo rock i got for $25 and that is a 1/3 of the whole rock i have the other 2/3 in my 125. and they had 4 diff. colored zoos and a mushroom freebie attached! i left with a smile,

02-21-2009, 11:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,557 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Taking advantage Some LFS's might be working off old stock or buying local frags. The one LFS I hit last week has always been the most expensive place to buy corals for the last 18 years anyway. When there prices came down I had to pinch myself. They are buying from California. The SPS came from another LFS who is middle of the road on prices usually. They buy from Miami. I talked to both of them in depth to find out what the wholesale market is like. Both said they are getting corals uber cheap. Nice thing not only are they super cheap but they are both getting some of the nicest corals I've seen locally ever. __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

02-22-2009, 12:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
reefer4200 Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BG, IL Posts: 1,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Taking advantage i know for a fact this isnt old stock...he was ALWAYS the most expensive LFS around and i never went because of that. then i got an email with his price list which is just crazy. he sells coco worms for $24 and i have NEVER seen them under $50 here in chicago. Also sells shrimps $10 less tahn anyone and his corals are just to cheap. I dont get it and everyone i talk to is wondering the same?!?!

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