Alright you win. It wasn't a funny ad =)

I dont think that it is really all that rare to buy coral skeletons. The LFS in red deer has them in on many occasions. And no its no petland or petsmart. We have a Salt water store here in Red Deer. And it is real coral skeletons. Yah, but they have them in quite abit and fair priced to as well.

LFSs will often sell small ones which are simply the store's die off, finding large ones as indicated is difficult.

The sad thing, is some sap will fall for it and buy it.

Wow, lovely calcium deposits they are.

Sphelps;

I got a box of 18 acro colonies that came in dead. I didn't know they were worth more dead than alive. I have a great deal for you. No permit required.
Kevin

HAHAHAHAHA TOO FUNNY!:lol:

gotta make the most out of every situation :wink:

Hilarious :lol:, do you write your own material? Perhaps we should talk about your prices and how outrageous someone may think they are. How many times have you had a newby over react to a fish that costs over $100 or even $20? Maybe you should consider that this person paid good money for what he's selling and is only trying to recover some of his costs. Those mini colonies aren't what I'm referring to nor is it what he's selling. Show me any retail store selling real ornament corals of the same size for less.

It's pretty easy to point and laugh at someone else but put yourself in his shoes and you'll think different, I don't know anyone that likes to have others tell them what they should sell their own stuff for.

was it your ad, sphelps?? :lol::lol::lol:

Im thinking about buying them.....how long do you have to cycle the tank before you add them? When things settle down I'll add a few of these http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-pets-acce...AdIdZ158804944 (by drip of course)......hopefully I can talk him down a bit.:mrgreen:

Cmon ....I posted the add here thinking that the majority of us peeps who strive to keep our saltwater tanks full of life, would find the idea of paying $500 bones for dead coral to put in a saltwater tank , funny.....was I wrong?....unfortunately people have varying degrees of senses of humor

Doug my thoughts exactly. We're in the lounge to boot. I don't really care to debate about it and clearly you and I both got the same innocent enjoyment out of it without pondering the intense and complex issues behind a big pile of dead corals someone wants $500 for.