Your Most Wanted Coral/Frag/Fish List

[Delphinus]

I'd love to find me a Siganus doliatus some day .. better yet, a pair.

A golden dwarf moray would fit in my 20g just fine

Any of the photosynthetic gorgonians. Gorgonia ventilana or Gorgonia flabellum. I know I'm dreaming.. it's too bad because they are supposed to do really well under conditions that are ideal for SPS (high flow, high light). Someone on RC had one, they were in Quebec, they never replied to any of my PM's though. Not sure if that's a hint about how legally collected it may have been. But there are several other species of photosynthetic gorgonians that are available from some of the larger US based vendors (pacificeastaquaculture.com, liveaquaria.com, a couple others), but for some reason they just don't seem to come available up here nowadays (I'm guessing more due to lack of interest or people just don't realize that there are such things as photosynthetic gorg's that don't need a drip system for feeding!)

[Myka]

I'd like a pair of Picasso Clowns, but I'm not sure I'd buy them online as I like to watch the fish for awhile before purchase as well. Especially on pricier specimens.

[spikehs]

I'd love to see some unique bta color morphs.. I used to see some really nice green w/ orange tip ones, haven't seen any for a while, or anemones in general...

[digital-audiophile]

It would be nice to buy nice colonies online. Frags are all fine and dandy but for the most part they take a long time to grow out a 1" frag.

Not a slight at all against LFS's but local selection is usually spotty at best and typically when a nice shipment comes in unless you are standing at the door when they open you miss out because there are other people that are then as the lock opens.

[VFX]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

It would be nice to buy nice colonies online. Frags are all fine and dandy but for the most part they take a long time to grow out a 1" frag.

Not a slight at all against LFS's but local selection is usually spotty at best and typically when a nice shipment comes in unless you are standing at the door when they open you miss out because there are other people that are then as the lock opens.

Yes nice colonies!

That's what I'd like most. A WYSIWYG range of colonies or larger, more grown out frags.

It seems you have to be close friends with some LFS's to buy the nice stuff. Even camping outside the door doesn't help!

...just makes you cold & late for work!

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[wickedfrags]

Interesting - I kind of forgot about these guys having gone the SPS direction for quite some time.

Originally Posted by spikehs

I'd love to see some unique bta color morphs.. I used to see some really nice green w/ orange tip ones, haven't seen any for a while, or anemones in general...

I have though about adding colonies (SPS primarily but also LPS) for some time but was not sure about the level of interest. Shipping would also be an issue potentially as these guys would take up more space and be heavier. Thinking the 2-4" colonies that we see come in rather than the wild colonies I assume?

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

It would be nice to buy nice colonies online. Frags are all fine and dandy but for the most part they take a long time to grow out a 1" frag.

Not a slight at all against LFS's but local selection is usually spotty at best and typically when a nice shipment comes in unless you are standing at the door when they open you miss out because there are other people that are then as the lock opens.

I hear you. In Toronto much of the nice stuff gets sent to the US these days. Locals don't even have a chance at it. Frustrating but is a business after all.

Originally Posted by VFX

Yes nice colonies!

That's what I'd like most. A WYSIWYG range of colonies or larger, more grown out frags.

It seems you have to be close friends with some LFS's to buy the nice stuff. Even camping outside the door doesn't help!

...just makes you cold & late for work!

.

[digital-audiophile]

That's what I was thinking, the smaller bali aquacultured type acros and whatnot.