Looking for sps

[dc4]

Originally Posted by Reefie

+1 Let me know if you find anyone with some, and we'll race there to see who gets it first. Haha!

Im getting one in my next shipment but its not for sale, puhahaha!

[Reefie]

Originally Posted by dc4

Im getting one in my next shipment but its not for sale, puhahaha!

I just picked up MY Strawberry Shortcake and acclimating it as we speak.

So Neener Neener NEEEEENER!!!

Kelvin, sorry to sidetrack your thread. I picked mine up in the States FYI. 😊

[Mandosh]

Originally Posted by Reefie

I just picked up MY Strawberry Shortcake and acclimating it as we speak.

So Neener Neener NEEEEENER!!!

Kelvin, sorry to sidetrack your thread. I picked mine up in the States FYI. ��

...illegal, but nice score.

I have one, but it isn't frag-able size yet.

[Reefer Rob]

I don't have the cajones to smuggle in corals from the states. At $50,000 maximum fine it seems too risky for me. Stopped by Barrier Reef in Seattle on the way through last week just to look. It sure was torture to see all the beautiful SPS they have down there.

[TimT]

Well the 50k potential fine is scary, that could happen after they seized your car and you went to court. Even if they gave the car back to you and didn't fine you they would still red flag you so that you get inspected every time. Kind of embarrassing when your on a family holiday and the car gets ripped apart because you just had to have that $50 coral. Last couple times I crossed the border they were pointedly asking if I had coral. To me it's not worth the risk smuggling corals, even the named ones from ORA. Those are also illegal. I personally know Vince from ORA and he has told me they can't get a CITES re-export permit as they don't have the original import permits. Any ORA corals in Canada are from an illegal source.

[Reefer Rob]

Wow, they asked you if you had coral? Had you been to an aquarium shop, talked about corals in the line up, coral sniffing dogs?

I'll admit I only skimmed the CITES application for an importation permit before I lost interest, but it seems to me there was a provision for captive raised animals. You had to be able to name a few generations, etc.

[TimT]

Lol, one time my son started talking about drugs while we were in the line up for the US. Talk about a stressful crossing.

Coral sniffing dogs... don't need dogs for the smell of a delayed shipment... you can smell the dead corals even before the boxes get opened.

Yes, I was kind of surprised. One time was when I was importing some fishes and the other time I was coming back from shopping at Costco in Bellingham. I can understand them asking when I had fish with me but the time when coming back from Costco was just groceries.

I can't understand why people would risk smuggling coral across. The record of getting caught will be with you for the rest of your life. The computer doesn't forget and every time you enter Canada and they scan your passport it will come up.

[reefermadness]

Originally Posted by dc4

Im getting one in my next shipment but its not for sale, puhahaha!

your getting regular shipments of this stuff?