LF : Oregon Blue Tort coral

[Mandosh]

Originally Posted by Chowder

I don't think or prices are higher then the states. I think our prices are consistenly lower. The market here is not as strong as it is in the states. Take Chalice , you can't sell a eye of any chalice for a hundred plus dollars here. They do it in the states everyday. OC is one of the only places here in te lower mainland that sells it . So they can command a higher price. Look at red planet. It's price was quit high, I believe $75 when it was first available. Now you can find it for around $40.

Very true with the chalices. As far as the Red Planet, you can find it privately for $40 but I'd be surprised to see it in a Canadian store for that. When you consider what's involved in bringing these types of corals into the country you have to expect to pay a premium price for premium pieces. Thats why they remain rare corals.

I'm not saying $100 is a fair price for an Oregon Tort privately, likely closer to half that.

Good luck with the search.

[reefermadness]

I don't think or prices are higher then the states. I think our prices are consistenly lower. The market here is not as strong as it is in the states. Take Chalice , you can't sell a eye of any chalice for a hundred plus dollars here. They do it in the states everyday. OC is one of the only places here in te lower mainland that sells it . So they can command a higher price. Look at red planet. It's price was quit high, I believe $75 when it was first available. Now you can find it for around $40.

This is only because you are comparing to corals that can be wild caught......if you want a "true" oregon tort...you are not going to find it in any mariculutred or wild shipment. It has to come from the states and is purely captive grown.....and slow growing, hard to find, and more hard to find in Canada.....ie expensive.

Originally Posted by tang daddy

Just to add to the debate, the true Oregon tort as they call it should have brown polyps and the coral is generally a baby teal blue. There are alot of people claiming they have it, I have bought a few pieces myself only to find out that it was a Cali tort. I bought a piece from OC a year ago and had to wait a year to get it. It was $120 for a piece the size of your thumb nail. But it was well worth the wait!

I don't know if I would call the colour baby teal.....IMO its more royal blue.

HERE IS THE BIGGEST TELL OF A TRUE OREGON TORT. It is solid blue from base to tip...ie. no light coloured growth tips like most torts and other corals. Probably due to the slow growth.

Originally Posted by Mandosh

When you consider what's involved in bringing these types of corals into the country you have to expect to pay a premium price for premium pieces.

Ya what is involved to import these captive raised american corals that have no CITES information into Canada. Only know one store who has figured that out.

[wayner]

A TRUE OREGON TORT. It is solid blue from base to tip...ie. no light coloured growth tips like most torts and other corals. Probably due to the slow growth.

This is exactly the way mine is - just encrusting at the base right now - but i agree, it's more of a Royal Blue and the nicest Blue I've ever seen., blue from base to the very tip - and a very slow grower