AEFW Warning for Lower Mainland area!!!

[Proteus]

Most lfs don't dip corals here and I was dumb enough to not dip. Now that tank is clean I use RPS on all pieces regardless of where they come from.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mikepclo

So selling dirty corals is ok on this forum? By your comments here and on other warning on the another thread that makes it seem like you don't find any immoral issues here. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's what you come off ass. Oopps I mean "as".

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No, what I'm saying is that you should consider all frags "dirty". I have contacted the seller you reference and asked that he clarify in his post. If he knows about it and is trying to flog them anyway, especially at a premium price, his account won't work much longer.
Moral issues aside, I find that as a consumer of frags, I NEED to make sure I practice due diligence on my own, and not trust any seller. That's the only way to ensure my tank stays pest free. Which is why I posted. It's important to make that distinction, as trusting someone's morality is going to end with your tank infected. So if the corals are infected, treat them. It's easy. And they are nice pieces. There's no need to go blasting someone publicly, especially if you personally have not been involved.

If there are concerns like that, contact one of the staff, and we'll look into it. I see no problem selling them if it's declared. If he's trying to minimize his own losses by lying, then I'm all over him and he's gone.

Just trust me on this, it's a bigger issue than some guy selling frags. One vendor I know of is probably singlehandedly responsible for all the red bugs in western Canada. No, not naming names. Everyone needs to treat their frags. Period.

[mikepclo]

I was trying to be as discrete as possible.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

There's no need to go blasting someone publicly, especially if you personally have not been involved.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I think the term was ass

Agreed!..Great idea

Originally Posted by reefwars

personally i think there should be a sticky about dipping and other coral practises in the buy and sell livestock , more so for those who do not know what pests to look out for no?

That's what I've read all this time and I thought I was missing something here as I'm just a newb here. Thanks for confirming Albert!

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Since when did dipping prevent AEFW? C'mon guys, we know better than that...

Thanks Mike!

[Coral Hoarder]

im sory this is such a newbie question what does AEFW stand for ?

[albert_dao]

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AEFW don't just lay eggs on the base/dead skeletal tissue of the corals. Occasionally, you can find egg clusters on fleshy/branching tissue as long as it is well away from a polyp. I've confirmed this with a magnifying glass. Now what are my options?

I find it difficult to comprehend that I am of the 1% 'sorry for your bad luck' bracket of experienced reefers (three times over, notwithstanding). But here's the deal, I get to talk to dealers all the time and their sentiments and experiences echo mine.

A dip and clip is not a 99-100% surefire means of preventing AEFW. You know what is? NOT PUTTING THE FRAG IN YOUR SYSTEM.

x 10,000

[albert_dao]

In any case, let's play devil's advocate for a moment here:

Let's say someone bought the frag unknowingly, but lending their trust to the seller. What if they simply assumed, given the value and visible condition of the frags, that the seller had clean corals.

Buyer: Canreef, help, my acros are dying. I found these little clear dudes on it. They look like this [pic]. What do I do?

Canreef: Those are AEFW's. They will eat your acros.

Buyer: Oh noes! How do I get rid of thems?

Canreef: You're F---'d. Tough love son. Your fault for not dipping, noob.

Seems legit.