Tyree Space Monsters GRVD

[Jeff000]

Originally Posted by SoloSK71

Add me to this question, I have been researching CITES permits and am more confused than when I started, but the selection online in the US beats anything I have seen in Canada and usually at half the price. I would even look at a group buy on a full box of coral to get the selection I want and frags at actual cost.

Charles

With one box of corals and permits and shipping you are looking at about 500% of list price for each coral. Probably even more. Looking at 10 boxes, now you are down to 200% of list price if you're lucky.

There is a reason that every coral shop in Canada doesn't fill their tanks with the cheap american frags, it's because by the time they get here even their cost is far higher than pretty much everyone is willing to pay. And that's before they make some money to cover their time to get the corals, to unpack the corals, sell the corals, and then a little to keep the lights on, and a little bit of lunch money for the owner.

Originally Posted by albert_dao

LOL, what? Canadian selection is wicked and most pricing I have seen is very reasonable. Don't confuse photoshop or BS naming conventions with selection...

Show me anywhere in Canada with some of the nice sps frags you can find easy in the states, silly names or not, find me corals that look like the ones with the silly names. The only one that was close was reefraft, and he's gone. I had almost a thousand bucks worth of coral I wanted from him, but he up and left in the middle of me trying to order a bunch of stuff.

I agree that these aren't true space monsters: I currently have some and they look similar but not the same. Price is good and they still look nice. If you take pics from your phone use Snapseed to reset it as close as possible. That's what I do and it turns out not bad sometimes.

GLWS

[Jeff000]

Originally Posted by 91Atrac

I agree that these aren't true space monsters: I currently have some and they look similar but not the same. Price is good and they still look nice. If you take pics from your phone use Snapseed to reset it as close as possible. That's what I do and it turns out not bad sometimes.

GLWS

6 months.

It's been 6 months since the last post in this thread.....


Why did you bump it? Why am I bumping it again?

[davej]

Originally Posted by Jeff000

6 months.

It's been 6 months since the last post in this thread.....


Why did you bump it? Why am I bumping it again?

Lol here's another bump

In response to the cites question
You don't need a cites permit to bring zoas across the border.
Just did it this last week. Informed border guard I had aquatic animals for my aquarium called zoanthids. Had an email from the aquatic Animal Health Veterinarian stating:

"Hello Dave,
thanks for your enquiry,
CFIA currently does not require Aquatic Animals import Permit for Cnidaria to which Sea Anemones (zoanthids) belong."

Showed it to the customs agent and after she read it was waved thru.

Just need to do your homework, know the regulations and its quite simple.

[Proteus]

Bump.




Hahaha

[JCharles]

Finally 91Atrac weighs in and I can stop checking this thread!

All gone anyway. It's almost as if phenotypes of organisms are affected by their environment huh guys!

Haha sure did had to say something about em. You following my Instagram?

Just just posted pics of mine. Won't post em on this thread. Not respectful.

Glad they all sold