Greenville, North Carolina

[Duke4Life]

Duke4life I'm a resident of Lil washington about 15 mins East of Greenville. From what I've read the only Fish store is Dwaynes there's also one in Plymouth(fishfishfish) but there's no high end corals. You can find individuals in Greenville who sell high end stuff like corals and equipment on Carolina Fish talk.

My wife said she got lost and ended up there a few weekends ago.

 

[Duke4Life]

As of right now I'm planning on a 24 hour day the 1st. Between taking down, the drive, resetup, and installing fence post holes its gonna be a crazy day.

 

[Duke4Life]

My patience is running out as I keep seeing vendors post some really nice fish and I can't buy right now ahhhhhhh.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

I know your pain...I want to buy more corals buy Christmas is around the corner and it's frowned upon if you spend Christmas present money on yourself and not the family hahaha

 

[Duke4Life]

Have a container coming Thursday and will be driving down I'm estimating Monday October 3rd.

 

[Duke4Life]

Tminus 1 week, will be driving down next Monday and have my water order placed :)

 

[Brautumn]

Duke4life I'm a resident of Lil washington about 15 mins East of Greenville. From what I've read the only Fish store is Dwaynes there's also one in Plymouth(fishfishfish) but there's no high end corals. You can find individuals in Greenville who sell high end stuff like corals and equipment on Carolina Fish talk.

Ward's Aquatics (Dewayne Ward) in Greenville does sell higher end corals, frags and has colonies depending on what you are looking for. He has had some large open brains, meat coral, sps and chalices. I have gotten some very nice frags from him and 2 orante leopard wrasses. His store is worth a visit.
Also, there are several of us in New Bern that have all sorts of corals from frags (zoas/palys, sps, lps) to colonies in our reef tanks. I have a friend who is down sizing her tank and I have been getting some of her colonies and she has high end corals.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

Ward's Aquatics (Dewayne Ward) in Greenville does sell higher end corals, frags and has colonies depending on what you are looking for. He has had some large open brains, meat coral, sps and chalices. I have gotten some very nice frags from him and 2 orante leopard wrasses. His store is worth a visit.
Also, there are several of us in New Bern that have all sorts of corals from frags (zoas/palys, sps, lps) to colonies in our reef tanks. I have a friend who is down sizing her tank and I have been getting some of her colonies and she has high end corals.

Yeah I just checked out Dewaynes store Saturday. It looks amazing, corals are bright and healthy tanks are super clean. I liked the wrasse he has in his show tank. Is that the same one you got?

I also bought from your friend in new bern...her tanks are overflowing with corals!!! =)

 

[Brautumn]

Yeah I just checked out Dewaynes store Saturday. It looks amazing, corals are bright and healthy tanks are super clean. I liked the wrasse he has in his show tank. Is that the same one you got?

I also bought from your friend in new bern...her tanks are overflowing with corals!!! =)

No the one he has is a blue star leopard wrasse and he has a potters wrasse in there also. It is still getting adjusted to his tank and isn't out as much. We have quite a few wrasses in our tanks as they are my favorite. Here is a picture of ours.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

That bottom one looks awesome! I'm changing livestock in my 30 gallon and would like one that looks like the bottom one. What's it called? Does it eat live shrimp (getting pep.shrimp to clean up aiptasia)? Does it nip at any coral?

 

[Brautumn]

That bottom one looks awesome! I'm changing livestock in my 30 gallon and would like one that looks like the bottom one. What's it called? Does it eat live shrimp (getting pep.shrimp to clean up aiptasia)? Does it nip at any coral?

I guess I didn't finish what they were. The top picture is the ornate leopard grows 4-5 inches and the bottom meleagris leopard 5-6 inches. We have a trio of the meleagris (got from live aquaria) in a 75g and one will eventually transition to a male and the male looks totally different. We have 2 ornates in our 120g and will stay close to what they look like now once mature. They are reef safe but hard to say on the shrimp as sometimes they will ignore if the shrimp were in before them. I had our melanarus wrasse eat one of our cleaner shrimp after the shrimps was in there for over 2 years and a long fin fairy wrasse eat our sexy shrimp. I no longer stock shrimp anymore. One thing on the leopards is having a good supply of pods established just in case it takes them a bit to eat what you feed. All ours ate from the day one what ever I fed the tank and I did multiple feedings a day for quite awhile. These guys are delicate shippers so you have to make sure they have no damage to there mouth, eyes and stomachs aren't sunk in.

 

[Duke4Life]

Trailer delivered!

 

[Duke4Life]

I guess I didn't finish what they were. The top picture is the ornate leopard grows 4-5 inches and the bottom meleagris leopard 5-6 inches. We have a trio of the meleagris (got from live aquaria) in a 75g and one will eventually transition to a male and the male looks totally different. We have 2 ornates in our 120g and will stay close to what they look like now once mature. They are reef safe but hard to say on the shrimp as sometimes they will ignore if the shrimp were in before them. I had our melanarus wrasse eat one of our cleaner shrimp after the shrimps was in there for over 2 years and a long fin fairy wrasse eat our sexy shrimp. I no longer stock shrimp anymore. One thing on the leopards is having a good supply of pods established just in case it takes them a bit to eat what you feed. All ours ate from the day one what ever I fed the tank and I did multiple feedings a day for quite awhile. These guys are delicate shippers so you have to make sure they have no damage to there mouth, eyes and stomachs aren't sunk in.

That's what I'm hating, finally have pods everywhere and gotta move.

 

[reefwiser]

Wish I could help but I have to work. [emoji30]

 

[Duke4Life]

Wish I could help but I have to work. [emoji30]

It's all good my friend! My old boss and a few friends are my Calvary tomorrow. Tomorrow will decide if we leave Sunday evening or early Monday morning.

 

[Duke4Life]

Wish I could help but I have to work. [emoji30]

Anywhere in town that you know of that sells battery air pumps? Jordan has talked me into going the bucket route due 2 my eel. Blue Star doesn't.

 

[Pruett-nc]

Walmart prob. Has the bait type in the fishing section .

 

[Duke4Life]

Was up loading the trailer til 10pm last night and a bit sore this morning. Up and moving and waiting on my boys 2 finish this out today.

 

[Duke4Life]

Latest update is that I'm 85% packed, my boys volunteered for 1 more day, as it's mostly pictures and cleaning. My wife also picked up our house key earlier and will be up tomorrow with the cargo van for my tank and 4 legged kidos and me.

 

[Duke4Life]

Day 3 has started off with a bang, I forgot 2 call about utilities oopppsss. But I do have a nice bucket for my eel and air pumps. @reefwiser the bait and tackle shop off Smyrna carries the pumps.