UK Unusual Acros

[Hubbs Reef]

Hi All from across the pound,

picked up a couple of nice Acros a couple of months ago and colours seem to be doing really well.

First is a unnamed rainbow Tenius which is showing some lovely colours.

Second is an unnamed acro that is predominantly green but showing signs of yellow, polyps are a very deep red/brown.

If anyone has any ideas what they are that would be nice.

Thanks

 

[SeaDweller]

Not sure, but they look nice. Curious to see how the tenuis will develop as time goes on. Keep us posted.

 

[Hubbs Reef]

Not sure, but they look nice. Curious to see how the tenuis will develop as time goes on. Keep us posted.

Thanks, certainly got deeper colours on the Green one and many colours coming through on the tenius, must be doing something right lol

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Just curious as to how much do you get charged for frags like the ones you've just acquired? Eerrmmm they're not bad at all.

 

[Hubbs Reef]

Just curious as to how much do you get charged for frags like the ones you've just acquired? Eerrmmm they're not bad at all.

For the tenius I paid £30 (wasnt coloured up) and the green one I paid something like £15 I believe. :)

 

[Jon Fishman]

That first one is amazing........ Nice pickup

 

[Hubbs Reef]

That first one is amazing........ Nice pickup

Thanks, really happy with it and really like to see the colours develop.

 

[SeaDweller]

Thanks, really happy with it and really like to see the colours develop.

you have a pic of it in full spectrum or whiter lights? Guessing it's green, pink, maybe a touch purple?

 

[Hubbs Reef]

you have a pic of it in full spectrum or whiter lights? Guessing it's green, pink, maybe a touch purple?

I'll see what I can do later when I'm back from work :)

 

[Sea MunnKey]

For the tenius I paid £30 (wasnt coloured up) and the green one I paid something like £15 I believe. :)

That's actually a steal IMO. Can't complain with that pricing ...

 

[Hubbs Reef]

That's actually a steal IMO. Can't complain with that pricing ...

Yeah the vast majority of frags over here are well priced compared to those in the US, however a lot of people are now cottoning on to giving it a name and charging 10x the amount.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Yeah the vast majority of frags over here are well priced compared to those in the US, however a lot of people are now cottoning on to giving it a name and charging 10x the amount.

Now that's not a good sign for local reefers right? That's simply ridiculous & greedy IMO.

 

[Hubbs Reef]

Now that's not a good sign for local reefers right? That's simply ridiculous & greedy IMO.

Just seems to be the way the hobby is going in the UK, I do a lot of swaps with a few hobbyists and just pay postage. Helps to have pieces of your fav coral dotted around if you lose it etc. A lot of standard pieces are going for silly money as people have got greedy with it.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Even super duper nice acro frags here (hard to come by) have either double or more in pricing. Back when buying a large sps colony was so affordable and nothing being mentioned about some funny name like Tenuis specimen.

 

[Hubbs Reef]

Even super duper nice acro frags here (hard to come by) have either double or more in pricing. Back when buying a large sps colony was so affordable and nothing being mentioned about some funny name like Tenuis specimen.

The Indo ban has made corals sky rocket in price as the exporters and wholesalers have cottoned on so charging more.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

The Indo ban has made corals sky rocket in price as the exporters and wholesalers have cottoned on so charging more.

My concern is if or when the Indo ban is lifted, would the "inflated" coral prices come down as it should be?