where do you buy reasonably priced acropora ( less than $40.00 for a nub)

charlesk · May 20, 2020

Unique corals
Saltyunderground

Both have reasonable prices for frags and shipping. Some sites charge hundreds for an agricultured frag and too much for shipping. These two sites are my go to sites.

alton · May 20, 2020

For me when I want SPS I go up the road to Austin and find my buddy Ty Farmer. No bugs and they don't die, but I get the cheap good looking frags like red planet and garf bonsai

McPuff · May 20, 2020

You can buy from me if you're in Michigan! :0) I hardly ever charge more than $20 for a frag, and not a nub.

If you've got some other people that reef, see about trading or buying larger pieces together, and splitting them up. Sometimes you might be able to find colonies, frag them up a bit, and make back your money. This is a great way to get new corals without actually "paying" for them... also gives you the opportunity to trade for other frags. Just need to make that up-front investment. I have done this several times. Just need to be confident in your husbandry to avoid any pests and ensure survival of the colonies.

pasquale petrovia · May 20, 2020

HorsemKA said:
Not cheap but I buy mine in colonies from livestockusa.org. Large colonies I can frag a bit, sell and then keep the large pieces in my reef. I buy both Australian and Indo Acros from them. Freight for 2 boxes is just about $50 higher than just ordering one box.

I have wanted to try him for a while now, but never heard of anyone getting anything from him. I am in Baltimore MD and I guess you pick up at airport not shipping to your home correct?

User1 · May 20, 2020

Hobbyist will have to do the foot work when buying. If / when I shop online I look for a $15 - 18 range per frag and can usually pull that off. Sometimes that price will even include shipping. Typically I don't factor that in the price but it is noted regardless and something I watch.

If you are looking for named corals, boutique, chop, shop corals you will not be in that range. However, corals are corals are corals and names mean nothing to me thus my pricing window.

acropora4u · May 20, 2020

Lots of good local hobbyists I see now

Bpb · May 20, 2020

jda · May 20, 2020

Pacific East has some WYSIWG in that range and they are nice. You can get a battlebox in that range too from Battlecorals. Hobbyists are always a good place to go to.

Silver14SS · May 20, 2020

jda said:
Pacific East has some WYSIWG in that range and they are nice. You can get a battlebox in that range too from Battlecorals. Hobbyists are always a good place to go to.

Both are great vendors, good products, fair prices, and excellent customer service.

Justin Aretz · May 21, 2020

Subculture Corals!!! Subculturecorals.com will be launching any day now !

Justin Aretz · May 21, 2020

Right now on Facebook, subculture corals and Instagram (me) 1point025

Smarkow · May 21, 2020

I am super happy with my budmans purchases. The packs run between 43-59 when on sale... like they are this very moment... in fact I may have just bought one

tnyr5 · May 21, 2020

Befriend some local reefers and be nice to them and they'll probably just give you stuff lol.

Steven Garland · May 21, 2020

Coraleuphoria.com

F i s h y · May 21, 2020

Sometimes... ill be honest... im a little disappointed that on forums like this... we dont see more hobbyists giving each other better prices... names mean nothing to me, I like things like polyp structure, color, branching structure, growth patterns... but i don't like paying for fancy descriptive words... probably the biggest change from the 90s and early 2000s i dont like in the hobby.

Rick5 · May 21, 2020

Check out @Battlecorals and @Coral Euphoria, which have been recommended above. I've ordered from the former maybe five plus times and the latter once (with a second order in progress) and have had a pleasant and pest free experience with both. Both were sizable orders, I think.

LARedstickreefer · May 21, 2020

Here. I’ve never gotten a better deal than right here on this forum.

Potatohead · May 21, 2020

What ever happened to Boom Corals? He seemed legit and was active here for a long time.

Makers Marc · May 21, 2020

Potatohead said:
What ever happened to Boom Corals? He seemed legit and was active here for a long time.

The site is still up. He sold it to another local guy and when I ordered it soon after that, I wasn't too happy with the smaller sizes. Plus all the frags were off the plugs which could also be shipping fault I guess