Who's got the first corals from Fiji, after this long wait???

[A. grandis]

Does anyone know of anyone or already have those precious corals from Fiji?
Any pics?

 

[KrisReef]

Does anyone know of anyone or already have those precious corals from Fiji?
Any pics?

My LFS has gotten fishes but zero corals yet. I don't know why.

 

[Reefer Matt]

I think they just got into importers and wholesalers. Gonna be a bit to filter down.

 

[djf91]

My LFS has gotten fishes but zero corals yet. I don't know why.

What kind of fish?

 

[mfinn]

My local store, Barrier Reef Aquariums in Renton Washington advertised on Facebook last week about getting a few boxes in.
I saw they had Fiji Yellow Leathers ( the real deal) in the order, but before I could respond, all were spoken for.
I did ask to be placed on the wait list.

 

[albano]

I think they just got into importers and wholesalers. Gonna be a bit to filter down.

Why? They try to sell off inventory asap.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Why? They try to sell off inventory asap.

I have just now seen them at my suppliers this past week. Also, the market is down, and there is a lot of inventory out there already. Retailers may not be buying a lot of them, but it does vary by location.

 

[KrisReef]

What kind of fish?

Nothing unusual that i saw, typical LFS fishes but from Fiji.

 

[ReeferHD]

my LFS told me they were supposed to get a shipment soon, but nothing yet, still on the hunt for a fiji leather

 

[q8cyu]

my lfs just got some today

 

[mfinn]

Just got a call from my local store, Barrier Reef Aquariums had my yellow leather picked out for me.

 

[ReeferHD]

my lfs just got some today

what are the prices on the leathers?

 

[q8cyu]

what are the prices on the leathers?

They range from 60 to 120 depending on size

Edit, they also had a few other Fiji corals; zoa, other leathers and acros

 

[mfinn]

what are the prices on the leathers?

Where mine are coming from they were $100 each

 

[ReeferHD]

Where mine are coming from they were $100 each

They range from 60 to 120 depending on size

Edit, they also had a few other Fiji corals; zoa, other leathers and acros

Incredible, I was expecting the prices to be 300+ can’t wait till my lfs gets some!!

 

[Reefer Matt]

A note I saw from my supplier said that the yellow Fiji leathers do not look yellow in actinic lighting. That may affect some Reefer’s decision on getting them if true. I don’t know myself, but if anyone does, feel free to reply to save someone some disappointment.

 

[minus9]

They look best under 6500k or more "daylight" shallow lighting. If you're a windex keeper, these aren't the sarcophytons for you.

 

[mfinn]

A note I saw from my supplier said that the yellow Fiji leathers do not look yellow in actinic lighting. That may affect some Reefer’s decision on getting them if true. I don’t know myself, but if anyone does, feel free to reply to save someone some disappointment.

I've talked with multiple people and all have said pretty much the same.
Avoid the 20k and go more towards 10k.
The last time I had a nice colony I was using 14k Hamiltons metal halides over my tank, with actinic vho and it still looked pretty good

 

[ReeferHD]

A note I saw from my supplier said that the yellow Fiji leathers do not look yellow in actinic lighting. That may affect some Reefer’s decision on getting them if true. I don’t know myself, but if anyone does, feel free to reply to save someone some disappointment.

I’ve seen them in actinic, they are a light green color.

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

Does anyone know of anyone or already have those precious corals from Fiji?
Any pics?

Jamrock corals outside of myrtle beach, sc got a shipment. I went and had a look the other day. Gorgeous stuff.