The Reef-Keeping Hobby In China

steve wright · 11-18-2009, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ZachB

More pics

OK

visited last weekend to check out one particular vendor
I purchased 2 x aquacultured SPS corals about 10 weeks ago from a relatively new vendor , this vendor devotes over 50% of his shop space to fragged corals - you can tell they are fragged as many are on those nice plugs that look like rock and many have an ID tag in them which from what I gather indicates the supplier he got them from

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Torches - there where 2 tanks of these 2 and 3 headed colonies

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/meilong2/IMG_2015.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/meilong2/IMG_2017.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/meilong2/IMG_2016.jpg

swapped business cards with this guy, and Tuesday he phoned me to tell me he had several new SPS frags in
so Ill be back at the weekend

Steve

mattheuw1 · 11-18-2009, 06:15 AM

Wow thats pretty impressive inventory.

Matt Rogers · 11-18-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mattheuw1

Wow thats pretty impressive inventory.

I'd say! Nice find Steve.

ReefDaily · 11-18-2009, 08:47 PM

Very interesting!

divott · 03-20-2010, 09:37 PM

its been 4 months without any updates here steve, you holding out?

this a shameless bump (for alot of new members to see)? lol

steve wright · 03-20-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by divott

its been 4 months without any updates here steve, you holding out?

this a shameless bump (for alot of new members to see)? lol

Thanks Divott

next time I go, I will contribute a post about 1 specific shop
this shop only has 2 tanks, both saltwater, limited dry goods
but its the shop that I have purchased my last 7 SPS frags

the largest tank is a 1 metre cube - and is a SPS display
the other tank last time I was there had probably 20 different types of SPS frags and at least 3 or 4 pieces of each type (so good choices)

Steve

divott · 03-20-2010, 09:49 PM

i\we would appreciate that. and then you can make us all feel sick about the converted prices there compared to here. look forward to that steve.

guy

fischkid2 · 03-20-2010, 10:04 PM

very very interesting. thanks for the insight, steve. at-least the live stock doesn't have very far to travel in comparison to the States.

Dingo · 03-20-2010, 10:08 PM

hey steve what are prices like over there? and what quality of corals do they get in China?

I have heard that Japan gets all the premium stuff and then the leftovers go to the US...

blackraven1425 · 03-20-2010, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by divott

its been 4 months without any updates here steve, you holding out?

this a shameless bump (for alot of new members to see)? lol

I appreciate you bringing it back up, this is a great thread. It's not too often you get a street-level view of China like this from the states.

11-18-2009, 06:15 AM	#82
mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,046 Skin: Dark Karma: 19925	Wow thats pretty impressive inventory.

11-18-2009, 08:47 PM	#84
ReefDaily Skunk Shrimp Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 269 Skin: Classic Karma: 970	Very interesting!

03-20-2010, 09:37 PM	#85
divott Giant Squid Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: holland landing, ontario ,canada Age: 52 Posts: 3,661 Skin: Classic Karma: 687859	its been 4 months without any updates here steve, you holding out? this a shameless bump (for alot of new members to see)? lol

03-20-2010, 09:49 PM	#87
divott Giant Squid Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: holland landing, ontario ,canada Age: 52 Posts: 3,661 Skin: Classic Karma: 687859	i\we would appreciate that. and then you can make us all feel sick about the converted prices there compared to here. look forward to that steve. guy

03-20-2010, 10:04 PM	#88
fischkid2 Dirty Filter Sock Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Age: 28 Posts: 672 Skin: Mint Karma: 200613	very very interesting. thanks for the insight, steve. at-least the live stock doesn't have very far to travel in comparison to the States.

03-20-2010, 10:08 PM	#89
Dingo Giant Squid Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Freedom, PA Age: 24 Posts: 4,758 Skin: Dark Karma: 18154430	hey steve what are prices like over there? and what quality of corals do they get in China? I have heard that Japan gets all the premium stuff and then the leftovers go to the US...