Frags from the meeting

Mine is almost completely dead over night. The hermits are finishing off whatever is left.

I just noticed something very strange. The other acro frag I got had skin peeling off it last night. this morning I noticed one of my ocelaris picking on it and eatng the polyps that are peeling off I took some pics. Looks like both these frags will end up dead. Click on the Clown_eating pics. For some reason the direct link doesnt work

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Danny Lueck wrote: Well if it makes you feel better you guy's can get some frags from me. I don't have birds though.

Danny, its a good thing you don't have Birds in your tank!

Mine are still doing good.  It is hard to get large cutting from a birds nest because of the way they grow.

Reefobsessed wrote: Has anyone ever contacted the local LFS to see if they would like to bring stuff in to sell

Most stores don't care to come sell items.... but if you were at our last Swap Meet.  OMG it was like having a store right there for half off.  I have no idea how Jake and how Kirk were able to transport all that.

Adam

Reefobsessed, I agree that a coral swap is a cool thing and as adam said that's what the swap meet was. tons of stuff to buy, tons of stuff just given away, amazing deals on EVERYTHING. Corals were brought, traded, sold. Anyway, I love the frag seminar because that's what it's about FRAGS. Personally I like the opportunity to try out bits of different coral to see what will do well in my tank in different positions without much financial investment. Not all of us can flip $250.00 at the Aquarium just to satisfy a yen (If only I hadn't not bought that lottery ticket in ohio, I should sue). Besides my favorite corals in my tank are the ones I've grown out myself because I can point them out to friends and family and say "looky what I can do!"

Although you make a good point that maybe some frags could be offered double or triple size for two, three tickets or whatever. Understandably, the bird's nest was in high demand, but maybe 76 small frags 12 med. would be cool.

We got 3 frags of the bird's nest, and none of them made it.  They peeled, but we're totally new to this.  Should I pull these pieces out of my tank?  Is there any hope that they will revive?  I got a purplish/burgundy gargonia from the guy taking tickets.  I think his name was Mark.  I got it home and it's very happy.  Thank you so very much!  I would have been bummed if all the frags died.  How often does the club do swaps?  I have some gorgeous shells of different kinds, and being new to the hobby means that we've just spent $5,000 or so on things.  So I'd love to trade substrate and/or shells and/or coral... whatever.

Renee

Weimers - you can take it out or leave it in.  If all the tissue came off, then its dead and it won't come back.  Some people like that look, I don't.  The Presidency can correct me but I think Coral Cutting Seminars are twice a year.

cpearce - I am interested in why you feel that yours died if it was not from the size.