Arrival of new Acan's

Discussion in 'Coral' started by vegasfish, Jul 23, 2009.

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  1. vegasfish

    vegasfish Feather Star

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    These are large colonies. Here are a few pics that i wanted to share.

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  3. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Those look awesome. Are you going to sell or trade any frags when you frag them?
     
  4. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    very nice lookin acans vegas.
     
  5. madlarkin

    madlarkin Peppermint Shrimp

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    Wow, seriously awesome man. If you do find yourself fragging them down and willing to ship hit me up...the second one is hot.
     
  6. vegasfish

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    I am planning on making a few frags of each then trading or selling. I don't know about shipping them I have never done that. Also what do you think is a fair price per head on them? I'm not here to make money but they did cost me a bit of money.
     
  7. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    i know up here , i just bought an 8 head aussie acan and its was 50. same coloration as your blue and red. but everythings a little more inflated in cost price here.
     
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  9. mikejrice

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    I would say at least $10-$15 per head. Im guessing the coloration looks far better in person than in your photos.
     
  10. madlarkin

    madlarkin Peppermint Shrimp

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    Locally I have seem them being sold privately for $5-$15 a head depending on the colouration. They do go a lot higher for some named variations and at the LFS but somewhere in the neighbourhood of $10/head seems about right.
     
  11. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    feed them some mysis at night for a couple nights, then increase to pieces of krill. You will see them get gigantic and will grow nice.

    Make sure they are settled before you frag. I wouldnt try it for at least a couple weeks
     
  12. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    I got one like the top from a local reefer for $85.. with 25 heads. The same one in the store would have probably been $200. It has very red color.