DeepBlue Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Recent excitement about merlatti got me wondering whether this is a rare coral.... I bought one piece, about palm size a few months ago from T*5..... (saw LinkinPark and AT there as well) I didnt pay a lot for the piece, later sold it to another reefer when I shut down my tank. (hint.... cheaper than a wellsi anyday) Just wondering what kind of variety are there among our local reefers' tanks... obj. of the thread is to share some pics and hopefully get eveyone to be more familiar with this coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 Didnt consider the piece above any gem at all.....coz I was given a frag(FOC) by a senior reefer recently. The colour is not the dull kind I used to have.... take a look please show your gems, hope we will all get to know more about this coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veliferium Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 nice blastos you have there,Deepblue.Are they easy to keep?can PM me the place and price you bought them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 DB, u forgotten i was there 2. here's my cheapskate one b4 it was gone with the tank crash. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 yup...remember liaoz, you were there too.. merlatti is priced cheaper than blastos wellsi then. Everyone were more interested in the bigger polyped wellsi then nice orange specimen you have there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Deepblue, I didn't get any because they are quite common when the season comes. And reasonably cheap too? I believe a big piece like yours cost less than $60? Lightningstrike.... your specimen looks a little bleached... overtime it should recover... try feeding it cyclop-eze, it gives good colouring. How much did u pay for yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Deepblue, I didn't get any because they are quite common when the season comes. And reasonably cheap too? I believe a big piece like yours cost less than $60? Lightningstrike.... your specimen looks a little bleached... overtime it should recover... try feeding it cyclop-eze, it gives good colouring. How much did u pay for yours? it's not bleached....... it's the glare captured by the camera i was using then....... poor photography skills anyway it is gone with the tank crash. how much i paid for it....... S$300........................ minus 1 zero. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 It's not a GEM lah. Deepblue's one and the other pix looks more 'gem-like'... actually most specimens of Blasto merletti do look like that... yours just looks... sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 It's not a GEM lah. Deepblue's one and the other pix looks more 'gem-like'... actually most specimens of Blasto merletti do look like that... yours just looks... sad! since when did i say it was a "gem"? my tank has always been a "gemless" tank................. beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 I believe a big piece like yours cost less than $60? you are right...think near half of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 Deepblue's one and the other pix looks more 'gem-like'... WOW....Boss says (certified) 'gem-like' merlatti....ok...ok...I get the blessing of the senior who gave me this for free and tries to sell it at a veri veri veri good price (jking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted November 8, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 8, 2004 Are we sure that these GEMs does not cost $300? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Joe_P Posted November 8, 2004 SRC Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2004 Wow... this $300 coral thing is getting some really cool attention here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Ahem... i never give out certifications... I'm no gemologist... I only buy what I think is beautiful to me and sold at a fair price. One man's gem is another man's 'bleurrgh'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 ok....... let's c somemore "gems" ....... i mean blastomussa merleti here....... Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flubberina13 Posted November 8, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 8, 2004 Aiyah...boss, your eyes more for catching gems of sps lah... Lightningstrike's ones are so exotic that his merletti can easily command double the price of the $300 merletti that present market is selling. Somemore, his rock of merletti is so big that he can easily frag so many pieces of 6polyps sets for sale to interested parties but pray...pls charge us cheaper hor, bro lightningstrike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Aiyah...boss, your eyes more for catching gems of sps lah... Lightningstrike's ones are so exotic that his merletti can easily command double the price of the $300 merletti that present market is selling. Somemore, his rock of merletti is so big that he can easily frag so many pieces of 6polyps sets for sale to interested parties but pray...pls charge us cheaper hor, bro lightningstrike... sad to say....... i dun hv merleti liaoz........ else sure make a fortune judging by the current market rates for merleti. maybe i shld try fragging my remaining ricordea floridas and sell them at high fetched prices.......... Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hamannbmw Posted November 8, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 8, 2004 i was offered $300 for this piece... but suay, its melting now.... i should have sold it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted November 9, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 9, 2004 I used to have a wellis that cost more than my merletti (which look like DP type) The history wellis. Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted November 9, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 9, 2004 Still surviving merletti that was given lower priority now. Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Off topic but I think this colour morph of Blasto Wellsi is probably rarer than that of other blasto wellsi or merletti species! This is probably worthy of a higher price tag! How much would u bid for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JustinK Posted November 9, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 9, 2004 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted November 9, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 9, 2004 WOW!! a true beauty! u selling? up for bids ah? haha... Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Ahem... i never give out certifications... I'm no gemologist... I only buy what I think is beautiful to me and sold at a fair price. One man's gem is another man's 'bleurrgh'! Yeah thats right..... just like when i say i would love to own the very rare resplendent angel..... some reefers say not nice lah and price tag so high somemore look like starck damsel and the damsel have a better coloration anyway Wah i go off for a while.. SRC got another craze again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flubberina13 Posted November 9, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 9, 2004 hey boss..we have cousins...see...he has, I have...not rare also... since when got rare corals anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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