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There was once a time when everyone and their grandma was setting up online or mail order livestock vending like boomtowns of the old West. You just couldn’t keep track of all the livestock newcomers. In a seeming fit of mass hysteria, innumerable newbies to aquarium keeping (let alone the aquarium industry) all decided that slinging reeflife from their basement or garage would be a good idea. Remember Palmetto Reefs, DarkLordCoral, Fragshop or many others? Just because you have a wholesale license and a stocklist from Sea Dwelling Creatures doesn’t mean that you should set up another feeding trough without even cycling it because you moved like 10 pounds of live rock from your 3 month old “reef” tank. We are not counting Marine Depot among these many amateurs (they didnt even hold livestock) but, the shuttering of Marine Depot Live is a sign that we might be able to return to a time when livestock is again treated with care and respect by professionals. So here’s to you Marine Depot, for coming to your senses, focusing on what you do best and hopefully discouraging a whole generation of garage marine life slingers.
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Wow this is interesting news. I try to get most of my frags and fish second hand from fellow reefers. Do you have a list of online live vendors that treat animals well? I like to order cleanup crew packages from Dr Foster and Smith.
frags are one thing, they are all captive raised and locally grown. That kind of livestock distribution is wholesome and encouraged. What is a problem is wild caught fish and corals. the LFS and Foster & Smith are great places to get livestock.
They wont be missed. Shop local.
Dark Lord Coral is still around, although they did change their name move away from coral and into reptiles. The still sale dry goods and keep a frag tank and frag out of their impressive display tank.
@BenjieC, my point is that DLC doesn’t take their coral business seriously. There was a time when they were more into selling corals but as their interest waned so did their business, which is not very professional.