This site features 100% aquacultured aquarium coral. Everything I sell has been propagated on my premises.
I do not sell wild coral.
Please check back periodically as I add new corals to my inventory as I acquire them. Corals currently marked unavailable will become available again in time.

this month

Sydney customers can now take advantage of my extensive knowledge on keeping and growing a successful reef tank.
I'm introducing a range of services offered to customers in the Sydney area.
Services include:

Consultation, Maintenance, Holiday Care, and Emergency Calls.

Service customers also receive preferential access to my propagated stock of corals, macro algae, and inverts.
Please see my services section for more details.

Also, winter has arrived so there's an extra $3 charge on shipped coral to cover the cost of the heat pad used to keep the package warm.

trading coral

A lot of my stuff is not posted on-line. Only way to get a look is by having something worth trading. And here's where $$ doesn't talk, it's gotta be coral or inverts or some kind.

If you have anything worth trading please get in touch and we'll arrange it. mattrichards@spin.net.au

your frag tank

I know there's a few propagators using the 'Toys 'R' Us' kids sandpits as frag ponds. I'd be particularly interested in seeing your frag tanks, so if you feel like sharing your ideas please send me a photo.

Check out Mark's rig.

pests

Pests can arrive on any coral, be it cultured or wild, but for my frags you’ll need to watch out for two species. Aiptasia sp. (glass anemone) and Valonia sp. (bubble algae).

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In the photo you can see these two pests attached to the frag plug along with the Zoanthids.
The pests can be tricky to spot.
In the bottom right corner is Aiptasia and directly to the left, on the other side of the zoanthid polyp, is the Valonia. Three more Valonia are beneath the two zoanthid polyps in the upper right. The Valonia is very tricky to see as it’s covered over by coralline algae. And the Aiptasia can retract into a tiny ball making it very difficult to spot.

The bad news is occasionally I don’t see these pest species and the frag gets sold with them still attached. The good news is because I use non-porous frag plugs, or sometimes marble chip, they are very easy to remove.  Slide a small sharp blade under the pest and remove it before placing the frag in your tank.