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Post by korntes on Mar 10, 2012 11:18:11 GMT -8
Hi guys! I'm currently living in L.A. (West) for graduate studies (I'm from Chile), and I decided to start again with this marvelous hobby, as I used to have a 70 gallon tank back in my country. Now I have a 100 gallon tank (currently cycling with live rock, sand, etc.), and hopefully I will start stocking it up soon.
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Post by chefzilla on Mar 10, 2012 11:37:46 GMT -8
Welcome! Hope you like your stay while here. Question, How does the coral selection in Chile stack up to the selections we have here?
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Post by detane on Mar 10, 2012 12:53:16 GMT -8
Welcome to SFVR. Hope to see pictures of your progress soon.
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Post by korntes on Mar 11, 2012 23:16:01 GMT -8
Thanks! Well, the coral selection is kind of limited in comparison to here. All of the corals are shipped from L.A. or Miami, so imagine the long trip that Pacific species have to do in order to reach our country. We do have nice corals now and then (lots of zoanthids (I guess it's because of their hardiness and ability to withstand the long flights), lots of LPS, not so many SPS, but the prices are way higher than here. As a rule of thumb, prices in Chile are twice or three times the prices you see here in a LFS. That also applies for fish: damselfish are at least $25 (instead of 4-5), clowns (ocellaris t.r.) are $50 and up, yellow tangs are $120 and up, other tangs (yes, any other tang) is at least $150 and up, etc. We have a very limited fish selection  . For freshwater it is completely the opposite though, as most species are raised in Peru, Brasil, Argentina, etc., so any Amazonian species is relatively cheap. We do have a pretty nice message board though  (in spanish), www.acuaristas.clWelcome! Hope you like your stay while here. Question, How does the coral selection in Chile stack up to the selections we have here? |
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Post by detane on Mar 31, 2012 10:48:58 GMT -8
Any pictures of your tank?
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(in spanish),