WTB: Saltwater Fern Plant

[reef girl]

I just saw this online:

http://www.aquacon.com/vip.html

But shipping was $40!!! Does anyone have any to buy?

 

[LotsaFishies]

I see that "Fern Plant" at the wholesalers pretty much every time I head up...

 

[sillycupid]

nvm >.>

 

[reef girl]

I see that "Fern Plant" at the wholesalers pretty much every time I head up...

Awesome!! Can you pick two up for me?

 

[LotsaFishies]

Sending you a PM..

 

[Jgo]

Cool I'm also looking for Cholerpa (sp)

 

[El Dude]

Cool I'm also looking for Cholerpa (sp)

Caulerpa spp. is/are an invasive species...as such it is illegal to sell it as per California Fish and Game code...careful who you ask or you can have a Game Warden knocking on your door and confiscating your whole setup and leaving you with a hefty fine...it sounds outlandish but it happened to this guy I went to college with in Northern California...I'm just saying...

 

[Jgo]

Caulerpa spp. is/are an invasive species...as such it is illegal to sell it as per California Fish and Game code...careful who you ask or you can have a Game Warden knocking on your door and confiscating your whole setup and leaving you with a hefty fine...it sounds outlandish but it happened to this guy I went to college with in Northern California...I'm just saying...

Wow good looking out bro thank you. I had heard some plants were illegal had no idea that little guy was one of them. Phew close call. If any agents are reading this thread I did not find any caulerpa and will stop looking. haha

Thanks Man!

 

[BeanMachine]

Not all caulerpa species are illegal to the best of my knowledge.

 

[El Dude]

I volunteer with Reefcheck Ca as a scientific diver...we do Caulerpa clean up dives pretty regularly in the San Diego/Orage County areas...I'm not sure if there are any Caulerpa species that are legal to sell...but I could be wrong...just to clarify if you own them and can claim/prove that you have had them since before they became illegal then you should be okay...but is it really worth it??

 

[james-lee]

here is a list not banned:

http://www.sccat.net/#species-of-caulerpa-not-banned-in-california-f45e9

 

[happaman]

http://www.sccat.net/#nine-banned-species-in-california-f45a4

Hope this helps. 9 species of Caulerpa. Call me a dick but I've talked to LFS about not selling it and when they didn't listen I made "the call." It's taken over parts of the Mediterranean.

 

[happaman]

one more thing...I believe the only way to kill it is to freeze it. Kinda crazy but I got some live rock and within a week taxifola and bryopsis popped up from "clean rock" from a local reefer. I ended up nuking the rock but what I pulled off I dumped in the compost.