prices of corals...

[midwest reefer]

I was just wondering about what you guys pay for certain corals b/c it seems like my LFS prices are jacked. Tell me if these prices are normal or if they seem way off. As for fish and inverts they have always been a little bit high. Fiji LR is 5.99 a lb...
Toadstool Leather(varying size from huge to small) - 60$
Open Brain-60$
Cup Coral-55$
Colt Coral-30$, on a 4lb piece of LR and they want 70 for it now since it wont come off the Rock
Xenia Rock, about the size of a golf ball-40$
Xenia Rock, Not quite 2x a golf ball size-60$
Ricordea Shrooms-60$
Bulls Eye Shrooms-45$
Green Shrooms-40$
What do you think of these prices?

 

[j21kickster]

seems like the average retail prices to me- online is almost always cheeper

 

[nicky1.8t]

i heard xenia is not a good one to ship so ide buy it locally, if my lfs would ever get some more in ide be all over it.

 

[ty_05_f]

i just paid 40 for some yellow blue zoanthids on a very large rock.

 

[doodle1800]

average to high - LR seems good price..

 

[ross]

That xenia is way jacked up. That stuff spreads so fast--i bet you could get some for free if you have any local people.

 

[marvida]

Good price on LR. A bit high on most of the rest. $30-$40 will get you just about anything around here. Of course there's not much available around here either.

 

[ga8233]

MIDWEST REEFER
Where you at in Illinois?

 

[xabxam]

If xenia aren't good to ship,how do they get to the fishtore.

 

[escape2thewater]

I usually pay on average $25-39 for softies & $35-49 on stony at my LFS, On average of course. Sometimes larger or more brightly colored specimens will cost more.
KYle

 

[kistheeze]

seems pretty in-line with what one of our retail stores has... But fortunately we have another one that has reasonable prices. Mostly though I stay away from the LFS and trade with friends as much as possible.

 

[chinnyr]

I take my Xenia frags in for credit.I will usually drop off three or four small muti stalk frags and get to pick out 60-80 worth of stuff(the lfs prices,not to mention).It's good for me because my Xenia grows like a weed.For some reason(the shipping thing?)everyone wants the stuff!So,I will get to stock my new tank without a problem on my budget.The prices you mentioned sound ok compared to what I see around here.And,when someone says it's cheaper online,make sure you factor in the shipping price.It's alot to get stuff overnight....especially with cold temps this time a year!