Good choice with the Space Invader! Thanks for your help with this video!

I'd love to see it! That's huge!

@BahamaLlamaCoral Absolutely!! I'll send it via IG if it's okay. Waiting for my lights to turn on. When it's fully open, I'll send it over.

@@BahamaLlamaCoral Just sent the photo on IG!

Oh heck yeah! Regular people: OOOOOO IT PULSES!

May our search be bountiful!

Black sun coral - interesting! Have you trained yours to be open during the day?

Even later in the hobby it keeps boosting my confidence personally, holy be GSP xD

I've got a 180 gallon mixed reef, just over 1.5 years old. Still growing out but I've got some cool corals in there, some acros, torches, beautiful hammers, zoas etc. Every time friends or family admire the tank I ask them which coral they like best. 100% of the time their favorite coral is my GPS 😂.

Aquariums have to cater to the masses (for the most part) and unfortunately, there aren't too many people that are interested in the coral part. We have that same issue at our small aquarium here in STL. There's only 1 major coral tank...people like sharks. lol.

@@BahamaLlamaCoral Yes, sharks are a gas. Hopefully it will be just a matter of time before the masses discover corals.

Thanks for watching Tammy!

For sure! Thank you Tim for muling the goods. You don't need to be internet famous when you're already a celebrity.

Very slept on! I wish we saw them more at frag swaps!

Favia are definitely underrated for sure!

I mean, I'm gonna be in DC tomorrow -Friday late afternoon sooooooooooooooo

Yes, one of my first corals! Takes me back!

One of my first corals!

It's AWESOME!

From Art of Aquaria?!

@@BahamaLlamaCoral Yeah haha. Love that store, one the favorites I've been to in the country. Not huge but it's got a great great vibe and is in the middle of a neighborhood.

Shedd is one of my favorite places on Earth! The best is when you go on a day nobody is there...which is rare.

LETS GOOO!!

Can't wait to see it!

Very soon!

Thank you! Giveaway soon!

Grow baby, grow!

There's actually a solid number of color variations too!

I really like them. I have them in mint and neon green.

I'll stand firm and say that there is only one true weeping willow and that was Jakes. (I'm obligated to enforce that, lol). I think I know the strain you're speaking of. Are the polyp stalks supple and bendy or are they more rigid?

Based on your previous weeping willow video, I disagreed with the person 😆 but I went with it because I needed to give it a name lol. They are more rigid, and they definitely don’t “weep” when the flow is turned off.

@@timgreek7094 Yes, I know the exact one you're talking about. Hey, bottom line..if you like it and can grow it, that's all that matters!

The Green one is not from Japan. These were sold by Dave Palmer of PAF who got them from an outdoor coral farmer (not Steve Garrett, which is ironic, I’ll explain later) as tiny dim sized frags. I purchased all 15 frags from Dave and sold them while saving some for grow out. This was back in 2014ish. They grew incredibly fast and are exceptionally beautiful. My shop is in Southern California. I showed them to Jake in many texts and eventually he saw them in person when he came down to visit. I started calling it the “mint green weeping willow”. Jake slapped me 3 feet across the room and made me cry but since I’m a triple OG reefer we can get away with stuff others can’t. Jk about Jake being upset. He was just like “mine get longer!” And I was like “yea yea I know I know” Anyhow, I still have several large colonies which I now usually give to Steve Garrett and have him cut it up for me in his outdoor system. I have sold hundreds of frags of this coral here out of my shop throughout the years. Its NOT from Japan, even though that name got thrown in there randomly one day.

@@AliAtapour_ProjectReef Interesting how that happens. Where would it be found in the wild?

Thanks Matthew!

I know...It's actually pretty surreal.

Thanks! I can't wait to see it in person!

Yep! Love those cabbage corals!

They'll definitely get big if you let them. I've got one that's messing with the flow in my frag tank big time. It's just in the way wherever I place it, lol.

YES!! I was pumped! Lots of colorations with mushrooms too!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Good choice! You might like the next one...we'll see though.

YESSS!

@@BahamaLlamaCoral finally got my hands on one they had at the corner reef pretty big one too.

Very cool! Yeah, sometimes they can get frustrating. My mother closed for a couple months and then magically came to life again.

Welcome aboard! Push through all the ugly stuff you'll encounter in the first year or so. It's very rewarding!

Thank you for the kind words! I'll release the contest info once we pass 20k on the channel.

Yes! It's an honor for sure. Not that I did anything special...just snagged an awesome coral! I've been getting update photos from Shedd and they are growing so well. Must be that Lake Michigan water...lol

I was so thrilled to donate!

Manifesting...I like it!

Agreed!!

That's a great story! Awesome that you still have it!

@@BahamaLlamaCoral Thanks! I've very much enjoyed your videos, BTW, and look forward to new ones!

Feel that!

It's a beauty!

It's an honor for sure! Japan has an awesome variety of toads. I like the green leathers.

They don't and there's SO MANY COLORS!

@@BahamaLlamaCoral I know I have a little garden started and just added my favorite one so far it's got a green skirt with yellow inside with a red/orange around its mouth

Maybe with the giveaway! I'm thinking about turning all of my attention to making nothing but willow frags to sustain the demand.😂

@@BahamaLlamaCoral lol.. keep me in mind 👍

I'll be there!

Nice!! Jason is a good dude.

Right?! I was stoked!

Yes!! Would love to see it! Shoot me a DM on IG!

YOU TOO!

That's awesome! Jason is the one that kinda set it all up. The baby is on exhibit and the mother is back in the coral room. I'll have to give you a shout when I get up there!

@@BahamaLlamaCoral yeah I’d love to say hi! Love your videos!

That's awesome!! What an awesome keepsake.

I can't wait to put it in a proper location...lol. As much as I like the glass...

@@BahamaLlamaCoral I’m sure it’ll thrive anywhere in your tank but I found they look the best when the flow is low to moderate and the light is medium to high. The polyps extent really long and mines tripled in size within the first year

It's AWESOME. I love it.

CLASSIC.

Ohh! Yes! I love those shrooms.

That's right! Always happy to have you on the channel!

Ur tank looks amazing, I wish that my tank could grow in like that!

@@Tropicalbeatz I really appreciate that!! Thanks for that, sometimes you forget and always think the grass is greener!

Thanks for the sub! Best of luck to you on your new addiction. Don't let the little things get you down to start. There's most likely an answer!

Thanks, will do!

Interesting! I have a ton you can have :)

Yellow fiji!! Nice! Maybe we can just swap frags.

Truth! Thanks for watching!

Lol! The video of me at Shedd was some older footage. We have a lot of ties in Chicago still so I'll be back soon.

Yep! There she is! I can't wait to see where they put the larger colony I donated. It's still in the coral room.

YES!! Love that coral too!

GSP is underrated. Keep it under control and it's so STRIKING!

I know right. I absolutely absolutely love the look of a back wall coverd in gps I'm about 15% coverd on my 20 AIO and can't wait till is stretches across the hole back wall

Good point! I should definitely send some their way. I still hope to visit the studio someday.

Correction... "YOUR" Emerald Crab display...lol

Keep your eyes open! I'm sure they are around somewhere!

I am partial to Corner Reef. It's nice that the one I like the most is the closest to my house. We have 6 in the area. Gateway Aquatics and Seascape are also nice! If you're out west, Corals N' More is in St. Peters.

@@BahamaLlamaCoral I'll have to check Corals N' More out sometime. I'm in central IL. About 80-90 minutes from most lfs. And I've been to the Corner Reef twice in the last 2 months. Great place!

You got it!

There might already be one there!

Thanks for watching!

What a trip that would be! I don't know the first thing about international shipping.😬

Just 14 hours away from the US maybe I will check if one of my buddies in the airline can pass by to get one for sure it worth it

Yeah, can't beat a solid torch. I've actually never had a clam...they intimidate me for some reason.

Yeah, the name is used a lot in the hobby so it can get confusing.

Classic. For SPS it's a good beginner too!

Yes very much so! Thing grows like a weed.

Before you know it a couple years have gone by and it'll be the size of a dinner plate. They always try to be the center of attention. lol

They are really tough. You'd probably be just fine!

You got it! lol

YES!

Pink nepthea is awesome! They are stunning in white light.

Those always add a nice pop of color!

Technically speaking. Jake was always a stickler for that key feature but did say he was still ok with me calling it a willow.

Gorgs! Under appreciated for sure!