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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hurricane Aquatics" data-source="post: 11419613" data-attributes="member: 33099">Hey Gary, I really like the people I've dealt with at Biota.  I have 8 or 10 Acropora colonies I've bought from Biota this year and late last year. Every single Acropora had flatworms, bristle worms, aiptasia, and a list of other pests.  There isn't any coral coming from a 3rd world country, that doesn't have pests.  I've always dipped thoroughly and have a process that's been 100% successful. The only issue I have now is an expanding population of aiptasia..... I HATE aiptasia. However, you can and will eventually get those and not only from Biota. I've gotten aiptasia from WWC and many other places. The Acropora WILL have a variety of pests.  If you have questions please ask as I've only lost one small frag that I bought from Biota and it was about dead when it arrived.  I've brought many that exposed their zooxanthellae back to life that were white skeleton.  So I'm versed on Biota Maricultured. Here's a couple of my Biota Acropora that I've colored up.  They'll be very pale when you get them from stress.  They did not look like this when they arrived. Every one you see is Biota Maricultured. [ATTACH=full]3173527[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3173528[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3173529[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3173530[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3173531[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3173532[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3173533[/ATTACH]</blockquote>