Fantastic video on what’s involved with a frag swap! I think the biggest fear I would have is also the Zoas not opening 😆 I’ll see you at your vending booth at Aquashella 😂
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! ...Psh, I couldn't afford a table at Aquashella 😂 Lets make KZbin videos instead! Thanks for the watch!
@sethpope22304 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your transparency. Thank you.
@reefbliss23447 ай бұрын
I appreciate the video. As a hobbyist who just invested alot of time and funds into this. . . The experience is appreciated. Thank you!
@edmondswedding4 жыл бұрын
S.L.A.S.H. was happy to have you, sir!! Hope to see you next year!!! -TanksDad13
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
It was a great event. Good people make or break any event and this was definitely a make!!
@mikeleonard85214 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love how honest and candid you are with this information. I was curious on how do-able this type of a setup is to handle. Thank you so much and keep up the great content!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I want to be as transparent as possible...and because I was scrappy with this I saved a lot of money. Trust me, I definitely thought about not following through but I'm glad I did. Hope this helps if you decide to sell!
@mikepevine3389 Жыл бұрын
Frag farmers market is absoutely amazing. Its like a 3 hour drive for me but i love it!
@Name-ot3xw Жыл бұрын
As a former bee rancher, that's not too bad a haul for your first day at a trade show. Absolutely looks like you have room to grow if you wanted.
@billadams86814 жыл бұрын
My son and I bought some zoas. Should have got a couple more, but I like to spread money around to help keep it going.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Billy Adams for sure! Thank you for the business. It’s all going right back into the channel!
@jikkermanccini2 жыл бұрын
I'm about to do my first frag swap, and this series has been amazingly helpful! I'm excited to take my next step deeper into the hobby!
@BahamaLlamaCoral2 жыл бұрын
That's great news! I've done a couple of swaps so check out all the videos to help you prep. Just know that your first swap will be stressful, it's totally normal! Wishing you good luck on your first run!
@richd59794 жыл бұрын
Hi Remy, Thanks for sharing your journey with us. You are funny and cool. Your are now my favorite saltwater fish guy. Good luck. You will be great!!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that, Rich! Wow! Thank you for the kind words!
@paulgilbert7464 жыл бұрын
Great video with information about your experience with the frag swap
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! It's stressful the first time you do it but I'm looking forward to the next...fingers crossed that it can actually happen!
@angryowlaquariums404 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize you had an amazing set of hair 🤔😂 it caught me off guard. Awesome work and congrats on the successful swap! This is a great series for people to reference who are interested 🦉🍻
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
LOL!! I'm going a Anderson Cooper grey but it's still there! Thank you for watching!
@mitian4 жыл бұрын
Nice video- have to wear the hat, that is your signature presentation ha ha ha.... I know this video was long time ago - but I have been watching all your videos you are funny- very instructive videos really cool stuff- Puff Daddy reef recommended your I watched and I like the videos then became a subscriber...
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
That's great! He's a good dude. I remember watching his channel when I made the jump to reefing. Thanks for the sub!
@thisguyisextrasalty77364 жыл бұрын
Let me know when you need more acrylic work done! Btw I think you need a frag insert (more room for more Corals) Great video! Keep the content going!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Derek!
@jb_acuaticcs4 жыл бұрын
i need an acrylic tank please hit me up! jasonb3194@gmail
@choconut744 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! So glad to be able to see this side of frag swaps. Thanks for sharing, just subscribed :)
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Happy to help! I hope to document our next frag swap. too. That one (if it still happens) will be in November!
@carminebuttacavoli74683 жыл бұрын
Very nice content! Thanks for sharing, great info.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Whiskey5-04 жыл бұрын
I was very impressed with your booth one of the main reasons I made sure to buy from you. I loved being able to see the prices and very cheap. Plus watching your KZbin I had to get something. I know you mentioned a giveaway in a previous video. I accidentally bought another frag of sunny Ds it has three polyps on it as of right now. You can include it in your giveaway if you want it.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Sunny D's are one of those zoas that look different in different situations. I always make that mistake at swaps. THIS LOOKS COOL...get it home...oh, already have it, lol! Thanks for the kind words, I truly appreciate it!
@williamgoodman20374 жыл бұрын
Wow good job 👍 so glad it worked out for you
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Me too!! Thanks for the watch!
@brantlitwiler86122 жыл бұрын
I wish, I knew more people to trade, swap even giveaway coarl.Thats my problem.Coral is always growing maybe ill trying to sell online.Good video.Thanks
@RogueAquariums4 жыл бұрын
Well done for your first show. Able to get into the mix & meet some good people in the hobby..
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Now the pressure is off (for the most part) if I do another.
@blackviking62904 жыл бұрын
Nice video, keep doing it with your good style 👍🏼
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that! Thank you!
@Ajaxn90tx4 жыл бұрын
Great video, great channel! I really appreciate your candid humor, and transparent style. I'm subscribed to many different KZbin reefers, but your channel has quickly become one of my top 3 favorites. I wish we had frag swaps like that around here (Southeastern Idaho), since we don't even have a decent LFS. Keep up the good work!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard! I don't have Jake Adams (Reef Builders) knowledge and I know that. I just want to have fun in the hobby and be real. I really appreciate the feedback!
@freshwaterjoe4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Job on the swap! Frag farmer's market was a great time! Need to get you to visit OSA Aquaculture sometime soon!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Definitely!! I wanna wait until the Megastore gets going!
@houndar14 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the sales!! Looks like it would have been fun.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
After all the prep was over and it was good to go...it was a BLAST!
@BillyPipes4 жыл бұрын
I sold coral the past 3 years at swaps and im glad im not doing it anymore lol. P.s.if you want to keep growing and selling...put t5s over those zoas👍 good vid bud😀
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Billy! It's a lot of work, that's for dang sure! I've got some supplemental T5's over the zoas right now but the tank could probably use a bit more.
@inland_reef4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as usual Remy! I’m glad I could help you with your first frag swap. Can’t wait for the fall. I got the hint, bring softies!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Inland Reef enjoy your red shroom!!
@taylor4tails4 жыл бұрын
Awesome series, looking to get into the hobby and know that I'd want to do this eventually (years down the line). Like the way you broke it all down and stayed clear to your viewers. Love your vids mate, keep it up.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Taylor! It's info that isn't commonly covered for whatever reason. Like I said, I don't necessarily want to become a vendor but over time your collection grows and you might want to sell some stuff at a swap. I'm glad you got some good info out of these vids!!
@gabesreef4 жыл бұрын
I'm happy this worked out for you.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Me too!! Nice little chunk of change to sustain my hobby.
@gabesreef4 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral you mean money for more corals lol
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
@@gabesreef That too!
@mittenreefer4 жыл бұрын
I see mermaids cove was there! I got the great yellow tang in my profile pic from them. Love their live streams on facebook LOL
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Yep! I usually grab some CUC from them but was so focused on selling I only bought those two shrooms!
@stephencarper57474 жыл бұрын
Great info man
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps!
@atfinthehouse86314 жыл бұрын
Totally agree on the leathers and mushrooms. Have at least 12+ different leathers. Including a huge weeping willow.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I know they are "cheaper" but I miss seeing a variety of soft coral at frag swaps.
@SlipshodGG4 жыл бұрын
I started listening to the because of you... Found out I'm from the same state as them =)
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Are you a St. Louisan?
@SlipshodGG4 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral No I'm from Connecticut where they do the podcast. Small state so I though it was cool to be in the same area!
@reefingprologue42204 жыл бұрын
Great video, love to do something like that one day Greetings from Florida
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Hoping we can get back to normal so we CAN do frag swaps again.
@BensonsFishRoom4 жыл бұрын
I picked up some nice stuff from OSA at FFM. Real nice event. See you in Chicago.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
That event seems like so much fun! #Aquashella2020
@ZGADOW4 жыл бұрын
Good job man! very succinct and useful information. honestly impressed, this was the first of your videos that i've seen. There's a lot of reefers making youtube videos but this video was mostly useful information ( setting yourself apart). I subscribed.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I think for this video I just wanted fellow reefers to have a resource for frag swap prep. Thanks for the support!
@tuffy111113 жыл бұрын
Rewatching this video and forgot about your comment at 6:55. I decided earlier this week that I wanted to sell coral and that softies would be my niche, so I feel like I made the right decision lol.
@northernreefer16144 жыл бұрын
Congrats, you had a good time, made a bit of cash and saw what its like from the other side. :)
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I did! I might have to do it again this fall! I think my mental state can handle twice a year. I don't know how the big vendors do it every weekend. Hats off!
@northernreefer16144 жыл бұрын
Bahama Llama Coral LOL. I wish I was in the US. I’m in Canada but I would have loved a frag of that weeping willow and would have driven far for it. I haven’t seen it locally.
@ifly652 жыл бұрын
Same with knife dealers. At the shows we would buy all the good knives. The public never see them. Its really not fair...and I was a dealer. No Slash booth 2022? Great times yesterday. Alex was the king for sure. I won a TDS meter and more. You missed a blow out after the show, one of the vendor's helpers left a heater on in the cooler and cooked all his chalice. He lost his shit and other vendors had to tell him to quiet down.
@BahamaLlamaCoral2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I had 0 time to prep for the swap. Took the kids to Disney last week, celebrated Easter a week early in my hometown, more travel coming up...just didn't work out. Keep looking out on the local FB pages. I'm gonna post some stuff soon.
@Algaewarrior4 жыл бұрын
Where does one get one of those awesome stickers? Great video! Keep inspiring people and being cool!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Send me a DM on IG with your address! I should have another batch going out soon!
@reddypacheco24572 жыл бұрын
Wao so cool that have seen this video. Thanks
@heatwavereefer6714 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video! thanks for breaking everything down for us! Where do you get your stickers made through? Anywhere I can get some of yours online?
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
StickerMule.com is the best! They're a little pricey but the quality is top notch. I'm all out right now.
@starcityreef36674 жыл бұрын
Definitely gotta check out Reefapalooza Chicago it was pretty great last year
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
StarCity Reef I actually made it to RAP Chicago! Had a blast!
@jeffreykarl28653 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of jason sudekis looks, mannerisms,voice.the guy from we are the millers
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
I get that all the time.
@elizabethwatson712 жыл бұрын
Oooooh! Important info! Those orange buckets are not food/fish safe! Next time look for (white ones w/blue lids at Lowes). The orange is ok for short times, but if you are traveling long times make sure you use the food/fish safe
@KreefAquariumhobby4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@WaleedJalil-es6os8 ай бұрын
Hi, you going to FFM in CT by any chance? You gotta check it out in 13 days! Biggest single day frag market/show in the country! Local to me and helps a great cause.
@BahamaLlamaCoral8 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. I'll be at Reefstock that same weekend.
@CalcioFan4Ever3 жыл бұрын
Ive been looking for a green polyp toadstool for a bit now.....
@sovereignviper904 жыл бұрын
Reefstock Denver was the same way, mostly high end multi hundred dollar torches. Very very little beginner frags and price points.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I was talking with some other vendors and they said some of their best sellers were GSP and Pulsing Xenia. For beginners, that's where they look. Nothing wrong with the east corals we deem as "pests." Gotta start somewhere. I tried to offer a wide variety for all skill levels but I think I still missed the mark a bit.
@sovereignviper904 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral the market is hard enough to keep up with. Best practice for swaps is to offer mostly beginner corals. Mushroom,leather, Xenia, gsp and so on. I wouldn't bring higher end top dollar pieces till you build a reputation in the community. Your KZbin channel helps that out alot, as people watched you get that coral and or frag it at some point. Keep the videos coming and over hype the next frag swap out the ass. Great video and glad you made alittle pocket change lol
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
@@sovereignviper90 Thank you! I think you hit the nail on the head.
@randomwhiteguy86084 жыл бұрын
thanks for showing us the process Looking forward to seeing your profit go back into your tanks lol, I’d love to come pick up some of the frags you had left over unfortunately I live in Pennsylvania so that’s not in the cards for me I’m holding out for the day you start selling online and mailing corals
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Sure thing! I can see it down the road. Gonna do a test run with a buddy from CT in an upcoming video. 🤞
@jbbcoral664 жыл бұрын
Great Job man... any problems with closed corals ????
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I'd say 95% were out and open. For whatever reason the Agave's and White Zombies didn't wanna come out and play. I have a feeling it was due to lack of flow.
@jbbcoral664 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral perfect..
@joedansereau3813 жыл бұрын
Remy will he make price tags and dividers for others and if so how much. im in Arizona thanks Joe
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Reach out to him - I'm sure he'd be down.
@MHoran864 жыл бұрын
Tried checking out OSA that you plugged in your videos but they didn't have any live stock. If you ever want to check another box, as in mailing some coral I'd definitely be interested in grabbing some stuff. Biggest issue I'm running into with buying coral is its ridiculously priced with big vendors, and even people I meet locally charge just as much so why bother. It's led me to buy alot of tank shut downs just to get a good price on coral but now I have a small aquarium shop worth of equipment in my garage 🤔
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, as of my latest video they have pulled livestock from the site while they transfer over to the mega store. Totally feel ya on the pricing! I may start shipping special orders here and there. We shall see!
@lycosa20002 жыл бұрын
So I watched this and then thought about loading my Fiat with anything more than a gallon of distilled water and decided....nah, I'll buy yours and just grow mine. lol
@oakville094 жыл бұрын
wait a minute, is this the oakville elks lodge in St. Louis?
@oakville094 жыл бұрын
just saw gateway aquatics in the video, definitely st. louis. i live right down the street, i always think about going. after watching this, i will check it out next time!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Yep! You got it!
@elpollo28674 жыл бұрын
I wish there were frag swaps near me:(
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
What state are you in?!
@artofreef76224 жыл бұрын
I need to link up, Dyce from artof reef
@diablo305gaming52 жыл бұрын
Do you need a license to sell in a frag swap or can a regular hobbies sell in there
@mjforever53263 жыл бұрын
Can u buy black coral, and how exspecive is it?
@maverickhelvey94283 жыл бұрын
Hey do u live by St. Louis? Because if so I'm looking to get started on my first salt water tank. With coral it is a 13 gallon tank
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Yep! Will you be at the swap April 10th?
@maverickhelvey94283 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral I'll try to make it! Being a single parent is kind of rough lol but definitely want to get into the hobby and everything.
@maverickhelvey94283 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral also where will it be I don't have any idea where or when it is!
@jozer14 жыл бұрын
Now you can use the money to buy 1 of the things you want to buy for the future.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
For sure! Thanks for watching!
@loganweik12362 жыл бұрын
Wait did u say your in the stl area?
@BahamaLlamaCoral2 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@Automate_Nate2 жыл бұрын
The reason leathers aren’t sold much is after cutting takes a long recovery time. Also they don’t always open with a short amount of time. Super brutal
@sethmiller82314 жыл бұрын
Tried to make it to the swap but couldn’t get off work
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Bummer!! If you're ever looking for anything, let me know. I still have a few frags to sell...😂
@sethmiller82314 жыл бұрын
Well it just so happens I have room on the frag rack
@gabrielsuarez31372 жыл бұрын
where is the frag swap? I live in South Florida and want to buy corals from a frag swap/
@Orybailey4 жыл бұрын
Do you still sell frags of zoas? I’m new at the hobby and want to start a zoa garden
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I'll sell locally to the St. Louis area but I don't have a proper shipping setup.
@atfinthehouse86314 жыл бұрын
How much did you get for weeping willows? What’s a fair price for 1/2”, 1”, 2”, 3” frags and 4", 5", 6" colonies? Of the pale green head with pale polyps?. Of the bright neon green with neon green polyps?
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
ATF intheHouse dm me on Insta! I wanna see these frags!
@atfinthehouse86314 жыл бұрын
You can check with reefgrrl. She has some pictures of my tanks. I dont have FB, instagram etc. I may have some nice things you'd like
@atfinthehouse86314 жыл бұрын
You are in ct. Im southwest ct
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
ATF intheHouse nah, in STL
@atfinthehouse86314 жыл бұрын
Oh, thought you were at the farmers frag market in CT thus psst weekend. Got my youtube guys mixed up i guess. Lol
@taryndeclyn14744 жыл бұрын
Go to RAP Chicago! See you there!
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Went last year and had a blast! Might see ya there!
@elizabethwatson712 жыл бұрын
How do I find a frag swap?
@mikiloffbadfish80274 жыл бұрын
I hate when I can't see the price hate it
@marianamator41714 жыл бұрын
😀
@19801emmanuel4 жыл бұрын
We’re you located ?
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
St. Louis area.
@joshuaatkinson40284 жыл бұрын
What does a guy have to do to get one of those sweet stickers?
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
I think you’ve sent address on IG right?
@joshuaatkinson40284 жыл бұрын
No, but I will now
@atfinthehouse86314 жыл бұрын
Looked for you. Didn’t see you there.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
Pretty small, not sure how you missed me! Maybe next time!
But there's so much more to the video 😀 Thanks for watching!
@zukodama666 Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral ik ik im just impatient its all on me tbh.
@sunnygoold94494 жыл бұрын
Setosa - $10 - are you CRAZY?
@sunnygoold94494 жыл бұрын
That was your RNN Question - such a great question! I had a question answered super early on - I should ask again LOL ;)
@sunnygoold94494 жыл бұрын
Well done dude! $800 profit is great. I would take it as profit for sure - not bad for a days work - hard work but also it will be more fun next time ;)
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
For sure!! On the setosa...I didn't want to gouge people on everything. It seems like swaps used to be where you could get good stuff for cheap. That and I'm happy to share the good stuff! Especially if I know it's staying in our community.
@sunnygoold94494 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral Oh for sure - I reckon it's so awesome. Setosa is such a great coral.Wish I could get it that cheap over here - but I found a good place to get it - amazing place actually ;)
@go4384 Жыл бұрын
Gotta spend money to lose money....oh wait...that doesn't sound right
@4056colin4 жыл бұрын
That would depend on if your talking gross or net earnings . I'm guessing your down $10, 0000 or so.
@BahamaLlamaCoral4 жыл бұрын
If not more!! I'd need to do another 15 swaps to get all the money back. 😂 Thanks for the watch!
@diablo305gaming52 жыл бұрын
Do you need a license to sell in a frag swap or can a regular hobbies sell there
@BahamaLlamaCoral2 жыл бұрын
Not ours. Some require a business license.
@diablo305gaming52 жыл бұрын
Okay thank you I need to find with the one in Florida