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I know its May 1st, but how can you review the month without having it end first? Tricky eh?
So lets look at the Coral Trends for April 2009. It seems as though nothing has changed in the US of A. Chalice corals are still the hot tickets. They are almost like collector cards for reefers: small, never grow, and very colorful. While in Canada, there isn’t any specific coral that is coming through as the ‘must get coral’. Western Canada is experiencing a surge in deep water acropora, while Eastern Canada is still suffocated with ‘deep water zoanthids’. My sources tell me the next big thing in Canada will be, Yumas… again. Its cyclical people!
CANADA:
Deep Water Zoanthids
Still going strong. But, I don’t get it. There are like 5 morphs and I think most people have them all. (photos by OceansDirect.ca)
United States:
Echinophyllia (Chalice Coral)
How do you explain the rage for corals that grow in milimeters per year. I do get it that they are beautiful, but having frags that are 1/2″ big that need to grow into 8″x6″ colonies, is just not worth the price tag! 100$-200$ per 1/2″ frag? In a recessionary times? I’ll just stick to my diet pepsi..err SPS corals 
(photos by surfin (2x), patedship (2x), on Reef2Reef.com)
Trained by the thirteenth ring master of the Sian Xiuang Coral Temple. Currently is apprenticing the art of Acropora shaping in the ancient tradition of Ninja Fragging. Known as the SPS hero!
Japanese Zoo – only 5 morphs? I have seen at least 10-15 morphs by now.
I haven’t gotten into the chalice/deep water zoa craze but i did drop a pretty penny for an aussie orange hammer last week at a frag swap. I still prefer to spend the money and get a larger piece.