Visitors to MACNA 2022 in Milwaukee met with a wide range of coral vendors, including regional staples, new farmers, and nationally recognized coral purveyors. Friday’s early admission for MASNA members gave folks the first crack at the rarest corals and best selection, while Sunday was the day to pick up your corals and snag some last-minute deals. Here is a virtual walk-through with a glimpse of most vendors who were present and enjoying person-to-person interactions with reefkeepers.
Justin Spaugh photobombing Bill and Terry from Eye Candy Coral.A wide range of predominantly LPS and encrusting-type corals in the Eye Candy Coral tanks.Unlimited Color Corals shared a joint space with Tunze at MACNA 2022!Sanctuary Aquatics always seemed busy, offering frag systems and a bevy of corals!Jason Fox of Jason Fox Signature Corals, on hand and ready to share his personal selections with you.A sampling of zoanthids and other coral frags in the Jason Fox tank.Another look at some of the corals from Jason Fox.Pop Corals had a large display at MACNA.Zoanthids.com always had people milling around their display, making selections of brightly-colored polyps.Minnesota-based aquarium retailer New Wave Aquaria made the journey to Milwaukee, offering select dry goods and corals.Multiple frag tanks were present at Oceanic Gardens.Local aquarium retailer Easy Aqua Fish & Coral of Waukesha ensured a Wisconsin presence among coral venders at the show.Mega Corals was another vendor who always seemed to be busy with a steady stream of customers.Another Milwaukee-metro area aquarium retailer had a presence within the S.A. Coral Farm display at MACNA.Visitors entered a darkened, tented area within the S.A. Coral Farm space to browse coral offerings from Greenfield, WI-based Aquatics Unlimited.Aquarium livestock wholesaler Sea Dwelling Creatures included a large display of coral frags, highlighting the types of aquacultured corals available to retailers throughout the U.S.
