Every coral order from The Underwater Gardener ships the same way: one insulated box, packed by the people who grew the animals, on a UPS Overnight truck out of Key West every Tuesday and Wednesday. The box is the unit — not the coral. That one fact changes how a smart order gets built.
The math of the box
| Packing | One $15 packing fee per box — whether the box holds one coral or ten |
|---|---|
| Shipping | Actual UPS Overnight cost, charged once per box |
| Florida orders | Qualifying livestock orders under 6 lb ship overnight for a flat $30 |
| Over $399 | Shipping is free |
| The consequence | Every coral after the first one ships almost free |
A single $24.99 frag riding alone pays the same packing and nearly the same freight as a full box. Five frags share it. That is the whole idea — not a discount, not a gimmick, just how overnight livestock freight actually works, priced honestly.
How to build one
On Corals Under $100, Beginner Corals and New Drops, every coral card has an Add to box button. As you add, a progress bar keeps a running count and shows how far you are from free shipping. No codes, no minimums — add what you actually want, and check out once.
Every WYSIWYG piece is photographed individually, and the photo is the exact animal you receive. When it sells, it is gone — there is no “another one just like it in the back.”
Start building
The current entry points, all in stock now:
12 in stock right now
WYSIWYG Leopard Mushroom – 1 Polyp$39.99View this coral →
WYSIWYG Fender Bender Cyphastrea$39.99Only 1 availableView this coral →
Yabba Dabba Doo WYSIWYG Zoanthid Frag – 2 Polyps Original price was: $79.99.$49.99Current price is: $49.99.Only 1 availableView this coral →
Lava Lamp Mushroom 1 Polyp from this colony$49.99View this coral →
TUG Glow Tip Acropora – WYSIWYG Frag$49.99View this coral →
WYSIWYG Dipsastrea Brain Coral$59.99Only 1 availableView this coral →
WYSIWYG Bullseye Rainbow Rhodactis Mushroom (2-3") – 1 Polyp$59.99Only 1 availableView this coral →
Fireworks Clove Polyps$59.99View this coral →
Purple & Green Pipe Organ$59.99View this coral →
Real Orange Ricordia Locally Collected in the Florida Keys Not from the DR!!!$69.99View this coral →
WYSIWYG Lovely Blue Tortuosa Acropora (SPS Frag)$69.99Only 1 availableView this coral →
WYSIWYG Yuma Mushroom XL 3"$79.99Only 1 availableView this coral →More to pick from: Corals Under $100 · Beginner Corals · New WYSIWYG Drops · or browse by genus: torch, hammer, mushrooms, zoas, acans.
Our stony corals are either aquacultured at the shop in Key West under Florida Aquaculture Certificate #AQ0254072 or conditioned in our Key West systems before they ship, and the photo on a WYSIWYG listing is the exact animal that ships. Corals ship UPS Overnight every Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are ever in Key West, come see the raceways.