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Photos: 11th Michigan Coral Expo & Swap

MSU Ph.D. student in integrative biology Shannon Nicely and his son Aiden, 9, purchase some living coral specimens at the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
MSU Ph.D. student in integrative biology Shannon Nicely and his son Aiden, 9, purchase some living coral specimens at the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Robert Killips | Lansing State Journal
Vendor Frank Cipponeri, left, shows Ash Patel from Kalamazoo some salt water aquarium accessories such as corals at the Mid-Michigan Marine Club’s Michigan Coral Expo & Swap at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Vendor Frank Cipponeri, left, shows Ash Patel from Kalamazoo some salt water aquarium accessories such as corals at the Mid-Michigan Marine Club’s Michigan Coral Expo & Swap at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Robert Killips | Lansing State Journal
Glowing underwater in blue ultra-violet light are some rare coral species including the orange one on the left called “Eclectus Mushroom Coral” and is for sale at one of the vendors at the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event held at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Glowing underwater in blue ultra-violet light are some rare coral species including the orange one on the left called “Eclectus Mushroom Coral” and is for sale at one of the vendors at the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event held at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Robert Killips | Lansing State Journal
Maryann Crawley, left, and Scott Gyorke from Northville are checking out what vendor Andrew Jones has to offer at the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event held at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Maryann Crawley, left, and Scott Gyorke from Northville are checking out what vendor Andrew Jones has to offer at the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event held at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Robert Killips | Lansing State J
The Mid-Michigan Marine Club hosts the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event held at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017. The event featured nearly 60 vendors who sold home grown corals and other salt water aquarium accessories.
The Mid-Michigan Marine Club hosts the 11th Michigan Coral Expo and Swap event held at the Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center Sunday, February 19, 2017. The event featured nearly 60 vendors who sold home grown corals and other salt water aquarium accessories.
Robert Killips | Lansing State Journal