Black Hole Sun Acan identification

[Akida17th]

Was wondering if anyone has ever seen Black Hole Sun Acans in person. This isn't a great picture but are the acans below what the seller says they are? Any help would be great they are nice but I want to make sure they're authentic.

 

[Shep]

I have never seen them in person but they look like the pictures I have seen

 

[PedroYoung]

uniquecorals.com has some on their site if you want to compare.

 

[TK0321]

This is an original from cherry corals that I have in my tank.

 

[dnov99]

That's the real deal above ^^^^^

Beautiful piece

 

[TK0321]

That's the real deal above ^^^^^

Beautiful piece

Thank you! It was a bucket list piece.

Was wondering if anyone has ever seen Black Hole Sun Acans in person. This isn't a great picture but are the acans below what the seller says they are? Any help would be great they are nice but I want to make sure they're authentic.

As for saying whether the ones you pictures are or are not "black hole Suns" I'm sure could always be debated. There are two origins that are debated to have had Black hole Suns first; FF and CC. We won't start that debate but if the seller can't prove lineage to either one then it's not worth nearly as much. A CC BHS can go for over $200 a head. I have seen plenty of other acans that have used the same name and are very nice looking as well but the one I pictured above with lineage is where the money comes from. Let me know if you have any other questions. Hope this helps!

 

[Akida17th]

Hmm, the seller said he got them from a friend at NCPARS frag swap. They do look a bit different unfortunately. I may still buy them because they look awesome though. Thanks for the help!

 

[Akida17th]

That's the real deal above ^^^^^

Beautiful piece

This might sound silly but How can you prove lineage?

 

[TK0321]

This might sound silly but How can you prove lineage?

That's a hard subject as well. It's mostly trust and only dealing with people you know. On big name pieces you can usually trace from reefer to reefer back to the source especially because they often don't jump around much. If the person you are buying them from aren't specifying where it originated chances are most likely the person before them didn't know either.
My BHS came one person removed from the source.

In the long run if they are nice buy them but don't pay for the name.

 

[hybridazn]

This is an original from cherry corals that I have in my tank.

Those are insane, I might have to track down a head of these soon