I think Steve gets a really bad rap. If you have ever met him, you would know that hes just a good guy and the hobby has morphed into the current state. I believe people who hear tyree this and tyree that are sometimes misinformed as many of the hobbyist have been in the hobby less than 5 years and do not know really how hard and what a big deal it was to keep alive SPS corals and how rare it was to get what we think is common today.
I know that my want for wonderful corals is not limited to on how limited a coral be as one of my favoite corals is the Bali Green Slimer, I know, I know.
Has it gotten out of hand, yes. and I think we can all agree on that. I do not blame any of the businesses that are trying to market thier own products as we all have to make a living. I know I have a choice where I spend my money and that is my job as a consumer to do research and feel confident in where I spend my cash.
I have been a participant in many of disscussions like this and I always appreciate hearing everyones viewpoint as we are all in this together. I am a hobbyist without a wholesale license (I know, that is rare these days) so I depend on retailers to bring in these wonderful corals.
Saying all this is well and wonderful; and its OK if we don't always see eye to eye as long as we try to remain civil and mature. One thing I did take away from this thread is that I am not the only person that feels that there are right ways of business and wrong ways of business. Labeling a coral that is not the real deal is wrong and I appreaciate hearing others feel the same way.
And just because the world needs more eye candy, here is some bali green
