Extra Cash

[FMF0331]

If you had extra cash laying around, let's just say approx $ 700.00
Would you buy a BUNCH of average looking LPS / SPS ..OR..would you buy a FEW high end LPS / SPS.

 

[Gpettit721]

Depending on the tank size I had.... Smaller tank less real estate I'd go for higher end... Larger tank I think I would get some unknown and see how they grow out...

 

[Surfrat]

Why be average?

 

[Wilsoni]

Depends on what you find "appealing"

Naturally I gravitate towards the high end pieces. I like purchasing small high-end frags sparingly and watching them grow out opposed to completely stocking my tank with pieces that grow like weeds which I'll no longer want in a few months.

 

[Wilsoni]

However with LPS, I'm a huge Wilsoni freak and they grow incredibly slow so I'll spend the extra $$$ to get a nice colony :)

 

[KingTriton]

Fwiw, Ive seen many higher end sps that weren't nearly as nice as say a $50 frag. I wouldn't focus on price as much as the coral itself. Some higher end sps look great as ''frags'' and thats about it. I'd pick a $50-$80 Palmers blue milli, Pink lemonade, Red planet, Oregon tort, Pearlberry, Superman table, etc.. any day over the more expensive stuff.

 

[dbrewsky]

I have gotten to the point i dont even bother asking about names etc... besides i cant remember half the time if this frag was a super-purple-blue-eyed-monster-eater or a diabolical-green-oozing-toxic-waste-spill. I just keep an eye out for pieces that appeal to me and if it happens to be 20 dollars a frag or $200 it really doesn't matter as long as I think they are cool. Nobody will really care if you have a tank full of $10,00 dollars worth of frags or $500. People WILL notice a healthy tank full of mature corals and more importantly your enthusiasm about YOUR corals.

 

[Wilsoni]

The PC Superman is such an incredible tabling acro! I have a 2" frag that's shooting 4 branches out.

 

[Wilsoni]

The Ice Fire Echinata is definitely my favorite acro in the sub $100 range. The creme base and blue tips really make it stand out

 

[Dan1789]

Jelly bean and I'd be done

 

[Lonely reefer's]

My last frag for awhile would be PD blastos;)

 

[FMF0331]

Fwiw, Ive seen many higher end sps that weren't nearly as nice as say a $50 frag. I wouldn't focus on price as much as the coral itself. Some higher end sps look great as ''frags'' and thats about it. I'd pick a $50-$80 Palmers blue milli, Pink lemonade, Red planet, Oregon tort, Pearlberry, Superman table, etc.. any day over the more expensive stuff.

I agree with you here, some of the frags out there looks amazing as a 1" frag. Just afraid to spend the money and how it will look when it grows out.

 

[Bdog4u2]

I have gotten to the point i dont even bother asking about names etc... besides i cant remember half the time if this frag was a super-purple-blue-eyed-monster-eater or a diabolical-green-oozing-toxic-waste-spill. I just keep an eye out for pieces that appeal to me and if it happens to be 20 dollars a frag or $200 it really doesn't matter as long as I think they are cool. Nobody will really care if you have a tank full of $10,00 dollars worth of frags or $500. People WILL notice a healthy tank full of mature corals and more importantly your enthusiasm about YOUR corals.

With names coral are getting these days sounds like your buying some weed instead of corals

 

[Wilsoni]

With names coral are getting these days sounds like your buying some weed instead of corals

Can I please get a frag of your Sour Diesel? How about you toss in a Blue Dream acro with that as well? Hahahahahaha

 

[Wilsoni]

Could you imagine if frag prices were based off weight instead of size? Lol

 

[dbrewsky]

I mean I do live in Denver, those ideas might actually work since its part of the culture out here now lol

 

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