How much is your most expensive coral?

[Dburr1014]

Wow, stunning! I wouldn’t leave the house if I had to look at all day. Well done!

Catch 22, got to work to afford it! LOL

 

[Chris Spaulding]

I have a few nice pieces . Homewrecker , Jolt , TSA rainbow fusion, Disney, SCOP, RR Angry Birds and lots of other sticks but the problem around me is there are not many Stickheads and only one LFS. What he wants are Frogspawns because they sell and I got plenty for him. It grow like weeds for me. I get 25 a head in store credit he sells for 45 to 50 win win for both of us . I can get him about 8 to 10 heads a month. Now if only I could get people to by sticks because trimmings are going into the Calcium Reactor.

 

[donuts274]

I spent way too much on this grafted torch

 

[kevgib67]

Catch 22, got to work to afford it! LOL

Ya I guess your right and also for some reason my family expects me to put food on the table and keep a roof over there heads on top of the cost of maintaining my tank!

 

[Gatorpa]

Couple hundred on a Homewrecker frag a few years back. Still have it to this day, but it hasn't really grown enough to frag and make some money back.

Reading this makes me sad. I remember when I first got back in like 20 years ago, you could buy basically an euphyllia with a couple heads for like $20 bucks. Now those same corals have funky names, and they charge a hundred bucks for a single head.

I used to buy torches for 40-50 with 15-20 heads…

Full blown acro colonies for 50-$60
all day long.

 

[Homewrecker]

It’s no secret that this hobby is expensive and why I told myself I wouldn’t ever spend more than like $200 on a single coral or fish. Especially because it could die on me. I also feel like corals should not be thousands of dollars and I can spend my money on better things but I guess some coral are like designer brands. So…I’m curious how much is your most expensive coral and what is it?

I bought an OG Bounce for 2400 and then I proceeded to kill it over time lol
I don't spend tons on coral anymore and just buy small ones to grow out

 

[Rp8]

I’m lucky enough to say $50. I try to swoop in and grab the “going out of hobby sell”

 

[ReefRondo]

Around £90 for a huge red scolly a few years ago. Prices right now are getting a little outrageous. £225 for less than a cm of an Acropora? I shall vote with my wallet and move on.

 

[flashsmith]

If someone would find a way to manipulate and hype xenia up into the stratosphere as the "it" coral I could retire...

 

[Labridaedicted]

I'll say it again...

Nice try wifey. I already told you they were all 5 dollars.

 

[pap2]

I don't have any expensive corals. but the reason is the coral price with the $50 shipping .
just my opinion

 

[ying yang]

Think most I paid on a coral is like £ 75 ( $85-$90) but seen this at lfs few months back for £1450.00 which is like $1650.00-$1700.00 I believe ,and if bought this and it died I would be mortified ha ha.
It did look nice and was absolutely massive,like 30 cm across,15cm from front to back and 10-15cm high and had lovely colours but not for me ha ha
Called "xl ultra acanthylia" think spelt right

 

[PV Reefs]

Like 5k, 4 headed acantho lol

 

[PV Reefs]

Like 5k, 4 headed acantho lol

 

[Enchanted Reefs]

Not the most expensive but a good runner up was my moon man bounce mushroom (top right) for 1.5k a few years ago

 

[AshleyReef]

My most expensive was this indophyilla on sale for $700

 

[OrchidMiss]

My most expensive was this indophyilla on sale for $700

A terrible photo of the one I'm about to get on Thursday. Was being sold for $450.
Photos as soon as she gets home and settled.

 

[RHND]

I always tell my wife the price, but usually minus a 0 at the end, so everything is 2 digits at most.

 

[ees]

125$ for a gold hammer but it got me over the free shipping threshold and saved me 75$. So I count it as 50$.

That is how they get me every time

 

[KrisReef]

That nem was only $700 but I think it is the most I paid for anything I currently have. Calculating cost is sometimes tricky because often I trade for stuff, and get somethings wholesale and I don't really have the retail numbers.

I mention that because the other thing I have is some unremarkable coral that I collected on vacation. If I add up the cost of the trip and the coral I got along the way some of the ugly corals I have cost like $5-10K

I look at money spent in the fish store as an investment in the hobby. IF we don't support the LFS they will disappear and that would be sad.