Overrated Corals in the Hobby

[RocketCityReefer]

Any coral over $100, lol.
Was going to do high end corals but only have one. I actually prefer coras with unique structure over color.
One of my favorite ones, on the bottom, with a unique growth pattern.

Same. I buy what I like. I don’t chase names, etc. I will spend $100 or more on a frag if its growth structure or color are unique or what I am specifically looking for. But when I can get the exact same thing for half the price from another vendor, I’ll take the cheaper option. I don’t pay for names, I pay for how the coral looks.

 

[BryanM]

Bounce anything, and most designer/name brand things

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Gotta say I’m part of the group who’s a fan of bounce shrooms, very nice og!

me too. My once tiny mushroom is now huge with 2 dozen bubbles. They really glow. That’s said, I had a 7-8 godzilla bounce mushrooms that were flourishing and they all died.

 

[Rob A]

Anything labeled Holy Grail

 

[Baldyreef]

me too. My once tiny mushroom is now huge with 2 dozen bubbles. They really glow. That’s said, I had a 7-8 godzilla bounce mushrooms that were flourishing and they all died.

sorry to hear about your godzillas, ive been sorrt of on the hunt for them locally but it seems theyve actually surpassed the og bounce's price tag for a baby at least where i live

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

sorry to hear about your godzillas, ive been sorrt of on the hunt for them locally but it seems theyve actually surpassed the og bounce's price tag for a baby at least where i live

thanks i got an og bounce 8 months ago and its tripled in size. Hoping that one hangs on.

 

[Baldyreef]

sorry to hear about your godzillas, ive been sorrt of on the hunt for them locally but it seems theyve actually surpassed the og bounce's price tag for a baby at least where i live

thanks i got an og bounce 8 months ago and its tripled in size. Hoping that one hangs on.

Awesome to hear! I’m thinking about getting myself another og once the next show rolls around, mine mysteriously melted away, it had a ton of bubbles

 

[Crabopolis]

Are there certain corals in this hobby that you feel are overrated? Maybe ones that fetch a hefty price, but don't really seem worth it. Or maybe ones that constantly get recommended to beginners and you are tired of seeing in everyone's tank. Or maybe just coral that you don't like in general for no definable reason. While I don't have a lot of coral that I dislike, ones that I don't want to keep in my future tanks are green and pink sinularia. I just feel that they spread too fast, and don't show a lot of vibrant color. Don't get me wrong they are great for beginners and I've had many in my previous tanks, but they just don't appeal to me anymore personally.

IMO Bounce mushrooms – Some sell for ridiculous prices just because they have oversized bubbles. Cool, but not thousands-of-dollars cool.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Awesome to hear! I’m thinking about getting myself another og once the next show rolls around, mine mysteriously melted away, it had a ton of bubbles

that worries me. That’s why as soon as it splits i will sell the baby so i can get some return on investment

 

[silva.marcos2016]

I feel like the corals I always thought were overrated changed my mind once I got them in my tank! HA!

OG Bounce was one.

Acropora was another...because I couldn't grow them!

Ok

 

[Hrosik123]

Any frag that costs more than my electric bill.

 

[NeedAReef]

A lot of the “high end” anything. The colors are often no different than other corals you can buy. It often feels like they are throwing a special tag on it to charge more.

oh they absolutely are doing that. It is the Apple marketing way. put a name on it and make people think it makes them cool while doing absolutely nothing for you.
take fancy named whatevers, they might be rarer in the ocean but they grow in the same tank, same water, same nutrient pools, same lights as the other less fancy named anything you are selling. So what makes them so expensive? ID10Ts paying rediculous prices to brag to their "friends" they got a king kong godzilla super max dot of a coral.....