purple death palythoa worth?

[j’s_reef]

Went to my LFS today and they had a sale on mystery frags all for $20, they ask what your favorite color is and they pick off of that so they gave me this. Was wondering how much this is worth to y’all? Has about 25-30 polyps

 

[iani]

IDK what its worth, but those are not purple death paly's.

 

[j’s_reef]

IDK what its worth, but those are not purple death paly's.

do yk what these are? this is what the lfs told me

 

[GSPClown94]

If you paid $20 then it was worth $20 to you. Sounds like a decent price

 

[j’s_reef]

IDK what its worth, but those are not purple death paly's.

do yk what these are? this is what the lfs told me

here’s a better picture

 

[Naekuh]

Good lucky with Palys... make sure you read on them.
Whenever i see a Paly, it freaks me out, because i know too many people that have gotten sick because of them.

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

 

[Lavey29]

I have palys and zoas all over my tank with no issues. I use them as fillers on the rocks in between my corals and they cover the back wall too. $20 seems like a good buy to me.

 

[littlebigreef]

At a glance the look more like a Miami Vice -type zoa.

Either way $20 for that ain’t bad.

 

[Grog]

$20 for a frag with 10+ healthy heads is a good deal if you like the color, regardless of the branding.

FWIW below is a shot of my purple death palys for comparison. They were sold as blue death but changed colors in my tank. (You can see one in the middle trying to be blue, and honestly I'm ok with blue or purple....)

So many of these things with named varieties change based on tank parameters, lighting, sunspots, and how they feel. To me purple/blue death are the same thing just in different conditions.

A key identifier on the 'death' palys that I see is the really thin lashes and trumpet shape.

Please post back in 6 months and show us how the ones you purchased grow out. I think they will look very nice.

 

[j’s_reef]

$20 for a frag with 10+ healthy heads is a good deal if you like the color, regardless of the branding.

FWIW below is a shot of my purple death palys for comparison. They were sold as blue death but changed colors in my tank. (You can see one in the middle trying to be blue, and honestly I'm ok with blue or purple....)

So many of these things with named varieties change based on tank parameters, lighting, sunspots, and how they feel. To me purple/blue death are the same thing just in different conditions.

A key identifier on the 'death' palys that I see is the really thin lashes and trumpet shape.

Please post back in 6 months and show us how the ones you purchased grow out. I think they will look very nice.

will do and thank you for your input!

 

[Lavey29]

$20 for a frag with 10+ healthy heads is a good deal if you like the color, regardless of the branding.

FWIW below is a shot of my purple death palys for comparison. They were sold as blue death but changed colors in my tank. (You can see one in the middle trying to be blue, and honestly I'm ok with blue or purple....)

So many of these things with named varieties change based on tank parameters, lighting, sunspots, and how they feel. To me purple/blue death are the same thing just in different conditions.

A key identifier on the 'death' palys that I see is the really thin lashes and trumpet shape.

Please post back in 6 months and show us how the ones you purchased grow out. I think they will look very nice.

Nice, I have those at the top too.

 

[mfinn]

$20 for a frag with 10+ healthy heads is a good deal if you like the color, regardless of the branding.

Exactly my thought.
I used to be concerned with the whole lineage thing, but then decided what I liked mattered more to me.
At my lfs a decent sized "frag" like that would probably run $40-$50. I think you got a good deal.

 

[j’s_reef]

$20 for a frag with 10+ healthy heads is a good deal if you like the color, regardless of the branding.

Exactly my thought.
I used to be concerned with the whole lineage thing, but then decided what I liked mattered more to me.
At my lfs a decent sized "frag" like that would probably run $40-$50. I think you got a good deal.

ty for your input!