Do you know what grinds my gears?

[ritter6788]

Spot the named corals out of these 4 in my tank.

Two were freebies from hobbyist sellers and the other 2 were named pieces from vendors.

 

[Platehead]

I think I see garf bonsai? Pink birds nest? Red cap and a turquoise tort?

 

[Platehead]

Maybe a Larry Jackson. Hard to tell from a distance.

 

[ritter6788]

All 4 of those are Acropora valida also called Tricolor valida. Very common and fast growing Acro. The 2 freebies were from trusted hobbyists and named as such. The other 2 were from vendors that "named" them. One was even named "blue" which is why I bought it. It's just a tricolor valida. The point being there's only so many corals out there, don't buy something just because it's a name you haven't heard of.

 

[den75]

As PT Barnum is quoted " there is a sucker born everyday".

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I believe it was David Hannum who said "There is a sucker born every minute"
[emoji57]

 

[eklapp]

I've gotten to know Eric from beefs reef pretty well over the years. At the swaps I'll point to something I like and ask what is it and how much. His response is do you want the fancy high priced name or the no name price? I buy what looks good not what sounds good

 

[Opus]

I think we need the government to step in and work this out.

 

[kschweer]

There are plenty of hobbiest named corals out there. twinapotgoby pscamora, sunnys sunset milli, voltron milli just to name a few. These corala are all exceptionally nice specimens with a demand for them. If it's a "bread and butter" coral that not many are interested in, no name is going to stick no matter how "clever" it is. And as for big name vendors being able to name corals that stick, these vendors get quality corals on a regular basis and have earned a reputation in the hobby. There is no doubt that these bigger named vendors get choice pick from wholsalers. They buy lots of corals on a regular basis both exceptional pieces and "bread and butter" pieces gaining a strong relationship with wholesalers. When something very nice comes in who do you think gets the first call about it, the guy who spends $1000 a year with the wholesaler or the guy that spends $10,000+? It's no coincidence that a lot of the same vendors get the nicer pieces "worthy" of being named.

 

[jsker]

I believe it was David Hannum who said "There is a sucker born every minute"
[emoji57]

You got me by a day , and the originator. Good correction
There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase most likely spoken by David Hannum, in criticism of both P. T. Barnum, an American showman of the mid 19th century, and his customers. The phrase is often credited to Barnum himself. It means "Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue."