How much is your most expensive coral?

[AydenLincoln]

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?

 

[davidcalgary29]

Buying an expensive coral is still probably not as bad as buying frags of a certain variety of leptoseris over and over again...swearing to yourself that it's going to work this time...and killing them every time. I swear this is not a personal anecdote.

 

[Gatorpa]

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. I’m curious how much is your most expensive coral and what is it?

Never gone over like $85 for a coral.

Did recently drop $225 for a good sized purple tang, but that was store credit from frag sales so not sure it really counts.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Never gone over like $85 for a coral.

Did recently drop $225 for a good sized purple tang, but that was store credit from frag sales so not sure it really counts.

I’d definitely want a purple tang one day and I know they are pricer. And I enjoy spending my money on reefing gadgets over coral.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Buying an expensive coral is still probably not as bad as buying frags of a certain variety of leptoseris over and over again...swearing to yourself that it's going to work this time...and killing them every time. I swear this is not a personal anecdote.

I have no idea what you could possibly be talking about....
*slowly hides dead bird's nest skeletons behind tanks*

 

[HBtank]

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?

 

[Reefer_kano]

I have no idea what you could possibly be talking about....
*slowly hides dead bird's nest skeletons behind tanks*

Yea, i have a few of those too...lol

 

[Slocke]

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

 

[am3gross]

The most I have spent was 225, on a single coral, which was my Walt Disney frag. Most expensive fish will be the Achillies Tang that I will be picking up this weekend.

I honestly feel that the prices we are paying are crazy, which is why I have slowed down some. I was on a website the other day and seen one of the corals I had bought for 61 bucks on a live sale here on R2R is now going for 249 bucks, which amazes me. One day when my system grows out and I am forced to start fragging stuff, I guess I may get some of the money back, but I am not in it for the money. Its about the fun

 

[Reefer_kano]

@AydenLincoln why are you trying to get in trouble with their spouses? Lmbo!

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I bought a crocodile scoly once. Can't remember the price. Lol. Sry. Lol.
D

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I did just.recently purchase 3 purple tangs to go with my large one. We will see how that pans out. No point intended. Lol
D

 

[AydenLincoln]

I honestly feel that the prices we are paying are crazy, which is why I have slowed down some. I was on a website the other day and seen one of the corals I had bought for 61 bucks on a live sale here on R2R is now going for 249 bucks, which amazes me. One day when my system grows out and I am forced to start fragging stuff, I guess I may get some of the money back, but I am not in it for the money. Its about the fun

You know I definitely have heard prices went up significantly and with COVID everything went up. The coral market is kind of like gas prices different everywhere lol.

 

[AydenLincoln]

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

And that’s marketing lol!

 

[HomebroodExotics]

I have no idea what you could possibly be talking about....
*slowly hides dead bird's nest skeletons behind tanks*

Wow I’m attacked (looking at my birdnest graveyard). Birds nest are the hardest corals to grow and no one will be able to change my mind about that.

 

[Gtinnel]

I have a rule that I won’t spend over $100 for any single frag. I have many corals that “retail” from a vendor for way more than that but I haven’t gone over my limit from my out of pocket cost. I find myself using a bunch of giftcards that I win from various vendors.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Here it is. Wanna say I paid like $300.
I tried a frag of the holy grail micomussa too maybe about 6 months after starting up again but it died.
One of my 1st lps.corals was an awsome trashy I got for $85 at seamaxx like 09' maybe
This scoly.i bought prob 10 yrs ago and.remember trading it in when I broke down and went dry no tank for 5yrs+
D

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Trachy*

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Anyone ever try a flabellum coral? Aka rhizo?
Very kool but illegal coral. Lol.
I almost bought a yellow variant at one point. Mine was red.
D

 

[Lavey29]

I'll tell you the same thing I tell my wife. 5 bucks....yep that's my story and I'm stickin to it. Yes, our relationship is based on mutual trust.