Paly/Zoa craze almost over??

revhtree · Mar 11, 2008

Is the paly/zoa craze coming to or already at an end? Don't get me wrong I will always love me zoas,

, but I think all the hype is almost died away.

I have also noticed a trend of zoa/paly prices coming way down. (good for us paly lovers)

What do you guys think?

Russellaqua · Mar 11, 2008

I'm pretty sure you're right. Zoas, Palys, and Acans are all coming down in price, and only the most unique specimens are garnering prices that used to be commonplace. The big question: What's next?

charga · Mar 11, 2008

Then to just start getting into the craze for me maybe I'm in at the right time. If I had the money I'd buy a house too, good time for a buyer but not the seller. Lovin the zoos and palys and just put an order into Atlantis Aquarium for some sweet stuff. Group buy and we trade on the polyps as they grow out. Good stuff down the road in my tanks future.

MUCHO REEF · Mar 12, 2008

I don't think it's over.

143gadgets · Mar 12, 2008

Well... I've pretty much gotten rid of all mine.

Still LOVE them though and always will.

revhtree · Mar 12, 2008

LOL! I thought you just started to recollect!!

revhtree · Mar 12, 2008

MUCHO REEF said:
I don't think it's over.

Any thought's on why you answered this way?

MarvinsReef · Mar 12, 2008

z's and p's are always going to be one of the hottest corals out there... easy to take care of, easy to propagate, and tons of different color morphs.. just MHO...

Who Dah? · Mar 12, 2008

Zoanthid interest has picked up on our site.

revhtree · Mar 12, 2008

Bringing out the big dogs!! LOL!

I would hate to see Z's and P's slow down. I hope you guys are right!

fiction · Mar 12, 2008

A lot of places are still chargin an arm and a leg for them, so I would say no.

I-K@ndY · Mar 12, 2008

As for me it is over... I have lost so much last yr that I don't even have guts to buy some ...I spend so much and not to say " TIME TO CHASE THE ELITE ONE'S" and to lost it quickly is a heartbreaker. I still have zoas in my tank though..

surfn · Mar 12, 2008

its definitely over, as there really aren't any new morphs being collected. i remember one summer we saw all kinds of new morphs.

sdietz2469 · Mar 12, 2008

im not too sure myself, yes people are selling off their colonies, but people are buying them right? so just cuz people get tierd of them, i think they will always be popular due to their hardiness and aray of color...... yes the hype for the part time collector and band wagoner is over, but people truely like z and p.......
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shane

BiOcube14 · Mar 12, 2008

in my opinion zoas palys etc will always be in demand but prices will go down such as ppe and similar types are flooding the market where what was considered rare a year or 2 ago is now becoming more common are many people trade and frag but there are many NEW palys and zoas that are the NEW hype of todays market. I remember ppes were like $60 per polyp now I can get 4 for $125 here

revhtree · Mar 12, 2008

That's what kinda tell's me it's over. The fact that there are only very very few new morphs coming out. It's been many months since we seen a number of new morphs all at the same time.

raider77 · Mar 12, 2008

I'm not sure if it's over or not. I personally wanted a new challenge and went the sps route. I kept most of rare ones because they are still hard to get a hold of.

J. Montgomery · Mar 12, 2008

I think it depends upon your personal perspective. There are still plenty of people in our local area that are still chomping at the bits to get ahold of exotic zoas. Just b/c everyone here on a Zoa-themed site has these zoas, doesn't mean the rest of the reefing community does.

reef-nut · Mar 12, 2008

Weather its over or not, I could handle the prices coming down a little! Either way, zoas, palys, and ricordea will always be my favorite!

revhtree · Mar 12, 2008

J. Montgomery said:
I think it depends upon your personal perspective. There are still plenty of people in our local area that are still chomping at the bits to get ahold of exotic zoas. Just b/c everyone here on a Zoa-themed site has these zoas, doesn't mean the rest of the reefing community does.

I'm not basing my opinion on what the people here at CZ have or don't have....

I am basing my opinion on a lack of many things, but mainly the lack of new morphs surfacing and the lack of zoa/paly discussion here and on RC.

Remember all the NEW MORPH threads and the CHECK THESE OUT threads?