Purple Hornets

dbabiak · Dec 17, 2008

They are sweet but more than $100 for a single polyp is craaaazy!

FOSELONE · Dec 18, 2008

Pnoyreefer said:
Ok I need a frag who got one?

same here...

mikedelgado · Dec 18, 2008

I would also like one! And some of those rastas too....

Saltysteele · Dec 18, 2008

i'll snap some pics of mine when i get them from aquasd (not even going to mention how much Will is charging me, but let's just say it's a GREAT price, as always)

I-K@ndY · Dec 18, 2008

I got PPRPE to trade

Angel2626 · Dec 18, 2008

I want some Rastas SOOOOOO bad! Awesome shots!:dribble:

Azurel · Dec 18, 2008

KInda funny how all of a sudden Purple Hornets are all over e-Bay.......

TyreeUM · Dec 18, 2008

i think in about 4 months they will be all over everywhere...

I-K@ndY · Dec 18, 2008

5 polyps for a 1000.00... lol... "The picture shows 6 polyps and I will frag the 1 polyp off " Wow if someone spends 1000 on your 5 polyps wouldn't you be nice enough to give that 1 polyp for free.. GREED!

Saltysteele · Dec 18, 2008

i just want them, cause they look cool, and they're one i like. also will be getting mohawks (finally!!) and black pe's.

again, i'm not out for a profit, just want them. for the prices on ebay, they can keep them. if they were anymore than what i'm getting them for, i don't think i would have gotten them.

don't hate the player, hate the game :snicker:

coraldiva · Dec 19, 2008

Pnoyreefer said:
5 polyps for a 1000.00... lol... "The picture shows 6 polyps and I will frag the 1 polyp off " Wow if someone spends 1000 on your 5 polyps wouldn't you be nice enough to give that 1 polyp for free.. GREED!

lol that's hilarious. i guess i didn't read close enough

oceaninabox · Dec 23, 2008

Too freaking funny. I just realized I stuck a colony of these in my tank from last year. I knew they were unique that I hadnt seen them before and now low and behold a small gold mine....LOL TOO FUNNY!!!! It pays to set stuff aside sometimes.

dan10342 · Dec 23, 2008

the real question is, where do people come up with names like "purple hornet" etc?

someone i know who agrees... that the whole names are kind of ... overhyped. quote: "purple dog eaters.. or people eaters or whatever they are called..." hahaha.

yes, the hornets look nice, but $1000 for a few polyps????!?!? COME ON! though it would be nice to have a few, they arent that nice. i think "rastas" or true "kedds redds" look much nicer.

oceaninabox · Dec 23, 2008

I think it's just because they are not seen widely in the hobby. Like I said, when I first saw my little colony I stuck them in my personal tank because I had never seen them. Kedd Redds and the like have been around a long time. What amazes me even more is how the price sky rockets so quickly on some of this stuff.

Reef Pets · Dec 24, 2008

jjjo10342 said:
the real question is, where do people come up with names like "purple hornet" etc?

someone i know who agrees... that the whole names are kind of ... overhyped. quote: "purple dog eaters.. or people eaters or whatever they are called..." hahaha.

yes, the hornets look nice, but $1000 for a few polyps????!?!? COME ON! though it would be nice to have a few, they arent that nice. i think "rastas" or true "kedds redds" look much nicer.

My wife named them Purple Hornets, no idea why. The price comes down to supply and demand. When the supply is low and the demand is high it naturally raises the price. As you already know, this is how it works for every product that has a low supply and high demand, coral are no different.

The price will drop once the demand drops or the supply gets higher than the demand. Not many people have the true Purple Hornets therefore it might be a while before the supply gets high, they only grow so fast........

Saltysteele · Dec 24, 2008

idk.... i still say i think they're the same thing. something like this, it's not like you made them in your basement, and the rest came from that one polyp that was made. they came from the ocean, and more are going to come out of the ocean. however, being in a tank with perfect conditions and lighting is going to make them have more pronounced features, than ones sitting in silt in the ocean.

i still don't understand what makes one the "real deal" and the rest posers