Tulip Mania, Anyone?

[Anemone_Fanatic]

This hobby and the prices that come with it are getting obscene. I mean, just look at this. 50k for a single Acanthophyllia?!? Are we out of our minds? This is exactly like the Tulip Mania. It's absurd.

Holy Grail Acanthophyllia - (Ultra Rainbow)

WYSIWYG.! Available fully conditioned Now! You will be purchasing the actual coral shown in the picture. First Holy Grail Acanthophyllia Deshayesiana ever found.

marinepleasures.com

What else can you get for 50k?

- A year of rent paid off in the United States.

- A new car.

- A fully functioning 200 gallon reef tank.

- AND a full tank of gas for an entire year.

OR you could spend it on:

- A single vaguely colorful bit of tissue attached to a piece of calcium carbonate which has a 25% chance of dying in the first year.

These prices really have gone too far. I mean really. And I thought the two $30,000 tangs were bad. We really need to look at all the stuff being sold to us and ask; is it really worth that much to me? How long until GSP passes the $100 mark? It won't be that much longer at this rate. Either this hobby is full of billionaires who can pay for this stuff, or we're a bunch of gullible idiots.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

That might be the most expensive thing I have ever seen in this hobby

 

[brandon429]

We can only get mad at the influencer who agrees to buy it though, the charge isn't the offensive part of the market

The guy who agrees to the price should be flogged

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

More of the same kind of stuff... When will it end? The most expensive freshwater fish are a maximum of a few hundred dollars. This kind of stuff is just absurd. This "koi" tang is worth maybe $200. Perhaps a little higher, but certainly not 30k!

White Koi Scopas Tang

White Koi Scopas Tang SCIENTIFIC NAME: Zebrasoma scopas sp. This fish is sold FULLY QUARANTINED OverviewReef Compatible: YESDiet: CarnivoreTemperament: DocileOrigin: Indonesia

reefprostore.com

 

[yanetterer]

It is a holy grail, ultra, and a rainbow. Since it has the trifecta of buzzwords each one acts as a price multiplier. I don't think it will sell though because they forgot to put an initial price of $100,000 so it looks like it is marked down 50%.

I also like that underneath the price is the option for an installment plan, but only up to $30k. Which means you would need to put $20k as a down payment...on a coral.

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

It is a holy grail, ultra, and a rainbow. Since it has the trifecta of buzzwords each one acts as a price multiplier. I don't think it will sell though because they forgot to put an initial price of $100,000 so it looks like it is marked down 50%.

I also like that underneath the price is the option for an installment plan, but only up to $30k. Which means you would need to put $15k as a down payment...on a coral.

It's not even a very nice coral. I like my $17 Xenia better.

 

[Cheezle]

But you can split your purchase into installments for orders up to $30,000 thus making it affordable to all. I don't see the issue here sir

 

[AydenLincoln]

I’d tag Andrew but he’s not in this forum lol! And not the most expensive thing I’ve ever seen in the hobby I forget what it was but someone was trying to sell something for a million dollars!

 

[Opus]

More of the same kind of stuff... When will it end? The most expensive freshwater fish are a maximum of a few hundred dollars. This kind of stuff is just absurd. This "koi" tang is worth maybe $200. Perhaps a little higher, but certainly not 30k!

White Koi Scopas Tang

White Koi Scopas Tang SCIENTIFIC NAME: Zebrasoma scopas sp. This fish is sold FULLY QUARANTINED OverviewReef Compatible: YESDiet: CarnivoreTemperament: DocileOrigin: Indonesia

reefprostore.com

Actually there was a Koi that sold for $1.8m. Arowana's go from $300 to $70,000.

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

I’d tag Andrew but he’s not in this forum lol! And not the most expensive thing I’ve ever seen in the hobby I forget what it was but someone was trying to sell something for a million dollars!

That was the Battlecorals "Fairy Food" acro. It wasn't serious, just a vendor having a laugh.

 

[fish farmer]

I could pay off my house...

 

[Northern Flicker]

It's not even a very nice coral. I like my $17 Xenia better.

Xenia gang rise up

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Xenia gang rise up

Nice. I picked up 5 big frags of the stuff a few weeks ago. Since then, they're already grown into 4" mini colonies. My goal is that by summer 2024 the tank will be full of the stuff.

 

[Northern Flicker]

Nice. I picked up 5 big frags of the stuff a few weeks ago. Since then, they're already grown into 4" mini colonies. My goal is that by summer 2024 the tank will be full of the stuff.

Im letting my take over a rock full of softies and anemones. I get that it’s a weed but I like it and it’s not picky. Keeping it on a large island though as I do have SPS and LPS elsewhere in the tank.

Nice RG photo bomb too!

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Nice RG photo bomb too!

That's actually the only "good" photo of that fish I've ever taken. He usually goes blurry or looks very blue when I try to take photos of him.

 

[AydenLincoln]

That was the Battlecorals "Fairy Food" acro. It wasn't serious, just a vendor having a laugh.

PHEW LOL!

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

PHEW LOL!

It was actually $2 million on a 50% off sale. It's been on sale for a while now

Fairy Food

Almost mythical acro. While it does exist, I honestly don't know if I'll ever be able to actually frag this thing. Sorry for the tease. ;) Sure if you want to make me a millionaire and become instant lore by all means go right ahead and buy it. I'll probably deliver it personally as well. :)

battlecorals.com

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Everyone somehow has way too much money to spend, while at the same time lacking two pennies to rub together... I really don't get it. People will pay what you charge, period. Nobody has the attention span to research what it should cost, or the nerve to contest these prices. Too bad, because the rest of up with normal incomes are suffering with this artificial inflation.

 

[Northern Flicker]

That's actually the only "good" photo of that fish I've ever taken. He usually goes blurry or looks very blue when I try to take photos of him.

The key is to take bursts if using a phone. Faster shutter speed.