Red planet frag, how much????

[don.ald]

Is less then an inch really a frag?
I want to hear more about the debate

[fishoholic]

Interesting, we plan on growing out the frag a bit before selling. I've heard of stores selling frags for $80-$100 and I know it once was a highly sought after frag and really rare to get. Maybe that's changed?

Marie why would you toss it out????

[Aquattro]

I paid $75 for mine 2 years ago from Oceanic. The last frag I took off it went for $10 and that was twice the size of what I paid 75 for. . The other frag was given to someone.
I guess it depends on your local market. In Victoria, I couldn't sell more than one of these in 6 months, and not for more than $10. SPS keepers in town, for the most part, are really tough to separate from their money. I have pink lemonade frags that I can't give away.

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I have pink lemonade frags that I can't give away.

Hmmm, that may change on May 5th

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

Hmmm, that may change on May 5th

Notice that you aren't from Victoria

[lastlight]

i just bought a 2" piece with prob 10 branches for $35 in town.

this coral grows like a weed it doesn't command the same price anymore as many have it...

[Ross]

Argentiner listed a bunch a few weeks back.

"Red Planet originally from Ocean Aquatics 2 or 3 years ago, $20"
These were for 1-2" frags

[kien]

Seems as though everyone and their dog has the Red Planet these days. It is a bit of a weedy SPS but that's not a bad thing in this case. The demand is still high for the Red Planet but then so is the supply now.

[molotov]

Great thread here.

When I first started in this hobby I really wanted a red planet frag. There are vendors in Calgary that were/are selling a 1" frag for fifty dollars. The attraction for me was because it was considered to be rare. Now that I've been in the hobby for about a year a lot of the tanks I've seen have red planets. Everyone's got them now and I now have no desire to pay a premium for a coral that is in every sps tank.

That being said and to answer your question, I would pay $15 for about a 2" frag. It's still a nice colourful piece. I just don't think it commands the price it used to. It's a supply and demand thing and it I think it's a common coral now.

[Rogue951]

Originally Posted by lastlight

i just bought a 2" piece with prob 10 branches for $35 in town.

this coral grows like a weed it doesn't command the same price anymore as many have it...

PLEASE tell me what you do to make it grow like a weed.
Mine's growing and coloring up nicely but significantly slower than the rest of my sps.
I have 3 frags in different places, and while the amount of light they get seems to change their coloration(more green vs red), the growth rate is the same.

I remember a year or so ago a 1" frag was $30-50 on here.
I think I paid $30 for the big one, and $10 ea for the 2 small less than 1" ones.