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Originally Posted by bluemantr
I think first priority is the how rare the coral is.
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I agree with this but there many variables to consider, and just one of them being if it's from a wild colony, then it is much rarer and until a bunch of frags get out there it has a very limited supply. Another is lots of the nicer corals grow really slow so they can't be fragged very often making them rare or as they say
Limited Editions. There are a lot of corals available however
MOST are very mediocre, at least that is the case with sps and I have found over the years that if I want a known
quality strain then I'd better be prepared to pay for it. You can always buy from the stores and wait several months to year to see if you got lucky but to get a known entity of excellent quality in my opinion is worth the extra loot. Most corals will eventually look good but if you want the eye catching
WOW then the odds are about 1/100 for the brown pieces you'll buy hoping to get lucky with the unknown. Especially if you aren't familiar with the subtleties of the various acropora strains let alone the vast array of other sps on the market. I personally feel it boils down to the same as most other things in life; you generally get what you pay for.