Red planet frag, how much????

[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

[reefermadness]

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

they are rare here....one was just posted for sale on ap....small for for $120.

I still see these for 50-70 online in the u.s. Where it originated.

[globaldesigns]

I got mine for FREE... I don't think they are as rare is they were.

[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.

[subman]

I will add there is way less of it in E-town than there appears to be in Calgary and the wet coast.

I can't help but wonder what You and Doug think its worth

[reefwars]

here at the store we sell small frags 1" -2" for $30 and 2-3" for $50

locally its a bit cheaper at $15-$30


seems to be a lot of it in calgary

[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.

[fishytime]

I was thinking $20 to $40 and Laurie was thinking like $60.... And just to clarify, the frag is not just single 1" long branch, but a small cluster of nubs