A Very Expensive Coral...

[Chowder]

Are the Ausie Acans considered rare because the ban on trade has been lifted or are they actually rare? Are they going to be cheaper as time goes on and are more readily available?

[niloc16]

i know i can be a sucker for an amazingly colorful sps but for a coral that looks like that i could care less where it came from or how 'rare' it is, there is no way i would pay that. i agree the wages would be a lot higher in australia but those prices seem like a little gouging to me. just my 2 bits though

[corpusse]

Originally Posted by jkhchris

Are the Ausie Acans considered rare because the ban on trade has been lifted or are they actually rare? Are they going to be cheaper as time goes on and are more readily available?

They are rare in the hobby. It really doesn't matter if they are rare in the ocean or not. It's what's availible in the trade.

Indo acans look bland and dull in comparasion. It's not even close. Sure there are nice indo acans but the aussie ones blow them away. All colours of the rainbow. They are pretty easy to keep and grow out.

Also the collections will not be as frequent as indos. No one can expect aussie corals to arrive weekly like the 1000s of indo corals. if the ban is brought back then it will be next to impossible to get more.

Once you see them in person you will be greatly impressed. I've seen about 75 acan colonies in person and every single one was different. Even the polyps on the same colony can be different. They are truely the cream of the crop.

[marie]

Originally Posted by Psyire

Looks to me, from the pics, is that those 'aussie' elegance corals are already showing signs of the 'condition'. Short tenticals & inflated bodies... However, it may just have been the time of day that those pics were taken.

I noticed that too, that's why i haven't bought one

[andsoitgoes]

If I win the lotto, I may just spend that on a coral. MAYBE. But seeing as my entire setup (well, let's not be silly, lots added together would be more than that) cost less than $600, I'll pass. I feel sketchy buying corals for $40!