Why?

[kzoo]

Whats the deal with chalice corals, I think they look nice but the pices are crazy. Are they slow growers? Are they easy to keep?

 

[cr500_af]

The price is about one third color and two thirds scarcity IMO. Naturally, the really pretty stuff brings more. Once it has been "out" for a while, the price per eye will start to drop and there will be a new "coral du jour".

 

[darcurr]

That's just the way the hobby is. Something will be hot for a while sometime or another. No one was after mini-maxi's a few years ago, now people pay $50 for a 2-3" nem. If it's too much, wait. Buy a frag from a fellow reefer who ponied up. You get a frag for less, they offset their costs. Win-win

 

[crewdawg1981]

Plus there are some really cool ones out there. Check out the Rising Sun chalice. Grant WANT!... but not at that price

 

[cr500_af]

A few years ago, acans were just as ridiculous. I wish I could get an inside tip on what will be hot next.

 

[thanh386]

Next big thing ... LE Aptasia

 

[rbredding]

Thanh386;641285 wrote: Next big thing ... LE Aptasia

dont tease me... I have the market cornered on my FOWLR tank..

 

[gnashty]

beccamc10;641246 wrote: Some are slow growers not all

True, some chalice grow pretty fast compared to others. Although the slower it grows, the more it cost...Heck, some are $500+ for a peice the size of your pinky nail.

 

[thanh386]

If some of my chalice was the size of my pinky i would be so happy lol.