MaxTremors
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This is the kind of thing I just don’t understand. I am confident in my ability to keep most corals/anemones alive. I not rich, but I’m okay, I could pack my tank with designer corals if I wanted to, but even being confident that I could keep them alive, after a certain price point it just becomes too stressful, it’s no longer a relaxing hobby. I don’t want to look at my tank through the lens of how much money something costs, and if buy absurdly priced corals, that’s what will happen, it will suck all of the joy and relaxation out of the hobby. At least for me.Cost is a matter of perspective. They cost as much as they do because there's enough people what want them that are able to afford them at that price. When sales taper off, the prices will drop. I wouldn't bat an eye at a $300 - $500 coral, or even a $1k if i really liked it. I'm not going to drop that kind of money any time soon on coral, but that's more of a skill thing. I don't mind spending it, I do mind wasting it by killing the coral. I'm looking forward to reaching the point where I can buy a Nexus Burst Bubble Tip Anemone with confidence.
And the thing is it’s not like most of these expensive corals are really all that much prettier than more reasonably priced versions, we’re talking barely perceivable variations in color, certainly not such wild differences as to justify the difference between $200 and $2000. So for me, I have to question what the point of buying these high priced corals is, is it because it’s truly that much more beautiful, or is it a clout thing to feed the ego?