Purple Hornets at the swap?

[E.intheC]

I'm sure they will be there.. but I figure I may as well ask.. Will any vendors or other folks have Purple Hornets for sale?

Also looking for a Hawkins Echinata.

Thanks

 

[jcs11236]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/fall-frag-swap-2010/83814-frags-fragswap-2010-a.html
i picked up a few off him--they look great!

 

[Mr.First]

Why waste your money on that ordinary Zoanthid ? There soo much better stuff out there w/o the dumb hype.

 

[E.intheC]

Why waste your money on that ordinary Zoanthid ? There soo much better stuff out there w/o the dumb hype.

Make a suggestion.. if it's something similar.. I'll buy it. I don't know many zoas that look like PH's.

Trust me, if you search some of my posts, esp. on RC, or if you talk with people I've traded/bought/sold from...you'll see that I don't care about names.

I simply like purple hornets.. and would buy them even if they weren't named, for the same price.

When they grow into a large enough colony that I feel like I want to sell a few frags.. it will be less than the price I paid.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Only the red ones are nicer imo but purples are always welcomed. NDY has some I think

 

[Mr.First]

So what your saying then is it is a good zoa to try to make some money on. What im saying is there are sooo many zoas out there that put PH to shame ,,, I just dont get it. I just traded for one polyp, yes can you belive it one polyp. Some guy made a frag of ONE polyp. Its okay, I just dont see whats soo great about them there are so many others out there that are nicer. Maybe when my ONE polyp spreads I will see , but for now sorry its just another zoo you can get from coral fanatics

 

[E.intheC]

So what your saying then is it is a good zoa to try to make some money on.

That's not at all what I'm saying. I honestly don't know how you got that from what I posted. With the minor exception of my last sentence being misconstrued into something that it wasn't meant to be... I just meant that if I decide to sell or trade frags, I won't ask someone else to pay the same $ that I paid...

Anyway, your opinion on whether or not Purple Hornets are nice, or better/worse than other zoas is just that; your opinion. To me, they're quite beautiful.

 

[Mr.First]

Hey kid , didnt mean to get you pissed,,, I juct cant see whats so great about them ..
You right , to each is own. didnt mean to miscnstu, perhaps we can trade up one day,

 

[jadakiss]

i think they look nice but just like every zoa price will go down. i remember when purple death had the hype of the hornet, everyone was goin crazy, payin top dollars for one head.now look at the price. i agree there many other zoas that look great . but i would still like to get my hands on one

 

[BIG L A]

I like them and I got them, If you like them then you should get them... Its all about what you like or want in this hobby... Ive seen better and Ive seen worse... There are things that people go totally crazy for that I just dont like, like brain corals just to name one... Dont get me wrong Ive seen nice ones but they're not for me... Do you get what Im saying, ITS YOUR TANK N IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM IN YOUR TANK THEN GET THEM...

 

[tentacles]

I like them and I got them, If you like them then you should get them... Its all about what you like or want in this hobby... Ive seen better and Ive seen worse... There are things that people go totally crazy for that I just dont like, like brain corals just to name one... Dont get me wrong Ive seen nice ones but they're not for me... Do you get what Im saying, ITS YOUR TANK N IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM IN YOUR TANK THEN GET THEM...

EXACTLY! Personally, I like the PH's a lot, but I don't have the funds to pay whatever double digit amount they are for one polyp.

If you like what you bought and you enjoy looking at it and having it in your tank, then you spent the right amount. If you bought something because it's "Super-LE-rare-Deepwater-Illegal-Import-Insert-Ridiculous-Name" in order to make money off of it in the end...you probably overpaid. (just my $0.02)

 

[Zuska]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/fall-frag-swap-2010/85369-zuskas-swap-take-off.html

check this site out. they have them

 

[E.intheC]

Zuska, are you going to have a booth setup at the swap or will you only bring corals you've sold?

 

[E.intheC]

EXACTLY! Personally, I like the PH's a lot, but I don't have the funds to pay whatever double digit amount they are for one polyp.

If you like what you bought and you enjoy looking at it and having it in your tank, then you spent the right amount. If you bought something because it's "Super-LE-rare-Deepwater-Illegal-Import-Insert-Ridiculous-Name" in order to make money off of it in the end...you probably overpaid. (just my $0.02)

I agree with you, actually. I'm also not sure how/why this thread went in the direction it did though. I've seen the PH's for sale for about $25/polyp lately, and I'm willing to spend that on a zoanthid that I really like the looks of. Pretty simple really. It has nothing to do with the name, and I do agree that buying something for the name alone isn't a good reason to buy something.

 

[Omar]

Try McKoy Pinoy..i think his are priced reasonably! 25-30 per polyp...check with him.