What is a reasonable Price For Acan?

[wrasstaman]

OK,
I know it is somewhat subjective, but what do all of you LPS gurus feel is a fair price per head for top shelf Acan Echinata?
Please mention if you are currently selling any to help us quantify your answers!
HTH,
Wrassta

[mane3215]

I am selling some on frags.org. I ask anywhere from 80-100 for a 1/2-1" frag and thats based on prices that I was offered in the past, and prices asked by others.

As I said before its really tough to price corals because its always about what someone is willing to pay. Some ppl say that 5-100 a head for a lord is absolutely disgustingly insane. I will buy frag after frag after frag at that price. Again, its tough to say =).

[MarLooney]

"top shelf"? you mean a really colorful one?

[wrasstaman]

Yeah man!
As in top shelf where you keep or classify the good stuff wheather it be food/drugs/ or what have you....my man!
Wrassta

[davejnz]

mane3215,you got PM,so around 100$ a polyp is the going rate for the pretty ones?

[MarLooney]

i think $100/polyp is a lil steep... even for top shelf.

check this out...
http://www.reefermadness.us/images/RMD11050081.jpg
just sold @ RM for $160.... and that's waaaay bottom shelf. oogly IMO.

[wrasstaman]

You will never guess who bought it bro!
:D
And I agree it is not exactly top shelf, but it will color up under my 400W DE sun replicator, no?
Chris, what do you think?
Wrassta

[RandyO]

I think you will torch it if you have it up high in the tank. They like lower light. I have been keeping my echinata under 2 96 watt PC's, and it's keeping it's red and purple color.

[MarLooney]

werd...

brahm put his up higher and it browned out really bad. he moved it into lower light and it's starting to look good again. also, usually when RM takes a pic... that's as good as it gets... but you never know.

[mane3215]

I agree with the guys, lower light.

[wrasstaman]

Thank you all!
That helps for sure.
Wrassta