most profitable coral

alexgv14 · 01/27/2015, 09:16 PM

What has been your most profitable coral that you frag on a continual basis?

gfernag1 · 01/28/2015, 11:25 AM

Montipora digitata. They grow fast and what I love, they grow crazy!! I have 4 different colors, looking for more.

usctom · 01/28/2015, 01:44 PM

Montis and zoas both grow quickly for me and I'v done well selling them.

oceanarium · 01/28/2015, 04:55 PM

The humble weed 'Pulsating Xenia', I did a review of cultured corals we have sold over the past 10 years.

Xenia may be the cheapest but prolific I have sold many thousands of them. It always surprises more advanced reefers just how high the demand is for them.

Reef Frog · 01/29/2015, 02:02 AM

If you can get fast growth, I would think the more colorful chalices would be among the most profitable. Anything true "rainbow" colored would probably qualify if it grows fast enough. There is a definate correlation between bright multi-coloration & rarity that drives the high prices in the market.

Reef_Paddy · 01/29/2015, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by oceanarium

The humble weed 'Pulsating Xenia', I did a review of cultured corals we have sold over the past 10 years.

Xenia may be the cheapest but prolific I have sold many thousands of them. It always surprises more advanced reefers just how high the demand is for them.

That is surprising but then again i keep pulling it off my rocks and bining it!

alexgv14 · 01/30/2015, 07:09 AM

For me the neon green star polyps have been similar to the xenia coral.

Silly clownfish · 01/31/2015, 01:03 PM

Frogspawn euphyllia grows like a weed for me and gets a good trade in value at my LFS. Before I had a good place to trade it, I did have to chuck a bit several times a year because it wanted to over take my tank (30g at the time).

Scranton · 02/10/2015, 03:06 PM

Fast growing whether it be frogspawn or Xenia stores sell more 10$ frags than anything else so they buy more of them

pow400 · 02/12/2015, 06:50 PM

Mid range coral is a great area to shoot for. Maybe a few more expensive zoa polyps you could use for trading but generally the high dollar corals ($200+) don't sell nearly as well or grow as well as your everyday torch and frogspawn corals.

BlueFyre · 02/14/2015, 07:29 AM

My macros have been the most profitable for me. I know they aren't coral but they have grown fast and are easy to trim. I sell Blue Ochtodes and Dragons breath pretty regularly.

cdmurphy · 02/16/2015, 09:22 AM

My ORA Red Planet is mine. Grows like a weed in my tank and my LFS will give me $30 a frag.

Tattoocean · 02/19/2015, 10:07 PM

I'd have to say my Red Spotted Mushrooms. I've traded more from equipment, corals, salt and additives than a 10th spent out of pocket for anything I have. Easy to maintain and fast growing to say the least. I catch them sometimes floating in the current because there was no room for them to walk. Gold Jerry, Gold!!!!

daytonareefing · 02/26/2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tattoocean

I'd have to say my Red Spotted Mushrooms. I've traded more from equipment, corals, salt and additives than a 10th spent out of pocket for anything I have. Easy to maintain and fast growing to say the least. I catch them sometimes floating in the current because there was no room for them to walk. Gold Jerry, Gold!!!!

Can you post a picture please?

I have been looking for more cool shrooms.

alexgv14 · 02/26/2015, 09:41 PM

lol I guess those mushrooms really do sell.

Steveg229 · 03/05/2015, 08:41 AM

I would have to say my pink/orange montipora setosa is the fastest grower and most profitable that I frag on a halfway regular basis. Next would be my Super Red mushrooms.

hart24601 · 03/05/2015, 09:05 AM

Xenia is a huge seller. For every SPS dedicated guy there are many more people who can't keep stonies let alone SPS. And to people starting out a really cool bright xenia with lots of movement and color that is also easy to keep is about as good as it gets.

delor · 03/14/2015, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hart24601

Xenia is a huge seller. For every SPS dedicated guy there are many more people who can't keep stonies let alone SPS. And to people starting out a really cool bright xenia with lots of movement and color that is also easy to keep is about as good as it gets.

I've ripped so much of it out of my tank and thrown it away, it isn't funny. That and gsp and Kenya trees!

01/27/2015, 09:16 PM	#1
alexgv14 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Miami Posts: 95	most profitable coral What has been your most profitable coral that you frag on a continual basis?

01/28/2015, 11:25 AM	#2
gfernag1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 9	Montipora digitata. They grow fast and what I love, they grow crazy!! I have 4 different colors, looking for more. __________________ Using Tapatalk

01/28/2015, 04:55 PM	#4
oceanarium Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 195	The humble weed 'Pulsating Xenia', I did a review of cultured corals we have sold over the past 10 years. Xenia may be the cheapest but prolific I have sold many thousands of them. It always surprises more advanced reefers just how high the demand is for them. __________________ Pete Current Tank Info: LED coral farm

01/31/2015, 01:03 PM	#8
Silly clownfish Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 488	Frogspawn euphyllia grows like a weed for me and gets a good trade in value at my LFS. Before I had a good place to trade it, I did have to chuck a bit several times a year because it wanted to over take my tank (30g at the time). __________________ 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair with RBTA Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair

03/05/2015, 08:41 AM	#16
Steveg229 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Manhattan, IL Posts: 65	I would have to say my pink/orange montipora setosa is the fastest grower and most profitable that I frag on a halfway regular basis. Next would be my Super Red mushrooms. __________________ 90 gallon mixed reef, Apex controller, 2 IT2040 LED's, 2 jebao RW-8's, JNS CO-1 skimmer, GFO/Carbon reactor

01/28/2015, 01:44 PM	#3
usctom Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 15	Montis and zoas both grow quickly for me and I'v done well selling them.

01/29/2015, 02:02 AM	#5
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	If you can get fast growth, I would think the more colorful chalices would be among the most profitable. Anything true "rainbow" colored would probably qualify if it grows fast enough. There is a definate correlation between bright multi-coloration & rarity that drives the high prices in the market.

01/30/2015, 07:09 AM	#7
alexgv14 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Miami Posts: 95	For me the neon green star polyps have been similar to the xenia coral.

02/10/2015, 03:06 PM	#9
Scranton Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 89	Fast growing whether it be frogspawn or Xenia stores sell more 10$ frags than anything else so they buy more of them

02/12/2015, 06:50 PM	#10
pow400 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 66	Mid range coral is a great area to shoot for. Maybe a few more expensive zoa polyps you could use for trading but generally the high dollar corals ($200+) don't sell nearly as well or grow as well as your everyday torch and frogspawn corals.

02/14/2015, 07:29 AM	#11
BlueFyre Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 587	My macros have been the most profitable for me. I know they aren't coral but they have grown fast and are easy to trim. I sell Blue Ochtodes and Dragons breath pretty regularly.

02/16/2015, 09:22 AM	#12
cdmurphy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 154	My ORA Red Planet is mine. Grows like a weed in my tank and my LFS will give me $30 a frag.

02/19/2015, 10:07 PM	#13
Tattoocean Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 34	I'd have to say my Red Spotted Mushrooms. I've traded more from equipment, corals, salt and additives than a 10th spent out of pocket for anything I have. Easy to maintain and fast growing to say the least. I catch them sometimes floating in the current because there was no room for them to walk. Gold Jerry, Gold!!!!

02/26/2015, 09:41 PM	#15
alexgv14 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Miami Posts: 95	lol I guess those mushrooms really do sell.

03/05/2015, 09:05 AM	#17
hart24601 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 633	Xenia is a huge seller. For every SPS dedicated guy there are many more people who can't keep stonies let alone SPS. And to people starting out a really cool bright xenia with lots of movement and color that is also easy to keep is about as good as it gets.