<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11655413#post11655413 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marko9
The bottom line, I buy corals because I like the way they look.
Get it direct from the source, or know the people you are dealing with. There is no standard, and many trade hands without bills of sale. Bottom line is, if you have doubts about the lineage, you should make any potential trade partners aware of this ahead of time.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11652884#post11652884 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kinerson
I was wondering what everyone looks for as proof of lineage of a coral and thought you guys would be the ones to ask.
Thanks,
Greg
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11653495#post11653495 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by katpurdy
does it matter? seriously? if the piece is healthy and you are happy with it's growth and color isn't that enough? Anything else is just a way of trying to charge more for frags.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11656259#post11656259 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SPStoner
Tony, are you sure that is the genuine SPStoners Watermelon Chalice?
Kind of like a family tree.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11656415#post11656415 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rickyrooz1
What is "lineage"?
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11658676#post11658676 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kip
someone already said it i think... but i like a "lineage" to a coral. the coral gets a history of doing well in captivity, coloration, speed of growth, etc.
for example... the infamous tyree purple monster... many have it. many share how slow it grows... many share the primary 2-different colorations of it (high/low light)... and we know that it has been doing well in captivity for a long time.
it gives you a goal, something to aim for, something to compare your experiences with. if i kept buying monsters and they kept rtn'ing, i'd know something is up. if i had a monster and it was brown w/ purple tips... i'd know something isnt right in my system because i could compare it to others'.
you cant do this with wild stuff... not even wildAC'd stuff
i know at one point or another all of the LE, etc, etc corals were wild... but i sure dont wanna spend thousands of dollars importing wild corals, half of which will die and half of which will be drab just to hopefully get one that will color up and be nice 2-3yrs later. (now, if i were a rich man... that'd be fun)
so.. if there are nice pieces out there that look super cool and have a great track record... i dont mind the whole "lineage" thing that leads to commanding a prettier penny to acquire it.
JMO