I don't like buying something(high end zoa) that is named, and may look like exactly like a named piece, but melts within 2 days of going in my tank. Does something that has lineage mean that it has been in captivity for 6 months/12 months???
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No because most people and allot of vendors see a coral and it looks similar to a popular one and throw the name on it to get more money and sell faster and does not come from the original colony.
Again I use this story: I remember a few years back probably more than a few now Tyree came out with a new LE and within a few months there were vendors and people selling the same coral. Only problem is Tyree had only release a few so far and there was no way vendors or anyone could have grown out frags yet especially in the quantities that were being sold.
I'm still trying to figure out the differents between a acro and porite coral. Lol
lineage matters to me sometimes.. I bought that piece I knew it was not a O.G soprano I have been well informed by a reliable person that has been doing the polyps of z's and p's for along time and they are a solid person to deal with when it comes to polyps on the normal I deal with him and one other person who has been doing this for awhile also and they are both private collectors. So I knew it was not a og soprano It just stood out to me and I am a collector myself even even though when it comes to paly's I am sorta still green when it comes to the rare ones.. All that matters is i am happy with the polyp no matter where it came from. So long story short lineage matters if I am going for the bigger named ones and the seller can prove it normal'y if they are reputable..
For me as someone who buys coral for my own personal pleasure, no. If I were buying to resell or if I was a vendor then yes.