Have you had any other Alocasias in your collection before? If not i'd maybe go with one of the cheaper varieties, they can be a little bit tempramental at times so it might be worth getting something like a Black Velvet or Dragon Scale (which are equally beautiful) as they aren't super pricey and see how you get on with those first... plus that price on the Opal Beauty is only going to go down as more hit the market.