What’s the most rare/expensive coral on the market?

[reefz]

I’m curious what the rarest and most expensive coral on the market is? Tell me what you think!

 

[TheDragonsReef]

For acros rainbow splice is one of the big ones right now. Picture by sawcjack00

Most expensive zoa is the Stratosphere, picture by sbb corals

Rainbow acanthophyllia are fetching thousands, photo by bsa corals

 

[elysics]

Probably atlantic stony corals

 

[wonroc]

the bayonne beaver

 

[reefz]

the bayonne beaver

What is that? Pictures?

 

[reefz]

For acros rainbow splice is one of the big ones right now. Picture by sawcjack00

Most expensive zoa is the Stratosphere, picture by sbb corals

Rainbow acanthophyllia are fetching thousands, photo by bsa corals

Oh I do love some rainbow splice. The stratosphere zoe is ugly IMO. I’d never pay that much for a brown zoe with some yellow lines on it lol

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Oh I do love some rainbow splice. The stratosphere zoe is ugly IMO. I’d never pay that much for a brown zoe with some yellow lines on it lol

I disagree on it being ugly but the price is definitely pretty crazy

 

[reefz]

I disagree on it being ugly but the price is definitely pretty crazy

It’s not ugly per say, but I don’t think it’s worth $2,000+. I think a $10 green zoe looks better lol

 

[reefz]

This “Purple Monster Jawbreaker Mushroom” Is $10,000! This thing is unreal. I don’t believe that anyone would pay for a coral that’s worth as much as a car. I think this might be the most valuable coral In the world with only a handful that excist. Incredible.

 

[Reefahholic]

Rainbow splice for sure is probably in the top 2-3 Acro’s.

Photo credit: Jake Adams

 

[Reefahholic]

Better pics of the Rainbow Splice.
Photo credit: @SawCJack00

 

[BloomCoral]

Some rare lps coral : acanthophyllia or red elegance coral (item you can't frag )

 

[a hill]

If you ever get into the import business you will quickly learn that there are corals sitting in the tanks of people who run these businesses that are probably the rarest in the country. Every 10,000 pieces or so something special usually appears. Maybe its every 100,000 pieces.

Or it could be a coral that was only available for collection for a short period of time, that the average person would never notice.

Things that come to my mind are unusually vivid color examples of common corals especially LPS, hybridization, grafting, wrong colored coral that is actually healthy. occasionally you may see a deep deep deep water coral or sponge or organism that comes up on a trawler and is kept alive however thats excessively rare.

There are also corals that are never publicly listed so to speak and you have to be invited to buy. Thats the same for many things but $10,000+ frags and expensive colonies.

The most expensive coral I know of personally was owned by a guy who self collected a colony. He saw it on his honeymoon and then went back to get a piece legally. whenever you fly around the world to pick a coral yourself, it gets pricy!

Succinctly.
-Andrew

 

[encrustingacro]

Probably atlantic stony corals

Those don’t exist in the hobby