Can you identify this coral which is being grown and fragged by hobbyist-coral farmer Thinh Vu? Image: Michael Vargas Photography.

Can you identify this coral which is being grown and fragged by hobbyist-coral farmer Thinh Vu? Image: Michael Vargas Photography.

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It was discovered by a Canadian coral importer, developing from an Acropora initially imported from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Half-inch frags of this coveted coral have reportedly sold for as much as $2,000.

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