How much do Rhizotrochus Typus go for?

[haulme]

Hello my US reefing chums

How much do you pay per polyp for a Rhizotrochus Typus?

I am in the UK and need to do some price comparisons.

Thanks

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

$250 low wholesale/Transshipped
$400 - $800 retail depending upon color/size

[fishyfishy23]

I WANT ONEEEEE!!!

[haulme]

thanks micromussa, i thought that was the case

I am being offered one for £589 or $1300!!!!

[Ian]

what are you guys talking about?? Can someone post a pic??

[killagoby]

I'd like to see it too!

[All Delight]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11518959#post11518959 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefDoctorMicromussas
$250 low wholesale/Transshipped
$400 - $800 retail depending upon color/size

Thats alot less then it was a year ago, I remember them being over $1000 :eek1:

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

I have some AWESOME pics of mine :)

I cant post them though :(

Yes delight They still can bring that much! As with all corals just depends upon where and who yours comes from... they are still one of the more rare and sought after pieces

[racerw]

Hey Doc are you able to get these & if so what colors??
Here is a not so good picture of mine
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/racerw/120lpsfulltankshots007-3.jpg

[impur]

I won mine from Roe's :D I hope someday it reproduces

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/impur/lps/100_0490.jpg

[thecichlidpleco]

I am jealous everytime you post a pic of your free rhizo

[impur]

Sorry i don't mean to rub it in. But its one of my favs!!!

[andrewkw]

How hardy are these guys? A shipment of them came in at a local reef shop but they seemed to be in poor condition and I couldn't risk buying one and having it die.

Instead I bought a big dendro colony that I'm still waiting to open up lol.

[impur]

I had a low pH problem in my tank that lead to cyano and dinos. I lost some zoas, and to this day i'm just starting to get the zoas back to healthy.

But I was scared for my Rhizo. It started to receed on the edges and never opened up. I continued to feed it by removing it from the tank in a bowl. I went to daily feedings. Slowely as my tank got turned around, so did the Rhizo. Now it is always open and the edges have grown back out. After this experience i would say they are very, very hardy corals.

[ViPeR_930]

Yep I've found mine to be very hardy.
It's often hard to tell if rhizos are healthy because they only open during the night.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/ViPeR_930/DSC_0133Small.jpg

[fishyfishy23]

Do they only open at night? I thought they were like dendros where they'd open slightly in the day and mostly at night.

[ViPeR_930]

During the day they're shrunken up and the skeleton is often visible through the tissue. At night they open up and look like the pics impur, racerw, and I have posted.

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Sups Guys :) actually, My understanding is that they open and close as they please BOTH day and night :) Mine is open alot during the day BUT in agreeance it REALLY opens big at night ... Mine looks JUST like Stacies on the right...
NO I cannot get them :( about 6 mo ago I was offered 3 of them BUT LOL I didnt think that I could get the price to make the investment pay out LOL sometimes I impress myself with stupidity

[Qckwzrd]

Amazing looking coral, I've seen them in old posts and WISH I had one. Heard they are really large with long tentacles. I've never seen them in any LFS in my area. I've never seen a Dendro at a LFS in my area either, maybe I need to move to a new area :) anyone had success with them spawning. I think Jendub shows how they reproduce, I think that has a lot to do with the price of them also. They are from Japan correct?

[impur]

I notice mine opens more when i haven't fed it in a week or so, and definately at night. Its suprising how long the tentacles can get. Freaked me out first time i saw it one night.

[Mental1]

Is this related? They are small -- heads are about 3/4 inch and the polyps come out about an inch. A bunch came on my Caribbean rock .... don't know if you can see as they like the shade and my camera stinks.




http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/131354mine.jpg

[fishyfishy23]

Can't really see it.. but im excited to say that my search has ended! I found someone who I am getting a red variety from!!! :) I could probably get one more 2 and they're actually quite cheap!

[anguswu]

My rhizo is about 1 inch head. I fed it every one month with fish or shrimp. This one is from Japan.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/rhizo.jpg

[Qckwzrd]

Fishyfishy23 you can ship mine to 10038 zip code :) a vendor friend of mine had one for sale, but it was $800. Out of my price range :(

[Qckwzrd]

Anguswu are they cheaper in Japan? I have a friend that travels to Japan a lot, if they'll let him bring it from a lfs in japan.

[skydragon]

wow that a nice rhizo you got there i fed my 2 time a week with shrimp. can i ask what lighting you got there?

[anguswu]

This one is about US$250 in Taiwan. I believe it will be cheaper in Japan.

I place the rhizo under rock's shadow. I use 2T5 daylight and 2 T5 actinics. The rizho still open more at night.

[skydragon]

wow that is cheap. will my open more at night too i thing i feed him too much shrimp it have a pink or red base. haaha it look good. it was white base/ White Tenticles /green tip. now is pink base and White Tenticles and green tip. here the pic of it check it out the diff http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/152923mini-06012008110.jpg

[skydragon]

sorry for post again

here the pic of it befor the color change it was all white Base w/ White Tenticles green tip thank you for looking

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/152923mini-mini-05122007043.jpg

[haulme]

thanks alot for your posts guys. not many people know about these corals. I guy on my forum is doing alot of private research into these.

on the absolute off chance that some one can post to the UK I will happily pay $ prices vs £. send me a pm :)

[skydragon]

i just got a new rhizo from my buddy his was split last week. can you belive it they will split. he had it for 2 1/2 year so and is green Tenticles and yellow base here a pic that u can see http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/152923mini-28012007107.jpg

[impur]

Thats awesome, i wondered if they split or budded new babies. I didn't know these guys changed colors?

[skydragon]

ya i didt know they split. tell i saw it my own eye but for a long time it pay off. is funny how my changed color. may be i give him too much shrimps. but it look nice. cant wait tell he split. anyone els is split?

[Qckwzrd]

I think jendubs site says they reproduce very slowly and that they do so by producing eggs. I was trying to convince a RC member to break his and give me a piece lol but he didn't go for it. If I was him I wouldn't have either. Skydragon, where did he get his?

Question: if I went to japan and purchased a Rhyzo from a fish store, would I be able to bring it back to NY on the plane?

[skydragon]

answer your question Qckwzrd. my understanding you cant not bring any livestock back in plane. my buddy got his back in about 2-3year ago from a trade. i thing i may have a pic of the rhyzo befor and after it split. im gonna have to look for it i will keep it post to update geting. interesting...

[andrewkw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11552961#post11552961 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Qckwzrd
I think jendubs site says they reproduce very slowly and that they do so by producing eggs. I was trying to convince a RC member to break his and give me a piece lol but he didn't go for it. If I was him I wouldn't have either. Skydragon, where did he get his?

Question: if I went to japan and purchased a Rhyzo from a fish store, would I be able to bring it back to NY on the plane?

Japan doesn't allow exportation of corals, why do you think japanese corals cost so much in the US. Whoever brought them risked going to JAIL for them.

Even if they did allow exportation you'd need a cites permit (cites.org)

They aren't all from japan that's for sure.