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username in use 04/17/2012 07:12 AM

How much are you seeing Rhizo's go for? $$
 
The only one Ive even seen locally was at a conference and they wanted $200 for a little white one. I wasn't buying into that nonsense. Are they usually that much around everyone else?

Aquabacs 04/17/2012 08:08 AM

180 to 200 starting for the small orange,pink and white ones. Larger ones 2.5" to 3" skeleton can go for mid 2-300 dollar range for the same colors. You can step into the 500 plus range when you start dealing with the more difficult colors to acquire, purple, true red/burgandy, bright yellow/green.




Mike

username in use 04/17/2012 08:39 AM

Well then I guess I wont be getting a rhizo :lol:


I am not ashamed to say that I am a cheap SOB when it comes to buying corals.

DragonWarriorPo 04/17/2012 08:43 AM

I thought they were Illegal to sell here.

username in use 04/17/2012 08:43 AM

I believe it depends on the region collected from.

chgoblknazn 04/17/2012 09:47 AM

They were $100 at MACI and I have seen them in shops in teh area for $160-$200.

teemee 04/17/2012 03:21 PM

They were $60 last time I saw them in Toronto (last year), but I had seahorses at the time...

GoingPostal 04/17/2012 03:22 PM

I got both of my white ones from other reefers, I paid $150 for mine, my buddy paid $100 for his and gave it to me when he broke down the tank. I'd love a different color one but seems like $300+ is the norm and I won't pay that.

gemini aquarius(t) 04/17/2012 06:02 PM

there is one in my area for $250

MarineSniper 04/17/2012 09:36 PM

There's a seller on Ebay selling some as "Japanese Super Suns". They sure look like Rhizos to me and he's selling them for $285

slapshot 04/18/2012 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarineSniper (Post 20149836)
There's a seller on Ebay selling some as "Japanese Super Suns". They sure look like Rhizos to me and he's selling them for $285

Quote:

Originally Posted by DragonWarriorPo (Post 20147073)
I thought they were Illegal to sell here.


Now those are illegal, if they are truely from Japan. The thing all started when they only were found in Japan. Since then they have been discovered in the Indo regions just deeper waters. The Indo ones are not illegal.:deadhorse1:

MarineSniper 04/18/2012 04:54 PM

I figured he had imported them without the proper documents, given his name for them

willietang021 04/29/2012 01:58 AM

illegal to import, but once they are in USA, you can buy sell or trade. I had 5 last yrs, sold 3. Still had 2, one in gold and another in red.
$180-250 is a fair price. But now a day you can find them at about $60-120 at LFS. someone offer me $1200 for the gold color one, and it is still in my tank. Never seen this color.

GreshamH 05/01/2012 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by willietang021 (Post 20192797)
illegal to import, but once they are in USA, you can buy sell or trade. I had 5 last yrs, sold 3. Still had 2, one in gold and another in red.
$180-250 is a fair price. But now a day you can find them at about $60-120 at LFS. someone offer me $1200 for the gold color one, and it is still in my tank. Never seen this color.

If it's illegal to import, it's illegal to own given it would fall under CITES. You can be convicted under the Lacey Act in fact.

USF&WS when interviewed said they are not illegal to import, yet at the time they said that, you could not find any CITES II for them??? If there is no CITES for them, your not getting them into the states legally.

AquaticEngineer 05/02/2012 01:23 PM

There's this if it helps :D

http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

Proseph 05/03/2012 01:44 AM

Hey Gemini,

I dont live to far away from your area. Can you PM me the name or number of the LFS with the rhizo, id love to pick one up!

gemini aquarius(t) 05/03/2012 03:55 AM

It wasnt a LFS, it was a local seller, and I think it is gone now. Sorry

Let me know if you get into this whole Azoox thing, and would like to talk/trade some info/coral

GreshamH 05/03/2012 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AquaticEngineer (Post 20206508)

Australia and Tonga do not ship under CITES FWIW...

Then there is this:

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/cont...sarily-illegal

Proseph 05/03/2012 11:57 PM

Im definitely getting into these lps.

Picked up 3 heads of Dendro two days ago.

willietang021 05/05/2012 01:42 AM

one was selling on ebay until yesterday for $299 + $45 shipping. It's a light pink one with darker pink center.

06bug 05/24/2012 11:28 AM

I've always wanted one, but you really don't see them for sale in my area. I only know of one lfs that has one, but it is kept in their display tank.

willietang021 05/25/2012 10:52 PM

I was just at San Diego for a business trip. Went to a LFS Aqua SD. They have 4 for sale but the price is too expensive. Not really worth it. They were asking for $350+ per pink ones. The pink color is like the most common ones......

miamiaquarium 05/27/2012 11:13 AM

in my area around 200


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