gem of the sea? (ryzo sp.)

[oddball_from_ac]

ok so wats the deal with these things? im aware there illegal...im aware ther expensive...ive seen em in person nd honestly i dont see what the big deal is...wats everyone else take?
ps. sorry if im in the wrong forum i only guessed it was an lps.
-dylan

 

[WayneL333]

How do you know they're illegal? They've been at the LA 104th St. wholesalers for the last month?

 

[The steven liu]

Can you show a pic of what you are talking about?

 

[Opcn]

is collecting them from the wild possibly illegal, there aren't many critters that are illegal to own, other than wild birds.

 

[reef 'n ale]

Sorry, but we don't allow linking to live ebay auctions.


--beerguy

 

[reef 'n ale]

I don't know a thing about them, but here's another one. Top right corner.

http://www.atlantisaquarium.net/LPSofties3.html

Rob

 

[The steven liu]

Is it a LPS? or is it a non-photosynthetic coral?

 

[gastone]

Check out this recent thread. Has a bit of info from RandyO.

Garrett.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=777472

 

[Testhead1313]

Obviously its a very fast moving coral because no one can get a good picture of one .

 

[WayneL333]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6823570#post6823570 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gastone
Check out this recent thread. Has a bit of info from RandyO.

Garrett.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=777472

The Gem of the Sea and a Rhyzotrochus typus are two different corals.

 

[oddballs]

they are non photosynthetic for sure!

 

[snipersps]

Here my gen of the sea

 

[ViPeR_930]

What's the scientific name of the gem of the sea?

 

[jjmg]

snipersps, is that going for the $1000 range as the above link said? Is your pics color correct in your opinion?

 

[RandyO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6828446#post6828446 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ViPeR_930
What's the scientific name of the gem of the sea?

Not 100% sure, but I thought it was Balanophyllia.

 

[joe18]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6828545#post6828545 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjmg
snipersps, is that going for the $1000 range as the above link said? Is your pics color correct in your opinion?

no thats not in the 1k range ...Atlantis has one selling for 260.
rhyzostrochus are whats in the 1-2k range :bum:

 

[yardboy]

I like how when you do a google search, the only sites that come up are on eBay.
It looks too much like the Phyllangia americana which I got for free on some liverock for me to pay crazy prices for.

 

[JenDub]

The best ID I've seen for the eye of the sea is Flabellidae:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=772206&highlight=of+the+sea


The funny thing is that you can't find a picture of a living specimen, only fossils

Gotta love the ocean!