Ultra Super Rare or Sucker City!?!

[Unarce]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-super-rare-Rh ... dZViewItem

 

[Anonymous]

It's pretty. Whatever it is.

Be dammed if I'd pay that much money for that, or any other coral.

Looks like an anemone to me.

Louey

 

[loneregister]

I was going to post a reply, but then your 500,000 byte avatar movie slowed me down so much, I got bored.

 

[Anonymous]

Are Rhizotrocus ahermatypic?

 

[Anonymous]

Steve Tyree does not have this on his list of rare corals because its too rare

That statement cracked me up! :lol:

It sure is pretty whatever the heck it is.

 

[Anonymous]

Are Rhizotrocus ahermatypic?

Depends on what your definition of hermatypic is.

They're stony, so they add to the reef structure. But they are azooxanthellate. Lump 'em in with Tubastraea.

It's actually spelled Rhizotrochus if anyone would like to google more info.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the spelling.

 

[Anonymous]

I dunno they almost look like a cold water anemone species more so than any coral (unlucky clown who tried to host).

 

[SnowManSnow]

is that the same as Dofleinia? I found it on pg. 54 of Sprung's Invertabrates, a quick reference guide... looks the same to me.

B

 

[pwj1286]

pretty not worth nearly as much as he is asking.
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[Anonymous]

Steve Tyree does not have this on his list of rare corals because its too rare

That statement cracked me up! :lol:

It sure is pretty whatever the heck it is.

I don't mean to make this a complement, but I have the same feeling when I read that.

Steve does not have a stained underwear that I am wearing, since it is very rare too.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't know anything about that coral but I will say the the seller is in fact a fanatic collector; I've seen him around on the boards quite a bit.

 

[Unarce]

If someone's willing to pay that much, more power to him

 

[Phil D]

The name posted suggest this coral comes from Lord Howe Island, which is an Australian territory where all native fauna is totally protected.
Besides that, Australian Law does not allow the export of corals under any circomstances, so somebody is doing something very fishy here and in the U.S. Is that the way this hobby is supposed to protect the reefs of the world?

 

[Phil D]

The name posted suggest this coral comes from Lord Howe Island, which is an Australian territory where all native fauna is totally protected.
Besides that, Australian Law does not allow the export of corals under any circomstances, so somebody is doing something very fishy here and in the U.S. Is that the way this hobby is supposed to protect the reefs of the world?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm unimpressed....I really need to start selling my ultra rare corals on ebay too .

 

[Phil D]

Maybe this will impress: penalties for unauthorised export of protected fauna from Australia include confiscation of assets used (boats or planes), up to $50.000 fines and 10 years in goal. Wo ever did this took a very big risk and might have got away with it only by pleading temporary insanity, but I guess it takes all kinds to make a world!

 

[Phil D]

I forgot to mention: Australia and the U.S may not have ratified the Kioto agreement, but I am sure they have ratified CITES, and bearing this in mind, even the end-buyer of these corals could be prosecuted if he can not produce an official export licence from the Australian Customs. Ooops!

 

[Anonymous]

This is why whenever I sell illegal goods and services on eBay, I use a different name and have the bidder username private... :wink:

 

[M68]

This coral comes from places other than Australia, and the person that said that they were unimpressed was probably talking about the coral, not the ramifications of importing Australian corals.