Download on rock flower anemones
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humphreyhh
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I heard they are easy to take care of, have very mild sting and don't move much.
I want to see some people's experience too.
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Half Vaped
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No rock flower nems, but I keep two maxi-minis, which have nearly identical care requirements. One of them moved around a lot the first couple weeks until it found a spot it liked, then it stayed there permanently (so far). Very hardy and mostly a set-it-and-forget-it type addition. Never damaged any coral even while moving around.
homer1475
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I have about a half dozen of them, ranging from the size of a quarter to the size of a tea cup saucer. All are very hardy, easy to care for, like quite a bit of light, and once situated have never moved in over a year in my tank. When they were on the move trying to find their "spot", what corals they did touch were just fine afterwards.
Can't say for sure whether they will eat a fish or an invert, but most are so small I doubt they even have the capacity. These are not large hadoni's(sp?) or BTA's, most are the size of a quarter and pretty much stay that size.
Can't say for sure whether they will eat a fish or an invert, but most are so small I doubt they even have the capacity. These are not large hadoni's(sp?) or BTA's, most are the size of a quarter and pretty much stay that size.
I have two of them and as others have noted they move a little when first introduced but stay put once settled in. I even tried to move mine as it was stinging one of my acans quite a bit. I moved the acan and it did recover.
I never feed mine other than what bits and pieces it catches when I feed the fish.
I never feed mine other than what bits and pieces it catches when I feed the fish.
Ron Reefman
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I've had a lot of rock flower anemones. At first the basic shallow water ones I collected myself in the Florida Keys while snorkeling. They are tan, green, brown, white and black with a variety of patterns. These sell for $10 to $30 retail.
They do photosynthesis very well and don't need to be fed much if at all. Once they find a home they don't move unless something changes in their immediate environment, like their rock gets moved a little. IMHO they seem to like to live attached to a rock, but at the edge so they can open out and be partially over the sand. But some are perfectly willing to live in holes in the rock away from the sand. They can bother corals if they get together, but that's very rare. In 10 years I've never had one take even small fish or shrimp that are alive.
I now have the deeper water (30' to 50') rock flower anemones that are the super colorful versions that fluoresce like crazy under blue leds. These sell for $40 to $100 retail.
Because these come from deeper water they don't seem to do photosynthesis as well as the plain ones do. If I don't make it a point to feed them they will get smaller over months. I lost a couple that way. I use a turkey baster and turn off the pumps to calm the flow so they can hang onto the food they get. By feeding once every 2 or 3 weeks they seem to do much better and have grown to be 4" or more in diameter.
And as cool as these guys look in the photos, they are 10 times better looking when the tank is all blue. I don't think I have a single coral that is as colorful and I have 100 different corals in my tank! And about 2/3rds of them fluoresce as well!
They do photosynthesis very well and don't need to be fed much if at all. Once they find a home they don't move unless something changes in their immediate environment, like their rock gets moved a little. IMHO they seem to like to live attached to a rock, but at the edge so they can open out and be partially over the sand. But some are perfectly willing to live in holes in the rock away from the sand. They can bother corals if they get together, but that's very rare. In 10 years I've never had one take even small fish or shrimp that are alive.
I now have the deeper water (30' to 50') rock flower anemones that are the super colorful versions that fluoresce like crazy under blue leds. These sell for $40 to $100 retail.
Because these come from deeper water they don't seem to do photosynthesis as well as the plain ones do. If I don't make it a point to feed them they will get smaller over months. I lost a couple that way. I use a turkey baster and turn off the pumps to calm the flow so they can hang onto the food they get. By feeding once every 2 or 3 weeks they seem to do much better and have grown to be 4" or more in diameter.
And as cool as these guys look in the photos, they are 10 times better looking when the tank is all blue. I don't think I have a single coral that is as colorful and I have 100 different corals in my tank! And about 2/3rds of them fluoresce as well!
Bobbitworm13
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Kpaquatics has a bunch, if if any are in stock
Ron Reefman
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KP Aquatics and VIP Reefs in Miami. VIP Reefs actually collects them in the Keys and wholesales them to others as well. I'm pretty sure KP Aquatics collects their anemones as well.
They will sting or out-compete most coral by shading it. I do not think there is a coral friendly anemone.
foozed
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Are they hard to move and or remove if you have one that's not playing nice with corals?
foozed
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I like Austin Aquafarms, thanks will look.
foozed
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Never looked at either place, thanks for the tip!
Half Vaped
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They tend to plant their base inside crevices that they retreat into when they're threatened. It's easiest to remove the whole rock. If their base is on the rock's surface, you can gently scrape them off. If you irritate it enough, it might just let go of the rock.
The edge of my Maxi-mini is barely touching some Zoas and shrooms and they're doing fine.
If it is small enough that you can't get it off the rock than it is probably not big enough to cause much damage.
I have heard that an ice cube in a bag applied to the foot is a quick way to make them release.
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