Looking for Suggestions - Unusual/Pest Nems for a Nano Tank

Aw man! :(

Thalassianthus Aster, one of the only pest anemones I can't seem to find. And I've been looking. I remember when you got an ID on here not long ago. Sorry to hear they didn't work out. But GREAT suggestion!! If I find some I'll be sure to add them. Thanks! :thumbsup:
 
I thought they were cool too until they hurt me ; ) I think you were the one who showed interest on my other thread? I had thought about giving them away but it didn't seem worth shipping in the middle of the winter. There might be some hope though. My boyfriend had one too that also split. He got rid of his but one disappeared in his tank. If it ever shows up I can give it to you. Just send me a pm so I remember.
 
Yea that was me. Nothing gets me excited like a nem that you don't see every day. Strange hitchhikers always make my day. :) PM sent.
 
I like tube nems (btw not actually nems!) and had 2 in my last tank, and have one pink one in my current tank. The downside - those buggers max out at almost 2 feet when fed right!! Since my work tank is only 8x12, I don't think that'll go well, and I don't feel right starving one to keep it tiny. Thanks though!
 
Just tossing out some of the nems I am thinking of adding. I have a few in my home tank that aren't being appreciated; some due to bad placement, some due to a lack of time on my part.

Red mini carpet. This guy recently split into 3, so one is headed to my work tank. They max out at about 2 inches, so he'll fit right in.
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Red beadlet anemone. Although typically these are not tropical, this one has been with me for 3+ years in my tropical reef tank. It is non-photosyntetic, but has done well with minimal feedings, so a weekly mysis or two should be enough to get him by.
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Green rock anemone. Formerly a good solid green, he was displaced by GSP, and I assumed dead. Recently he resurfaced white as a ghost and smaller than a palythoa. Since then, I have been feeding him and have relocated him to the sump so I don't lose him again. His color is improving, and he has doubled in size.
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Green BTA. This one had to be removed from my display and placed in the sump. It has been sadly mistreated and deserves a better life, so it is going to work with me, where it will receive good light, flow, and food.
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Blue maxi mini. This one came from my 1.5g cube, and is currently in my sump also. He, as well as some of the corals shown, will be coming back to work also.
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All of these anemones can easily be taken home again if they don't fare well, but hopefully, they will thrive in my pico.
 
I added some things to my tank!

So far I got...

a GBTA
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a blue Maxi Mini Carpet
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a purple mushroom
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and some nuclear green and purple death palys
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which are being guarded by a T-Rex :lmao:
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So far that's it, but more to come for sure!
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Oh yea,and my chaeto is going nuts in here! I wish it grew like this at home.
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Looks good! I started out keeping my maxi-minis in a nano, but as I became more anemone-crazed I ran out of room. I ended up converting my 50G FW setup into a dedicated maxi-mini/macro tank. It's a good thing they actually seem to prefer (so to speak) being packed in together--I'm up to 11 different colors and counting. :D
 
Time for an update! I've added a good pile of stuff, and I'm almost out of room already. BTW, much thanks to Salty Underground. They sell stuff online, but since they are local for me, the owner lets me come look around sometimes. Since she breeds Berghia, she has HUGE pest tanks, and yeah, that was fun!

So let's see, what's new...

Well, the old nems are really loving this tank. Both much improved!
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and this guy even split
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I built up my ATO float switch after a snail took it for a joyride and flooded my desk
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And I added some corals
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Then, of course the new nems!
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And the snail that ruined my day
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Here's the tank now. As you can see, I mised some of the ones I wanted. If I ever find them, I may remove some coral to move them in, but this is all I got so far.

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Thanks for looking!
 
bradleym, have you seen this book? I just got it Monday. It's been a hectic week at work so I haven't sat down and read it cover to cover yet, but it includes profiles of all sorts of non-clownfish-hosting species that we don't usually see stateside. :reading:
 
bradleym, have you seen this book? I just got it Monday. It's been a hectic week at work so I haven't sat down and read it cover to cover yet, but it includes profiles of all sorts of non-clownfish-hosting species that we don't usually see stateside. :reading:

The link doesn't take me anywhere.. :(

It sounds like a good read though.
 
NM I figured it out. :)

I think I might have to order me a copy, especially if a used one is only $4. Thanks for the tip!
 
:lol:

You got me. I've never seen H. aurora before. I'm still a newbie in the world of nems. ;)

I think those will host clarkii, but only the juveniles...am I right?
 
Nice telmatactis anemone! I have one in there (2nd pic in post 31) but it's nowhere near as nice. That pattern and color on the oral disc is very nice!
 
The tank has changed a bit, so I thought I'd post an update:

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I added a Frilly Phymanthus from my home tank:
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Finally got the mini carpet, thanks to The Corner Reef over in Illinois:
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And I'm loving my little Thalassianthus Aster from Saltwater Island:
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