mini-carpet-nem update!

[RandyO]

have you seen the totally red tapetums?

Pattern/coloration can help determine mature size to some extent.

Sprung identified these for me after Borneman and Shimek pretty much drew a blank.

Although they're currently still considered the same species (to the best of my knowledge) I would not be surprised if minis and maxis were named separate species someday.

Funny you mention Sprung Gary since that is where Dave got his information from. We spoke to him at MACNA about the Maxi's and he described them as S.tapetum. When we asked about the smaller variety that multiplies, he said it was the same, S.tapetum.

 

[StashuDave]

I wouldn't be surprised if they were seperated at some point either....

Gary, I've got some red ones but wasn't sure what you were getting to about being red.....

I forgot it was Sprung at Macna... he didn't mention anything about different species but he really liked the ones that he saw.

Dave

 

[sdusky]

I have had my eye on this thing for a while, but was not sure what it was. So by lloking at the picture is this a mini Carpet?

 

[Jacwil]

It sure appears to be...probably about dime size?

 

[sdusky]

Yep about a dime size. I have watched this thing grow from what looked like a colorful spec on the rock. How big will these things get?

 

[Jacwil]

If you have a mini, which it appears to be, I believe quarter size is about max, however the maxi's can get much bigger. How big? I'm not sure but my maxi is 4-5" as I said earlier in the thread.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

the largest tapetum I've ever seen was about 6" diameter.

Dave- you have some really nice anemones! Somebody online was offering totally blood red tapetums at a crazy high price... I can't remember who.

 

[StashuDave]

It was probably Atlantis... They've had it for quite awhile and it's never in stock. They probably just have one and wait for it to reproduce... or they slice em.

On that note..... anyone ever try cutting them and were you successful??

Thanks Gary, I'm getting addicted to them!!!

Dave

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I believe

I believe

"puter" (Mark) has sliced maxis

 

[aquadonkey]

You guys are making me want a maxi mini

 

[puter]

These are very hardy anemones that tolerate manual propagation well... but it takes a while before they're fully healed and have a centered mouth again:

Right after cutting:

A couple weeks later:

 

[450reef]

extreme corals put up some pretty sweet minis today check them out

 

[Johnny C]

Meh... I'm sure you can find some nice ones locally if you look!

 

[450reef]

meh ive never seen any

 

[Jacwil]

There are maxi's available at LFS's in the Roch. area for sure...last time I was in Buff, a cpl months ago, there were some there as well.

 

[StashuDave]

Mark, Thanks for sharing.... Very cool that you can prop them so easily. Johny, I've seen more of them lately, but the really bright ones are still tough to find. I'm gonna keep looking though.

Dave