mini maxi carpet or rock flower anenome

[menelaos]

Hello everyone, I currently have a 90 gal tank. It is stocked with fish, inverts and a hand full of soft and lps corals, i have a RBTA for my clowns. I was looking into adding a few smaller more stationary anemones for color and hopefully to host my porcelains crabs and etc.. not mainly my clowns.

I know you do not want to many types of different anemones in a tank, but i would like to add a pair of either the rocks or mini carpets to start a small garden as they call it, as both species don't move a lot and can be side by side with there own type.

I just wonder what is my best option/pros and cons of these two options. any help would be appreciated. Hopefully soon im getting impatient lol

thanks

 

[ReefDoberman]

They both move a lot

 

[enchelycore808]

They can move a bit but definitely not as much as your BTA. Get them both! At a one point I had 13 maxi, 6 rfa, 4 BTA and 1 haddoni all in one tank.

 

[menelaos]

I like your thinking get them both, I thought about that at first but worried it may be two much, that's why I wanted info to help me decide, I like them both but only know a bit what I read about them

 

[garygb]

I have both in the same tank. And they are both stationary and make a good "garden anemone."

 

[menelaos]

nice i will start out with 2 of one or the other and take it slow from there

 

[ulli]

They both move a lot

I have kept a few Minimaxis and Rocks and they don't move a lot.
Out of my 4 minimaxi i have had in over 4 years not one has moved.
The rocks on the other hand will move when disturbed or feel uncomfortable.

 

[menelaos]

cool not sure what ones im gona start out with first, wich is the less agressive of the two

 

[Deefish714]

I agree with everyone when they state they don't move as much or at all. Mine found thier spots and planted never moved after that. Very easy anemones to maintain IMO

 

[Maritimer]

I've got several of each in my 65. The first one added (rock flower) climbed up his rock a few inches, and one other rock flower moved a little bit to actually grab hold of his, but other than that, they're pretty stationary. In fact, a couple of the maxi-minis (and a Bali blood-red mini-carpet) attached themselves to areas that are rather too dark and shadowy for my liking - but won't come out into the light to play.

~Bruce