These anemones are OFFICIALLY way too big

[dnh828]

Bought a single nem on dfwmas. After the move it split in to three pieces, the biggest of which was about 5-6 inches across, and now, well....


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Forgive the quality, it was filmed on an ancient cell phone. I sold the smallest of the three splits shortly after it divided. These are *MOSTLY* spread out, but if they really relax they get a bigger.


My uncle has been watching the tank, and has only been doing water changes about every 6 weeks at 10% (!!!) for about a year. The anemones sure don't seem to mind, and in fact are thriving. I'll be taking one of these guys and the maroon clowns down with me to Houston but just wanted to share how an anemone I got locally was doing. This is a 90 gallon aquarium by the way, so those anemones are a good 18" to 24" across.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Nice,I use to have one that was 20'' across and only split one time in the 2 years I had it.

 

[saltwaterguy718]

Wow! Very nice

 

[tatuaje08]

Are those Sherman's? I've been looking for a true Sherman but can't find any around here.

 

[dnh828]

Yes, in fact these have a specific lineage from the original Sherman clone.

Bought from this thread: http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=94510

This is the original clone: http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=66304

The way to tell a "true" sherman is a sherman is red and blue ONLY, none of the green streaks you see on other anemones. They have a much darker blue than most and for some reason seem to be a lot more tolerant in the aquarium and split more readily.

I suppose I have the luck of being very close to the source of them =D.

 

[tatuaje08]

So cool. I want one.

 

[Pinkskunk]

thank God for the roses! not only they are pretty, they are hardy and easily self-reproduced...... it's a win win situation for us reefers

i remember back in the old days when a rose can fetch as much as $300 locally.....

 

[flakey]

holy moly.....
thats one huge $£~%!

 

[cet98]

now thats an anemone tank.....

 

[dnh828]

thank God for the roses! not only they are pretty, they are hardy and easily self-reproduced...... it's a win win situation for us reefers

i remember back in the old days when a rose can fetch as much as $300 locally.....

Frankly looking at what stores charge and the relative health and ease of propagation for these anemones, I would actually consider one at that price. I have a huge advantage being from Dallas and Houston, as Sherman Roses are common here and a 4" anemone could go for around $40 (cheaper than a store bought sickly anemone!). A bigger one (not quite this big, as I frankly haven't seen ones these big up for sale) could go for up to $100 or so. They split too readily, and are happily continuing to propagate very well in our local area and have spread as far as Chicago to the north (or so I am told).