Ive seen at my lfs some rock flower nems but my tanks only 1 month old. I wanted a bubble tip but im definitely waiting but supposedly rock flowers are wayyy hardier. Would anyone recommend getting one now because there hard to get or should i wait?
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My lfs never gets them in, I asked and they said it was the first time in like a year since they got them.Not sure why ‘they are hard to get’?, but I’d suggest waiting.
They should be readily available when your tank is ready.
It's going to depend on your level of readiness to care for them and knowledge of what they need.My lfs never gets them in, I asked and they said it was the first time in like a year since they got them.
They are almost ‘always’ available from online vendors in Florida, as well as other vendors
Didn’t consider that! There are 2 towns named Kent close to my home, 1 in NY and 1 in Conn.OP may well be in England, so suggestions for American vendors may well be a little moot.
I just shook mine out of their bags and into my Evo. Oops!Oh one more thing - nems are like sponges, they absorb a ton of seawater, so acclimate it slow....like 2-3 hours. When you put it in cut the pumps and try to place it near the bottom on a rock or rock crevice. They move, but usually not once they are STUCK. They don't need a lot of light and you can scorch them in high lighting, so turn your lights off or add it in the evening if possible. Think of it like this - that nem wants a nice, calm, shady spot where it can be left alone to do it's thing.
I really coaxed mine into specific spots, and they've stayed mostly where I wanted, but one went rogue and is trying to bury his foot to the bottom of my 4-5" sand bed. :mad:I just shook mine out of their bags and into my Evo. Oops!
They also rejected my artistic direction and chose their own spots. One on the sand bed, and the other obligingly on a rock so we can all see how pretty it is. Moon/blue lights really bring out some of their colours.