Pizza Anenome

[reefer134]

Hello I would like to know more about the pizza Anemone like what is the smallest tank size you would recommend keeping one in, or can you keep them with other fish?

 

[James M]

Like any nem the smallest tank size should be a 30 gallon. You can keep them with fish

 

[Taylor t]

I had one for about 2 years. Only had the one, so don’t know differences between other pizzas (personality differences)
It is as sticky if not more sticky than Haddoni. It will certainly eat fish. I got mine around 6” and grew with moderate feedings to about 10” after about 2 years. I don’t know how big they can get but to damper the growth, like all nems, lack of food slows growth. Strong light made the color and vibrance really pop. A cool anemone but super sticky for sure. Fish like hawks or any that don’t have swim bladders, bottom or rock dwellers may unintentionally land on it. Mine stayed in the rocks and attached a third down from the top, buried its foot in the rocks like a BTA. It chose a lower flow area.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

So are these like mini maxis or mini carpets basically?
How much?
D

 

[chizerbunoi]

They don’t host clownfish. I had a shrimp in mine. Mine liked to put its foot on rocks as well.

 

[JumboShrimp]

This beast regularly snacked on fish... it got expensive. Lol.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

So is it an actual anenome or just big hairy mushroom?
Lol
D

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

The ones ive seen are a multidude of color and like a fluffy mini maxi.
D

 

[GHOSTLY]

I got a bta in my evo. Plan to get rid of it. I think people can handle a bta but now sure vout those

 

[Hot2na]

They don’t host clownfish. I had a shrimp in mine. Mine liked to put its foot on rocks as well.

According to one article - the clarkii's will go in them...I have no actual experience with them...

 

[chizerbunoi]

I had a female Clarkii go into it as well. But preference with other types of nems for hosting.

 

[IKD]

This was posted by reef builders last week

Pizza Anemones are Poised for their Aquarium Moment | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Large showy anemones were once among the most revered of all reef aquarium animals with species like Ritteris and Carpet anemones often being a poignant accent and conversation starter in nice large…

reefbuilders.com

 

[misto101]

Would there be any concern with putting a pizza nem in a tank that has a few BTAs?

 

[garygb]

This beast regularly snacked on fish... it got expensive. Lol.

This is an elephant ear mushroom (Rhodactis), not a pizza anemone , not an anemone at all.

 

[garygb]

So are these like mini maxis or mini carpets basically?
How much?
D

They are much larger than maxi-minis, but they do resemble them.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Thanks, @garygb -- It was years ago, but I remembered buying it as an "elephant ear" once you said it. It wasn't colorful, but I figured the size made it worth the $80.00 I paid.