Rock Flower Anemone Breeding System

[Monkeytank]

I'm glad I found this thread. I've got 9 in plastic container sitting down on the bottom of my shallow reef tank which is about 17 inches deep by almost five feet long. I have had them together for over 6 months and haven't seen any babies or spawning at all yet. I have been feeding Benepets and ReefRoids misxed kind of thick every week. I think I'll try mysis. They are mostly about an inch in diameter.

 

[raketemensch]

How long are you folks running the blue moonlight?

 

[reef lover]

My runs with the lunar cycle.

 

[kdino]

Mins spawned again recently, seems like they have been doing it constantly over the past month or so. Have about 30 babies on the sand and lower rocks. Seems like everywhere I look theres another one

 

[Davy Jones]

Mine spawned 2 nights ago. I run a UV on the display so hopefully I get some babies!

 

[reef lover]

Should be fine they dont really have a planktonic state. They come out whole and settle near the mamas.

 

[Clowning_Around72]

Anemone tank?

If I were to take out all of my LPS to do this I have to know the following: Can maxi minis, bubble tip, flower nems, and carpet anemones touch or will they at least get out of each others way upon contact? Will any of these nems struggle to hold back hair algae in my system?

www.reef2reef.com

 

[AcroNem]

Time to revive this thread. Believe it or not I've had this system just running all this time. Lights on ghost feeding every now and then and some macroalgae. But it's time to actually get this going now that life is normal again.

Mine spawned 2 nights ago. I run a UV on the display so hopefully I get some babies!

How many do you have? What you see is sperm during that spawn, if females are nearby they will capture and brood before releasing offspring in a couple/few months. They are a couple millimeters when released.