Ron Reefman's Rock Flower experience

[bsn_rn_cen]

I've moved most of mine RFA to the dedicated tank. But I still have a few RFA and maxi-mini anemones in the DT. I wasn't even thinking about them when I bought a full size file fish kind of on impulse. I've had some aiptasia issues recently but I think I have them under control. But the file fish was good looking and priced right. I never even considered the other anemones.

The file fish has been in the DT now for a week and a half and seems to be doing well. It eats when I feed and it has not toutched the RFAs or the maxi-mini nems. Maybe I'm just being lucky so far?

I had a file fish in my tank briefly. Not to eat aptasia just because I think they are neat. I also have maxi-minis and unfortunately one of them ate my filefish. It didn't last long enough to notice if rfa were a target.

 

[hllb]

This morning, I found one of my RFAs like this, floating in the tank under the powerhead. I got some bigger pvc caps today to try again since two of them have just been constantly floating around the tank. Any chance this one can recover? I had mushrooms do this during shipping before and it did recover though long term didn’t make it.

 

[Olefreebe]

Out of my shipment of 5 I had two not make it. They were both due to them not set anywhere and ended up getting damaged or I guess just tumbled too much.

This morning, I found one of my RFAs like this, floating in the tank under the powerhead. I got some bigger pvc caps today to try again since two of them have just been constantly floating around the tank. Any chance this one can recover? I had mushrooms do this during shipping before and it did recover though long term didn’t make it.

Mine that got that bad didn't.

 

[Ron Reefman]

This morning, I found one of my RFAs like this, floating in the tank under the powerhead. I got some bigger pvc caps today to try again since two of them have just been constantly floating around the tank. Any chance this one can recover? I had mushrooms do this during shipping before and it did recover though long term didn’t make it.

Iffy, but worth some effort to see if it can.

I'd put it in a bowl or tupperware, anything that can hold some tank water. Don't put it back in the tank. Every 8 to 12 hours (maybe even more at first, dump the bowl of water down the sink and refill it with tank water. If it's going to make it, it may take as long as a few days. If it's not going to make it, it probably a short term situation (like 12 hours).

Good luck.

 

[hllb]

Iffy, but worth some effort to see if it can.

I'd put it in a bowl or tupperware, anything that can hold some tank water. Don't put it back in the tank. Every 8 to 12 hours (maybe even more at first, dump the bowl of water down the sink and refill it with tank water. If it's going to make it, it may take as long as a few days. If it's not going to make it, it probably a short term situation (like 12 hours).

Good luck.

It didn’t make it through the night. The other one that was floating around is doing ok though it moved to the pvc cap next door. I’ll need to put it back in the breeder box I think

 

[sfin52]

I'm going to be receiving 4 more RFA this week. Super excited, can't wait to see how they look in my tank. I'll post some pictures when they are in. That will make it a total of 10 . I think I have an addiction ;Bored.

Welcome to my world! ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Woot;Woot

I have 4 more ultras coming in from Austin Aqua Farms today. that will make 12 in my DT. I might have an addiction also.

Hello my name is stefan and I kay have a rfa problem. Just recieved 6 in thursday plus one that's already in the tank. I'm planning my next purchase.

I have never used the PVC cap method just put them at a base of a rock. They snuggle in tight as a tick.

 

[danieyella]

Hello my name is stefan and I kay have a rfa problem. Just recieved 6 in thursday plus one that's already in the tank. I'm planning my next purchase.

I have never used the PVC cap method just put them at a base of a rock. They snuggle in tight as a tick.

I also have had good success with putting them right where the rock meets the sand. I've only had 3 not settle in those spots immediately, they blew through the tunnel to the other side and settled in the rock/sand meet back there. Granted, my rock work has a lot of nooks and crannies for them, so maybe that's why it's successful

 

[raketemensch]

I'm starting to wonder about the relationship with anemone shrimp. I've got two sexies and one periclimenes, and it's fun to watch them hang out with the nems. Yesterday the Peri was sprawled completely across one of my bigger guys, which was wide open and not caring at all. Are they cleaning? Do we know anything about the symbiosis there?

 

[Kellie in CA]

Why are RFA’s so darn stubborn? I have some that have moved on a rock where they are continually stung by a hammer. It gets to the point where all of their tentacles are burned off on one side, but do they move? No.

 

[Cell]

I had to constantly irritate my RFA for days to get it to slowly move away from a BTA that was killing it.

 

[AC1211]

I had to constantly irritate my RFA for days to get it to slowly move away from a BTA that was killing it.

I have a similar one with whiter tentacles andit has survived many bad scenarios. I lost corals in the tank but this nem has survived I am debating moving towards fish only with just those nems given time constraints on the tank.

 

[Fishbird]

Hi everybody,

I saw hllb’s pictures but can anybody else post pictures showing their RFAs under blues and then under whites? I’m contemplating getting a few but I run my tank with fairly white light so I’m trying to get a sense of what they might really look like for me.

 

[Lithoman]

Heck, I put 4 in my tank 5 months ago... got 7 now..

 

[Lisavet2000]

Hi everybody,

I saw hllb’s pictures but can anybody else post pictures showing their RFAs under blues and then under whites? I’m contemplating getting a few but I run my tank with fairly white light so I’m trying to get a sense of what they might really look like for me.

Here are a couple of mine under blues and then under whites. That is one thing I love about RFA, they look good under any light. But they do pop under blues.

 

[Lisavet2000]

Sorry not sure why the pictures posted twice.

 

[hllb]

Hi everybody,

I saw hllb’s pictures but can anybody else post pictures showing their RFAs under blues and then under whites? I’m contemplating getting a few but I run my tank with fairly white light so I’m trying to get a sense of what they might really look like for me.

If you were talking about my full tank shots, those are without any lights on. They’re still quite pretty in whites - especially if they have lime green or yellow on them so look for those colors.

 

[danieyella]

Hi everybody,

I saw hllb’s pictures but can anybody else post pictures showing their RFAs under blues and then under whites? I’m contemplating getting a few but I run my tank with fairly white light so I’m trying to get a sense of what they might really look like for me.

 

[Fishbird]

Thanks @hllb @Lisavet2000 and @danieyella ! This are all really beautiful. I was hoping they'd look good under whites, but its really good to have that confirmed.

 

[revhtree]

I have a couple RFAs myself! Cool thread!

 

[Fallling]

Anyone have experiences with small fish and rfa?

I have a 7 year old big boy (came in as a liverock hitchhiker) in my DT and a pair of mandarins in another small fish/coral frag grow out tank (mandarins have been there 6 months)... Now that the mandarins have gotten bigger, I've started thinking about adding the mandarins to the DT (125 gallon), but am still anxious about doing so with the rfa. I've never target fed the anemone but feed very heavily having dozens of nps including various nps gorgs. I really don't want to re-home since I've had him from day 1 but losing the mandarins to him would also be awful.

I did see a post in this thread mentioning filefish - only filefish and rfa problem I've had was a bristle tail pair eventually (like, a few years after having them) began picking at the rfa (and lots of other coral), so the bristle tails sadly were traded to the LFS. I never had any issues with radial filefish and rfa.

So, I'm just curious- what have been others experiences with small fish and rfa?