Starting a rock flower garden

[88471]

Amazing! I want to get a rock flower nem for my Fluval Evo but I'm not sure yet.

You'd love them. They're prettier in person.

 

[mta_morrow]

Great idea ...!!!!!

Thanks. I got the idea from @Ron Reefman

Works great!

 

[Ron Reefman]

Thanks for the shout mta_morrow. I appreciate it. And I'll admit it wasn't my idea, I got it from a member of our local club who, like me, does some collecting of these in the Florida Keys. I even have the full size adults in bigger end caps and you'd never know it to look at them.



Kimberly, if you haven't seen it yet, there is a link in my signature below that is a thread with a lot of good RFA info and leads. And like you said, they are prettier in person. And they are CRAZY pretty under all blue leds in the evening when the house is dark!

Just an update, I recently had my 3rd round of RFA babies. That's 3 times in a little over a year. I think it's because they are happy with the water quality and that I feed them directly every week or even more. So far I've found 12 babies in the sand and rocks near the parents. Some are really hard to find as they hide under the parent and also blend in very well among the ocean of zoas in my tank. All together I have 30+ RFA now, but only about 5 are full size adults. Even the ones over a year old are just 1" to 1.5" in diameter. The new babies are about 1/8" in diameter.

 

[88471]

Thanks for the shout mta_morrow. I appreciate it. And I'll admit it wasn't my idea, I got it from a member of our local club who, like me, does some collecting of these in the Florida Keys. I even have the full size adults in bigger end caps and you'd never know it to look at them.



Kimberly, if you haven't seen it yet, there is a link in my signature below that is a thread with a lot of good RFA info and leads. And like you said, they are prettier in person. And they are CRAZY pretty under all blue leds in the evening when the house is dark!

Just an update, I recently had my 3rd round of RFA babies. That's 3 times in a little over a year. I think it's because they are happy with the water quality and that I feed them directly every week or even more. So far I've found 12 babies in the sand and rocks near the parents. Some are really hard to find as they hide under the parent and also blend in very well among the ocean of zoas in my tank. All together I have 30+ RFA now, but only about 5 are full size adults. Even the ones over a year old are just 1" to 1.5" in diameter. The new babies are about 1/8" in diameter.

Thanks. I'll check out that link. I wouldn't mind filling my 125 gallon tank completely full of them, so if I can get them to spawn, that would be awesome! My maxi mini spawned a couple of days ago, but I only have one and it's a male apparently. So no chance of getting babies from it. Lol

 

[Ron Reefman]

Thanks. I'll check out that link. I wouldn't mind filling my 125 gallon tank completely full of them, so if I can get them to spawn, that would be awesome! My maxi mini spawned a couple of days ago, but I only have one and it's a male apparently. So no chance of getting babies from it. Lol

Post something in that thread if there is anything there you found helpful.
I know what you mean about a tank full of RFA's. VIP Reefs in Miami had a 2'x5' tank full of Ultra RFA's last time I was there.
If you really wanted more maxi-mini anemones, they can be fragged like RBTA's. Here is a video:

 

[Wuzzo]

I have to get a RFA!

 

[CrazyDuck959]

If your keeping them in the sand, place them in 1/2” pvc end caps. Gives them a place to pull into and you can easily move them around.

Do they stay put in there or move off of them?

 

[nuxx]

Looking good :)