Where do you get your anemones?

Wtyson254 · Jun 16, 2022

I am wondering where people are sourcing their anemones from? I am especially looking for information on where people are getting Carpet anemones, H. mags, H. malu, H. crispa, H. aurora, and "exotic" or brightly colored long tentacle anemones.

The LFS in my area (Manhattan) seem to not carry much, so I am mainly looking for online retailers.

Thanks.

Rtaylor · Jun 16, 2022

Wtyson254 said:
I am wondering where people are sourcing their anemones from? I am especially looking for information on where people are getting Carpet anemones, H. mags, H. malu, H. crispa, H. aurora, and "exotic" or brightly colored long tentacle anemones.

The LFS in my area (Manhattan) seem to not carry much, so I am mainly looking for online retailers.

Thanks.

They are hard to find. A few sites to check:
PacificEastAquaculture.com
CoralsAnonymous.com

Anemone

Violet Sea Fish and Coral is online saltwater fish and coral shop. We sell Marine Live fish, Aquarium livestock, invertebrates, coral, Fish Tank, online saltwater fish, aquatic plants, reef fish, aquarium supplies, show size fish, tropical fish, Tangs, clownfish, wrasse, anemone, shrimp...

violet-sea-fish-and-coral.myshopify.com

AquaSD.com
ReefChasers.com
eBay occasionally

Also keep in mind, carpets especially are often misidentified. Sometimes this works in your favor (got a “mertens” that was really a gig for $69.). So if it’s not wysiwyg, it’s always good to ask for pics or ask questions. I purchased several gigantea and instead received haddoni, that seems to be the most common misidentification. Some sites seem to call all carpet anemones gigantea. You can get basic haddoni at a lot of places, everything else is hard to find and of course $$$$.

Rtaylor · Jun 16, 2022

Also if you want quantity and are a bit of a risk taker, look into LivestockUSA.org

Lost in the Sauce · Jun 16, 2022

@Eric Cohen at tank stop took great care of me with my recent H Magnifica sourcing. Will definitely be using him again in the future.

Mschmidt · Jun 16, 2022

@Living Reef Orlando has a sale this Friday. I have 3 of their rock flower nems and I love them. Not sure about carpet nems.

Singspot · Jun 16, 2022

Rtaylor said:
Also if you want quantity and are a bit of a risk taker, look into LivestockUSA.org

The prices are crazy low .... has anyone bought from them and any firat hand experience?

Rtaylor · Jun 16, 2022

Amit Singh said:
The prices are crazy low .... has anyone bought from them and any firat hand experience?

I have. You will pay a certain amount for shipping. Typically $400-$800, plus each item (super-cheap in most cases), plus, shipping from LAX to local airport ~$100. It still works out to a great deal of $600-$1000 for 50+ anemones.
It’s trans-shipping, so direct from the country of origin to LAX to you. You should expect some losses and need the system to receive, acclimate, and treat if needed, 50+ anemones all at once. Not something to sneeze at.

The company was great to work with and the livestock arrived in good condition for the most part. I’ll admit I significantly under estimated the needs for receiving and acclimating everything. Also anemone identification and naming from the suppliers is atrocious. So it’s a bit of a gamble on what you’re ordering and what you’ll actually receive.

Jekyl · Jun 16, 2022

Biggest thing regardless of where you order them is being prepared for when they arrive. Separate hospital tank, ability to do lots of water changes and enough cipro on hand for treatment.

Wtyson254 · Jun 16, 2022

Jekyl said:
Biggest thing regardless of where you order them is being prepared for when they arrive. Separate hospital tank, ability to do lots of water changes and enough cipro on hand for treatment.

I get a lot of ear infections ;-)