Rock Flower Nems
- Thread starter Bjones
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I don't have any in my current tank but my next tank will definitely have one or two.
I have 7 in my tank, had a couple starting to look distressed. One is looking much better now. I started target feeding them all once a day with a piece of New Light Spectrum fish food. One perked up the very next day the other one is still iffy. Only been a couple days, so I'm hoping it gets better. I hope yours pulls through, looks like a pretty cool color combo.
Funny thing I found this post, I just came back from the LFS and saw two of these nems. One was bright orange about 3 inches is diameter and the other one was a baby florescent green about 1/2 in diameter, they looked amazing! the LFS wants $80 for both and the rock they are attached to. Do you think that's a good deal?
Before I buy blind are these easy to take care of? I currently have a healthy BTA and I would love to get more nems.
Before I buy blind are these easy to take care of? I currently have a healthy BTA and I would love to get more nems.
They are fairly hardy. If you can keep a BTA alive, I'd think these will do fine for you. They don't tend to wander, usually take hold in the rock or substrate and stay there. They will require feeding meaty foods. Be sure to show us some photos if you get one or two. $80 seems pricey unless it's a rare color morph which those don't sound to be. You can usually get them at frag swaps, reef shows, or online for $10 for the common ones. Liveaquaria sells them for $9.99.
To me they seemed to cool cause i had never seem those colors, but you're right they are not those crazy multicolored ones. Man at $10 I feel like I'm getting ripped off at the LFS. I'm going to go there tomorrow and see if I can take a pic of them (I hope i don't end up buying them!). I'll keep you posted, thanks for the info.
I'm guessing no, but it's a matter of what you want and what you're willing to pay. I've spent more on things than I should have in the past just for the convenience of having it then and there. I'd look at some of rock anemone's for sale online and compare to what you are seeing in the store.
Mike Johnson
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Convenience is a consideration. But, I just want to warn you to quarantine any rock you get from a fish store for at least two months.
Now that I have my new tank set up, I'm starting to look online for these. Anyone have a suggestion where to find one? I'm looking for a cool color combo. I've seen a lot of the less expensive green ones online.
NanoDan
New Member
I have been bitten by the rock flower anemone bug! lol I have 3 and cant wait to get more. One my LFS gave me because they said it was too ugly to sell. lol I think its cool. other 2 I bought, one for 30 buck and other for 60. Here's some pics. Not very good ones tho.
