lgreen Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Just wondering who all has a mini carpet anemone here? What size tank do you have, how much lighting, are you feeding them, if so, what, and how often? Also anyone having good luck with getting them to split pretty fast? Thanks! Link to comment
DementedLullaby Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 A bunch of people did a group buy recently, may wanna check the classifieds and send a few PM questions as well . My understanding is they are damn hardy and split real easy with or without food. I personally enjoy feeding my corals so I say feed feed feed! I hear even with just decent lighting they will still spread fairly fast. High range CF should serve them fine. They will move to get more lighting and if my understanding on them is correct they are fairly non aggressive. I know Adin was doing a dedicated tank for them instead of with other corals. He's the "obscure" anemone dude to ask if you ask me. Link to comment
lgreen Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Thanks for the info. That is the impression I was getting, but just wanted to make sure. Think 40w of PC on a 10g should get some pretty good spreading? Link to comment
icenine Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Plenty... just feed 'em once or twice a week. Link to comment
Tony Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I dont know how many I have they hide in the cracks and crevices in my tank. 150 watt MH over 20H and I dont feed them in this tank. Link to comment
fishwife Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I've got one under 150 MH over a 20L. It's right under the light, seems happy. It's probably 3-4" across. I feed it mysis once or twice a week. Link to comment
lgreen Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Thanks for the info! Link to comment
adinsxq Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 the few i can reach get fed cyclpeeze/mysis/krill twice a day (along with the other anemone species in that tank) and are under 150w mh. a couple of them crawled away and are in low light and aren't being directly fed. all of them seem to be doing fine. super easy anemones 40w + 10g would be great Link to comment
lgreen Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Cool. Thanks adin. Link to comment
CGNano Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 are these like the new trend? Link to comment
KDC Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Do any of the clowns like them? Link to comment
CGNano Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 apparently my lfs has one. i'm going to buy it. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Do any of the clowns like them? no... they dont host clowns Link to comment
Hoobahans Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Does anyone have suggestions for good online venders for them? I am interested in trying one in the future but I am having trouble finding very many being offered. Link to comment
psidriven Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Only online dealer I know of is Fragglereef. Just keep an eye out and I'm sure you can get some from a fellow hobbyist when your ready. I went from none to buying eight in a few months. Link to comment
adinsxq Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 i sliced one of mine in half last night it was fun. Link to comment
Hoobahans Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Well, if there are many of you out there slicing your mini carpets, I would love to pick up a half! Link to comment
psidriven Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 One of mine actually already split on it's own. First time it happened to me. Pretty cool. Link to comment
FishFreak77 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I now want one because they sound awesome! I am getting new lighting for my tank and am thinking of getting a CF 192watt for my 30g. Will this be enough for one of these anemones? If so, do they come in greens or yellows and how much do they usually cost? Link to comment
travisurfer Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 just get a 150w halide ff77 Link to comment
FishFreak77 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I am not getting a 150w MH because they are twice as much and they get really hot. Link to comment
I Take Pictures Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Are these "mini carpets" the same as Tapetum nems? Link to comment
lgreen Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Stichodactyla tapetum Link to comment
I Take Pictures Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh ic now thanks. Link to comment
adinsxq Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 hi so the original one i sliced turned out fine but i totally forgot to take pictures so i did it again last night while i was making some zoo frags. here's a picture from today full size: http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/data/500/DSCN7655.JPG i threw the two halves (cut right through the mouth as you can see in the full size shot) into my refugium/rubble pit. they're both firmly attached and were orientated upward (one went in upside down). plucked them out for the shot. so... if any of you were wondering, you can force them to split very easily and with very little down time. hth Link to comment
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