cindyp Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Here's what I've got for now... a makeshift breeder box to keep them isolated. What I wasn't counting on was that since it's closer to the current, my female sexy decided to hatch her eggs overnight So I woke up to a bunch of baby shrimp swimming around in the box haha I will put relocation on hold for the time being because I'm curious about the babies. After some research, I know I'm ill equipped to raise this batch so I released some into the tank and kept the rest in the box and I'm just gonna see what happens though the outcome will likely be grim OMG WHAT. hahaha! i assume you knew she was berried? that is so cool! have you tried growing the baby shrimps before?? Quote Link to comment
antsypants Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 OMG WHAT. hahaha! i assume you knew she was berried? that is so cool! have you tried growing the baby shrimps before?? Haha yeah I noticed she had eggs for awhile now, just wasn't expecting them to hatch the night I isolated them which was pretty lucky because I'll have an easier time observing them now lol. And nope, this is my first batch I think and I'm not prepared to raise them, so while I'm not expecting any to survive into adulthood, I'm just gonna let them be in the breeder box. 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Here are my two! They live on my rock flower anemones. http://s289.photobucket.com/user/alatarie/media/IMG_8166.jpg.html'> 2 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Here are my two! They live on my rock flower anemones. felicia, your corals are beautiful! (are those mushrooms?) *waves to shrimps* 1 Quote Link to comment
Mike Savage Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 They are all Rock Flower Anemones. 1 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 They are all Rock Flower Anemones. thanks, mike! my mushrooms have been an easy dream, but i think anemones are a lot more challenging huh? *admires* Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 thanks, mike! my mushrooms have been an easy dream, but i think anemones are a lot more challenging huh? *admires* Yep, they're rock flower anemones. They're actually very easy and hardy for anemones. Really the only issue being that they can walk around like other anemones, so you want to place them a bit away from your corals. They're easy to care for though. They like moderate light and flow. I just feed mine some mysis a couple times a week and they do great. 2 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yep, they're rock flower anemones. They're actually very easy and hardy for anemones. Really the only issue being that they can walk around like other anemones, so you want to place them a bit away from your corals. They're easy to care for though. They like moderate light and flow. I just feed mine some mysis a couple times a week and they do great. it sounds a lot like my mushrooms. it always makes me giggle when people talk about roaming anemones. i want one! i'm only upgrading to an 8g though. that might be a hindrance? Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 it sounds a lot like my mushrooms. it always makes me giggle when people talk about roaming anemones. i want one! i'm only upgrading to an 8g though. that might be a hindrance? As long as you leave a space for them away from other corals, I'm sure you could have 1 or 2 small rock flower anemones in an 8 gallon. Just make sure your parameters are stable before adding the anemones. 2 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 thanks, mike! my mushrooms have been an easy dream, but i think anemones are a lot more challenging huh? *admires* Rock flowers are very easy. Do not hesitate to buy some. They are safe with small fish, inverts, ect too. I agree with above, an 8g is fine. They don't grow too large. 1 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 As long as you leave a space for them away from other corals, I'm sure you could have 1 or 2 small rock flower anemones in an 8 gallon. Just make sure your parameters are stable before adding the anemones. Rock flowers are very easy. Do not hesitate to buy some. They are safe with small fish, inverts, ect too. I agree with above, an 8g is fine. They don't grow too large. thank you both! i've definitely learned my lesson about adding too early. i think that happened with my pom pom crab and it died because it didn't have enough food around in the tank. (the amphipods and stomatella snails hadn't emerged yet + bristle worms, etc.) so i learned my lesson. looks like the sexy shrimps enjoy your pretty anenomes too, felicia. love that. Quote Link to comment
robbie_boy Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I have 1 rock flower and 2 maxi minis in my 8 gal. Ever since I got my LEDs up and running the colour of my rock flower has been even better 1 Quote Link to comment
robbie_boy Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Here is my maxis and the 3 shrimp along with a close up of my rock flower 1 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I have 1 rock flower and 2 maxi minis in my 8 gal. Ever since I got my LEDs up and running the colour of my rock flower has been even better these are so gorggeous, thank you for sharing! my new light can support the rock anemones, i'll just have to wait for the tank to become stable. Quote Link to comment
robbie_boy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 These anemones are not like RBTA's. Think of them more like mushrooms. They are hardy and strong. If you have Xenia in the tank and it's doing fine then the rock flower will be fine as well Rob 1 Quote Link to comment
CurtBoswell Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hey everyone! I'm about to start up my 10 gallon tank! Will sexy shrimp host a coral if there are no anemones in the tank? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hey everyone! I'm about to start up my 10 gallon tank! Will sexy shrimp host a coral if there are no anemones in the tank? Thanks! yes! i have no anemones and my sexy shrimps like all my soft corals, but the xenia and kenya tree seem to be their favorites. =) have fun! Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 where are my sexy shrimp lovers at?? i've upgraded to an 8g cadlights and have finally moved my sexy shrimps in. they are in love with the frogspawn coral and the frogspawn, in turn, puts up with them. one in particular loves her frogspawn a lot. ha! how is everyone else's sexies? share some fotos! Quote Link to comment
enderturtle Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 My sexy shrimp live in my rose bubble tipped anemone during the day. At night he lurks around the tank searching for food. He is housed with a yellow tang, two clowns, clown goby, and a neon cleaner goby. They leave him alone 1 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 My sexy shrimp live in my rose bubble tipped anemone during the day. At night he lurks around the tank searching for food. He is housed with a yellow tang, two clowns, clown goby, and a neon cleaner goby. They leave him alone so cute! and are your gobies small? i would love to have a very small fish or two in my 8g. but i think they need to not be bigger than 1.5 inches or so at full length. i was suggested to look at blennies, gobies, and possibly firefish? also clowns, but the adults get bigger? Quote Link to comment
Lalani Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Saw these guys at a LFS https://flic.kr/p/paFeZt'> https://flic.kr/p/paFeZt'>IMG_2722 by https://www.flickr.com/people/39811096@N06/'>Ugiesnugums, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
enderturtle Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 so cute! and are your gobies small? i would love to have a very small fish or two in my 8g. but i think they need to not be bigger than 1.5 inches or so at full length. i was suggested to look at blennies, gobies, and possibly firefish? also clowns, but the adults get bigger? The clown gobies are small and dont move much. They look like theyre frowning all the time and are funny to lopk at. The cleaner goby is longer (1.5"-2") but really thin. I used to have a barnacle blenny, he was really cool little guy. He'd sit in either small holes in the live rock or shells and glare at everything, darting out at lightning speeds to retrieve food. 1 Quote Link to comment
enderturtle Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I miss my barnacle blenny. He was so cute. As long as you dont get the typical aggressive fishes or fish that eat small invertebrates should be fine. My yellow tang tries to purposefully or accidentally eat my snails antennaes but he doesnt mess with my sexy shrimp. 1 Quote Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 How many of these cuties could I have in a 4g pico Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 How many of these cuties could I have in a 4g pico i had two in my 3g. i think you can have up to 4? at least. Quote Link to comment
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