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8 minutes ago, SeaFurn said:

Shared this on IG but thought I’d put it here too.  I really need to get my new tank thread started. 

 

 

 

Nice diversity of color in your baby RFA's they all look to be different

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8 minutes ago, ReefFish said:

Nice diversity of color in your baby RFA's they all look to be different

Yeah it’s amazing how different they all are. Some look like some of the adults in the tank but others have colors none of the adults have. 

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DSFIRSTSLTWATER
1 hour ago, ReefFish said:

Mine was in the back of a rock for about a week then under a rock ledge for a few days now it's in the sand in the front of the tank for the first time

 

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Omg that looks so similar to mine 😀👍

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DSFIRSTSLTWATER
42 minutes ago, SeaFurn said:

Yeah it’s amazing how different they all are. Some look like some of the adults in the tank but others have colors none of the adults have. 

I'd love to know how their genetics work as to what colors they end up with

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Read all 96 pages after I got two RFAs last week, great info. I plan to set up a RFA Pico in the next few weeks. Here are my two, not super rare but unique in their own way. 20180714_155954.thumb.jpg.12dfe6fb8f3e4beb878f9141b14beb30.jpg20180715_160006.thumb.jpg.51096aaa1d27835df800f3c88de21e3e.jpg20180715_155959.thumb.jpg.c77ac970de174bcad1ecac91ff1073f6.jpg20180716_171815.thumb.jpg.5b077373af53437eec06dd9abf802337.jpg

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I just stopped at the store and bought three more, will update with pictures when they are open. I'm in love with these guys. The lfs has three more I will probably buy. All normal Florida rock nems but I like the white skirts. 

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DSFIRSTSLTWATER
9 minutes ago, SavaS said:

I just stopped at the store and bought three more, will update with pictures when they are open. I'm in love with these guys. The lfs has three more I will probably buy. All normal Florida rock nems but I like the white skirts. 

One of mine is pissed I moved his rock. He decided to float over to where I moved it lol. And of course it's in the back left corner. He's such an ass lol.

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I've been trying to find a RFA like this 1 for years but have never seen one for sale yet 😥 but I guess they say the hunt is half the fun 😕

 

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Indiana Reefin
3 hours ago, seabass said:

Looks to be the product of lighting and/or photoshop.

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I agree. That just looks crazy. 5 different vibrant colors 

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I've seen one like it in person but it wasn't for sale 😭 and this is a picture of that same one out of water

 

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And here is another one I really would like to get one day

 

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DSFIRSTSLTWATER
10 minutes ago, ReefFish said:

I've seen one like it in person but it wasn't for sale 😭 and this is a picture of that same one out of water

 

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And here is another one I really would like to get one day

 

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OMG :smilie:

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1 hour ago, ReefFish said:

I've seen one like it in person but it wasn't for sale 😭 and this is a picture of that same one out of water

 

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And here is another one I really would like to get one day

 

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Surreal colors. What showpieces. 

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So here are some pictures of the new nems. At the store there isn't any blue light on them so they look pretty bland. In the tank they look amazing, lots of neon-ish color around the mouth and tentacles. 

 

This guy was a little pushy at first... 

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Is it just me or do these tentacles look like sexy shrimp? 

 

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Also, set up a Pico for a friend and she picked out a RFA of her very own, I added it to the tank for her today. 20180721_140952.thumb.jpg.289681d8a3149296d4aaa6cca6bf4987.jpg20180721_140926.thumb.jpg.03cc9ab6020028d738f16c5175705ade.jpg20180721_141004.thumb.jpg.a169d43f4bf25099ae7bdab9a6bc7deb.jpg

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Found some babies!  I found the first one about a month ago.
 
These two I discovered last week.  Both are facing away from the front of the tank so I had to take a pic from the side and zoom in with my cell phone camera.  Very fuzzy.  Never witnessed a spawning event so not sure if I just bought one that was pregnant or not.  Ive had rfas for about 4 months, isnt gestation 3 months?  Either way very excited!

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1 hour ago, jet915 said:
Found some babies!  I found the first one about a month ago.
 
These two I discovered last week.  Both are facing away from the front of the tank so I had to take a pic from the side and zoom in with my cell phone camera.  Very fuzzy.  Never witnessed a spawning event so not sure if I just bought one that was pregnant or not.  Ive had rfas for about 4 months, isnt gestation 3 months?  Either way very excited!

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Very exciting!

I’d say 8-10 weeks given past experience-but I’m no expert.

I have 9 new babies from the last spawn. They are so tiny. Was hoping for more but haven’t found any new ones in over a week so I think that will be all for now. 

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Came home from work yesterday and this guy had gone on a walk, ended up in the powerhead... 20180725_154911.thumb.jpg.eb85c90a7fd262844e41f7bd95623951.jpg

Fortunately they are small, the hydor pico 180's, secondly they have a second grate inside 20180725_155745.thumb.jpg.91b129de5385989abd4529ddb3b12390.jpg

I had to cut the outer adjustment grate into pieces to get it out 20180725_155619.thumb.jpg.b5097c5b52e8d23a9eacf2f12b747524.jpg

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The anemone seems to be fine, settled back on the bottom after a few minutes, I think a few tentacles were snipped but otherwise all is well. Maybe it wanted a haircut... I'll post a picture when I get home from work. 20180725_160136.thumb.jpg.e10032f76db842011bf17eff8990eee9.jpg

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12 hours ago, SavaS said:

Came home from work yesterday and this guy had gone on a walk, ended up in the powerhead... 20180725_154911.thumb.jpg.eb85c90a7fd262844e41f7bd95623951.jpg

Fortunately they are small, the hydor pico 180's, secondly they have a second grate inside 20180725_155745.thumb.jpg.91b129de5385989abd4529ddb3b12390.jpg

I had to cut the outer adjustment grate into pieces to get it out 20180725_155619.thumb.jpg.b5097c5b52e8d23a9eacf2f12b747524.jpg

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The anemone seems to be fine, settled back on the bottom after a few minutes, I think a few tentacles were snipped but otherwise all is well. Maybe it wanted a haircut... I'll post a picture when I get home from work. 20180725_160136.thumb.jpg.e10032f76db842011bf17eff8990eee9.jpg

Oh no!

I haven’t had much luck when any of mine got injured. I have even tried Lugols dips to help with recovery. 

I hope yours pulls through. Keep us posted. 

 

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He's spread himself out in a corner and I can't really get a picture, I think it's ok though considering the foot is well planted and it's extended. Everyone says theirs like to be close together, maybe snuggling, mine seem to want to block out the ones next to them, I'm pretty sure I have three almost stacked on each other. I really need to get the RFA only tank going. 

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coral reefer tx

Just getting back into the hobby.   Added a couple of RFAs and they’ve stayed where I put them and all is well so far.  

A few years ago right before I sold the nano I had a couple of porcelain anemone crabs.  When I added a RFA one of the crabs hosted it, but within a few days either a sexy shrimp or the anemone crab started nipping at the RFA.  I remember thinking that it was the anemone crab.  I do remember that the RFA closed up from the harassment and later died.   

 

I’d like to get a porcelain crab for this tank.  I know there’s no guarantees, but RFA’s and porcelain anemone crabs normally have a true symbiotic relationship don’t they?  

 

Any feeding tricks to make sure both the hosting crab and RFA get fed at the same time?  

 

Edit:  added pic.  The two RFAs are on the left. 

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13 minutes ago, coral reefer tx said:

Just getting back into the hobby.   Added a couple of RFAs and they’ve stayed where I put them and all is well so far.  

A few years ago right before I sold the nano I had a couple of porcelain anemone crabs.  When I added a RFA one of the crabs hosted it, but within a few days either a sexy shrimp or the anemone crab started nipping at the RFA.  I remember thinking that it was the anemone crab.  I do remember that the RFA closed up from the harassment and later died.   

 

I’d like to get a porcelain crab for this tank.  I know there’s no guarantees, but RFA’s and porcelain anemone crabs normally have a true symbiotic relationship don’t they?  

 

Any feeding tricks to make sure both the hosting crab and RFA get fed at the same time?  

 

Edit:  added pic.  The two RFAs are on the left. 

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I have a porcelain crab and it started out hosting my RFA and that lasted about a day lol. I bought them from the same tank pretty much right next to each other. Now my crab sorta hosts my acans. The porcelain crab shouldn't do anything to the nem as they do have a relationship. Through some reading I have found they like maxi minis though. Could be wrong on that.

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Thanks.  Guess I don’t so much care whether or not the crab hosts the RFA — just trying to be safe about not adding an invert harasses them too much.    Porcelain crabs are my favorite invert, so hosting would be great, but I’ll settle for just having them get along.  

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13 hours ago, coral reefer tx said:

Just getting back into the hobby.   Added a couple of RFAs and they’ve stayed where I put them and all is well so far.  

A few years ago right before I sold the nano I had a couple of porcelain anemone crabs.  When I added a RFA one of the crabs hosted it, but within a few days either a sexy shrimp or the anemone crab started nipping at the RFA.  I remember thinking that it was the anemone crab.  I do remember that the RFA closed up from the harassment and later died.   

 

I’d like to get a porcelain crab for this tank.  I know there’s no guarantees, but RFA’s and porcelain anemone crabs normally have a true symbiotic relationship don’t they?  

 

Any feeding tricks to make sure both the hosting crab and RFA get fed at the same time?  

 

Edit:  added pic.  The two RFAs are on the left. 

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Yes, they do.

My porcelain crab sits in his RFA all the time....and occasionally he chooses another. He’s been all over the tank in various nems with no problems. 

I usually will feed the crab first so he doesn’t harass the nem trying to steal its food. 

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