Anyone Order Rock Flower anemone from VIP Reefs??

[BobbyBPG]

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with ordering a 5 pack or 10 pack of rock flower anemones from VIP reefs I can't find any unboxing videos or too many reviews online but they seem to have positive eBay reviews also if you did get a pack what were the colors and variety like?

 

[BobbyBPG]

I figured I would post my experience as I couldn't find much online. Well, I took a chance and ended up ordering a 10 pack of RFA from vipreef.com it was on sale for $150 with $50 shipping so $200 total still seemed like a super solid deal to me. I placed the order on April 4th at night during the shop being closed. I received shipment info the next day and got my order today April 6th at 9:30 A.M. I am super impressed with the selection they gave me and you honestly wouldn't be able to tell the 2 I already had from the bunch apart which I paid 60-75 for each so only having paid 20 each for these ones which are every bit as nice and colorful if not more was a killer deal to me.

 

[BobbyBPG]

Here is a picture some are tucked behind the rock so are not visible from this perspective

 

[Hecdr34]

Very nice. I'm also thinking about ordering a 15 pack from them. I'm glad I saw this review to help my decision so I Thank You

Any updates?

 

[Ron Reefman]

I know Frank the owner of VIP Reefs. I worked (now retired) for one of his vendors and he is a good guy. He collects his own RFA's along with a staff member at the store. I bought about 12 from him way back when these really colorful RFA's were still pretty new and he was getting $80 to $100 each for the really colorful ones.

That was a few years ago and I sold many of them to friends (not what I intended, but I have persistent friends!). In the last year mine have spawned twice and I now have 5 full size adults, a dozen that are a year old and the size of a quarter and another dozen or more (they are very hard too find) that are babies from a new spawn. They are smaller than this (o) when they are released from the mother. And in a tank full of colorful zoas that makes them hard to find! There is more info here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ron-reefmans-rock-flower-experience.409436/

 

[BobbyBPG]

I know Frank the owner of VIP Reefs. I worked (now retired) for one of his vendors and he is a good guy. He collects his own RFA's along with a staff member at the store. I bought about 12 from him way back when these really colorful RFA's were still pretty new and he was getting $80 to $100 each for the really colorful ones.

That was a few years ago and I sold many of them to friends (not what I intended, but I have persistent friends!). In the last year mine have spawned twice and I now have 5 full size adults, a dozen that are a year old and the size of a quarter and another dozen or more (they are very hard too find) that are babies from a new spawn. They are smaller than this (o) when they are released from the mother. And in a tank full of colorful zoas that makes them hard to find! There is more info here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ron-reefmans-rock-flower-experience.409436/

I actually got one that spawned during shipping and I had super tiny babies in one package, unfortunately, some got sucked up during water changes but I have one that's the size of a dime now. Those are so awesome looking nems too by the way.

 

[BobbyBPG]

Very nice. I'm also thinking about ordering a 15 pack from them. I'm glad I saw this review to help my decision so I Thank You

Any updates?

Sorry haven't been on this in a while I actually ordered from them again since this and I only had like 3 die out of 20 and they all looked great so I was super please especially with the prices, I got it when the 10 pack was on sale for 150. I am actually hoping they post some on their site again soon cause they have been updating but they also have an ebay.