Rock Flower Anemone

[hawk82]

I had to get some food today at the lfs. I was just looking at stuff, and on a whim picked up a rock flower anemone. Now I come home and read about them, Im worried it will kill and eat my fish. Are they safe or best to take it back?

 

[shakacuz]

you’ll be fine. i have 3 in my tank(two are about a quarter size, the third being a good silver dollar size, not including tentacles) once they find their spot they won’t move. i’ve had hermit crabs walk right on them and nothing happened.

 

[jgirardnrg]

I have them and they've never done anything to any other inhabitant in my tanks. they're not going to attack your fish. I have hermits that crawl across them sometimes and other than the nem getting ticked off and closing up, nothing has ever happened.

 

[hawk82]

I was worried about my Flame Hawk landing on it to perch

 

[Rubber Ducky]

I have 7 in my tank, 3 of them are about 4" wide, and 4 of them are between 2-3"...I have all kinds of corals, fish, crabs, snails never had a problem with the RFAs...they do move around until they get settled, but once they r settled they don't move...got pics?

 

[Schraufabagel]

They are completely reef safe. They won't harm anything as small as a sexy shrimp or as large as a fish. They mostly just hang around and catch whatever food is floating in the water

 

[hawk82]

Cool, thanks guys. I was worried I made a mistake.

 

[hawk82]

Ill post a pic of it tomorrow when the lights are on.

 

[ahiggins]

I had to get some food today at the lfs. I was just looking at stuff, and on a whim picked up a rock flower anemone. Now I come home and read about them, Im worried it will kill and eat my fish. Are they safe or best to take it back?

These guys are amazing, nothing to worry about with them eating fish. They cling to things like food but a healthy fish can swim away. Also, crabs can too lol I have hermits cleaning under them all the time

 

[kittenbritches]

Mine is permanently hosting my sexy shrimp.

 

[blaxsun]

They are favorites of some shrimps and porcelain crabs. Agree with all the other comments - totally reef safe, and probably one of the more interesting reef inhabitants with almost no maintenance.

I just added a new green/yellow/cyan specimen to my menagerie of Caribbean rock flowers.

 

[ZoWhat]

The only thing it ate was your wallet

 

[Rubber Ducky]

I love how colorful and low maintenance RFas are...here's some of mine from a couple weeks ago..they have grown considerably since then...

 

[TnFishwater98]

I had to get some food today at the lfs. I was just looking at stuff, and on a whim picked up a rock flower anemone. Now I come home and read about them, Im worried it will kill and eat my fish. Are they safe or best to take it back?

Completely safe

 

[hawk82]

Thanks for the replys! It is so pretty, here is some pictures. One question how long till its sticks to the rock? Its been blowing around a bit, and a crab moved it once looking for food under.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Thanks for the replys! It is so pretty, here is some pictures. One question how long till its sticks to the rock? Its been blowing around a bit, and a crab moved it once looking for food under.

Until it’s happy, and it still might walk around a bit. You can put a small container with LR in it inside aquarium. Put RFA on rock. It should attach.

 

[shakacuz]

Thanks for the replies! It is so pretty, here is some pictures. One question how long till its sticks to the rock? Its been blowing around a bit, and a crab moved it once looking for food under.

It should take about 2-5 minutes to have its foot stick to the surface. if it is not happy where it is it will continue to move around until it finds its spot.

 

[hawk82]

It should take about 2-5 minutes to have its foot stick to the surface. if it is not happy where it is it will continue to move around until it finds its spot.

Really, Ive been trying to get it to stick ever since Saturday.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Really, Ive been trying to get it to stick ever since Saturday.

It’s foot could have a tear..

 

[DrZoidburg]

I've lost more fish to corals than any anemone believe it or not.