Rock flower anemones

[cookr959]

1.What is a good price to pay for these? I've seen them for sale anything from 15$ to 200. The more expensive ones being way cooler looking of course.
2. If you get multiple and they spawn are the babies similar to the parents or different all together?
3. I have heard from my LFS that every new baby anemone looks different and even if both parents are bland in color you can get a really colorful baby that is way different. Is this true?

Any help would be awesome thanks!

 

[joshkirkland83]

Rock nems are either male or female. The females give birth to babies out of the mouth. The baby is identical to the mother.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

The young are not identical to the parents although some could be. I don't think we know yet they way to figure out the ratios of colors and some may look like neither parent.

 

[joshkirkland83]

The young are not identical to the parents although some could be. I don't think we know yet they way to figure out the ratios of colors and some may look like neither parent.

Oh. Ive witnessed 3 births total and i thought that was the norm.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Oh. Ive witnessed 3 births total and i thought that was the norm.

I mean maybe your case is different but one of my LFSs and a friend of mine breed rock flowers and they will get some that are like that parents or sort of a mix and some that are just plain brown or white, very low quality and nothing like the parents.

It might depend on the genes of the parents but we don't know for sure.

 

[joshkirkland83]

I mean maybe your case is different but one of my LFSs and a friend of mine breed rock flowers and they will get some that are like that parents or sort of a mix and some that are just plain brown or white, very low quality and nothing like the parents.

It might depend on the genes of the parents but we don't know for sure.

Didnt know that. All mine have come from AquaSD. So far, babies have been identical. Guess im lucky...

 

[cookr959]

So if I just get one it could reproduce in my tank?

 

[joshkirkland83]

So if I just get one it could reproduce in my tank?

Yessir

 

[saltyphish]

Yessir

I had always been told you need a male and a female. One would not work.

 

[joshkirkland83]

I had always been told you need a male and a female. One would not work.

I have all females and theyve each had a baby. Maybe they were already fertilized...

 

[saltyphish]

How can you tell the sex of them?

 

[joshkirkland83]

How can you tell the sex of them?

I have no earthly idea. I just know mine had babies so i assume female.

 

[HiddenUser]

How can you tell the sex of them?

+1

 

[saltyphish]

You got a male in there I assure you. They are not asexual.

 

[joshkirkland83]

You got a male in there I assure you. They are not asexual.

I hope i do....they did have the babies within a week or two of getting them.

 

[cookr959]

So you need multiple to have them reproduce. What about prices for these? What is everyone paying?

 

[joshkirkland83]

So you need multiple to have them reproduce. What about prices for these? What is everyone paying?

I paid $75 for this one.

Only one i can get a pic of right now

 

[oodan]

Well I don't know a lot but I did buy this guy and I got a few lil guys hiding under some of my rocks I never paid for them and I know they're there the big was bought the one on the shell it just popped up

 

[cookr959]

I paid $75 for this one.

Only one i can get a pic of right now

That's a really neat looking one!

 

[VIPReef]

They were probably already fertilized and yes you need a male and female for that to happen. Offspring can be identical, similar or totally different. As far I as know there is no visible way to tell them apart yet.