Rock Flower Downsides?

[rmorris_14]

It's Friday and I am wishing the work day away thinking about some future additions I would like to see in my tank down the road. I'm looking to stock forgiving inhabitants and softies. So far my only experience is with GSP and leathers.

I'm really drawn to the look of rock flower nems. Having never had any, can people weigh in some pros and cons. difficulty level etc. Do's and don'ts...... would my tank even support them?
Tank is a Biocube 32 with sock lighting (not planning on upgrading). Over a year old.

Hit my with your knowledge!

Thanks!

 

[Miami Reef]

They are easy, colorful, and don’t really move around like other anemones.

The only downside I can think of is that it may make you want to start a rock flower garden. Lol.

 

[rmorris_14]

They are easy, colorful, and don’t really move around like other anemones.

The only downside I can think of is that it may make you want to start a rock flower garden. Lol.

I like the sound of that!

 

[NoahLikesFish]

they wont host clowns

 

[Lavey29]

Beautiful interesting little creatures. I put 5 in my tank and they cause no issues at all.

 

[rmorris_14]

What about my lighting though?

 

[New&no clue]

Rock Flowers, I believe, are the least demanding of light. They are very hardy, and once they find a happy place, they don't move. Also, they don't split like BTA, which can quickly take over your rock. They are not very aggressive, so you don't need to worry too much about them eating a fish.

 

[mdb_talon]

My least favorite part of them is they seem to find their "happy place" right in the middle of zoa colonies. Sometimes they move there sometimes it just where the babies pop up. However it small price for really nice looking creatures.

 

[sfin52]

They are easy, colorful, and don’t really move around like other anemones.

The only downside I can think of is that it may make you want to start a rock flower garden. Lol.

This right here i have 12 and I need more. They are all on the bottom of the tank in about 75-100 par. They don't tend to move but can and have. They like holes they can sink thier foot in and don't have to be at the bottom of the tank.
They will readily eat small peices of food not aggressive at all.
You can add sexy shrimp and porcelain crabs to host the rfa.
As far as I'm concerned there's no downsides.

 

[EricR]

Do you have to spot feed them? (I assume so)

 

[JoJosReef]

My least favorite part of them is they seem to find their "happy place" right in the middle of zoa colonies. Sometimes they move there sometimes it just where the babies pop up. However it small price for really nice looking creatures.

Brand new bigger-than-expected RFA trying out which of my zoas/corals makes the best sofa:

This morning was sitting on my baby trachy so moved the trachy, which was supposed to be my centerpiece. Oh well, I think RFAs are easy, but they are still nems and have a mind of their own (take my purple one, for instance which has decided to move between two rocks inside of the cave where there is no light...). Now big greeny has the whole center to itself--mission accomplished.

 

[reefah]

It's Friday and I am wishing the work day away thinking about some future additions I would like to see in my tank down the road. I'm looking to stock forgiving inhabitants and softies. So far my only experience is with GSP and leathers.

I'm really drawn to the look of rock flower nems. Having never had any, can people weigh in some pros and cons. difficulty level etc. Do's and don'ts...... would my tank even support them?
Tank is a Biocube 32 with sock lighting (not planning on upgrading). Over a year old.

Hit my with your knowledge!

Thanks!

No cons. I love mine. And if you’re lucky like me, you’ll end up with more as mine spawned its babies

 

[zoanutty]

I cant seem to make mine go on top of rocks. I have around 12 and some are just buried in the sand, next to the glass or next to rocks, where they can barely be seen.

 

[rmorris_14]

I cant seem to make mine go on top of rocks. I have around 12 and some are just buried in the sand, next to the glass or next to rocks, where they can barely be seen.

This would not be ideal for my situation. I have a pistol that is constantly rearranging my sandbed. I feel like any bottom Dwellers will suffer from his construction eventually.

 

[mdb_talon]

I cant seem to make mine go on top of rocks. I have around 12 and some are just buried in the sand, next to the glass or next to rocks, where they can barely be seen.

Generally they dont like being in open areas. They like being attached in a way they can close up into a crevice and be more protected. They also probably are not going to like the lighting at the top of your rocks.

 

[sfin52]

This would not be ideal for my situation. I have a pistol that is constantly rearranging my sandbed. I feel like any bottom Dwellers will suffer from his construction eventually.

Not rfa. I have one as well dug all around the rfa and none of them have budged.

 

[sfin52]

Here's 5 of them.

 

[rmorris_14]

Here's 5 of them.

Life goals!
;Happy

 

[JoJosReef]

Here's 5 of them.

Wow. Just, wow. Was going to say how the red disk one was on fire, but then the pink one started popping, then noticed a stunning green in the back. I love all of them!

 

[sfin52]

Wow. Just, wow. Was going to say how the red disk one was on fire, but then the pink one started popping, then noticed a stunning green in the back. I love all of them!

Full blues and orange lens let me see if I can find a white photo. There's another red and green one middle left you can just make out that its an rfa.