Rock Flower Downsides?

[rmorris_14]

Full blues and orange lens let me see if I can find a white photo

Yes please! I don’t have stellar lighting so it would be fun to see in whites

 

[sfin52]

Yes please! I don’t have stellar lighting so it would be fun to see in whites

I run a whiter light tank expect for 2200-2300. Thats so I can see the colors of the coral.
For comparison since you asked. My phone doesn't pick up the pink. There's pink in the 3rd rfa and looks much better in person.

 

[rmorris_14]

I run a whiter light tank expect for 2200-2300. Thats so I can see the colors of the coral.
For comparison since you asked. My phone doesn't pick up the pick well. There's pink in the 3rd rfa and looks much better in person.

AND I still love them. Thanks for the comparison!

 

[sfin52]

AND I still love them. Thanks for the comparison!

Your very welcome. I do as well. An orangeish redish coral will look like its on fire under blues. Greens can look more yellow, pinks stay pink and the pink is amazing. Just my observations if you see them in whiter lit tanks or if they under full blues you will know what to expect under whites.

 

[afrokobe]

I love rock flowers! Im not sure if they love me though. Every time I place them somewhere, they decide to walk to the most inconvenient spot of my tank. Here is my favorite:

i am pretty sure, I have put around 6 or 7 in my tank and I can only see 3 of them easily. The rest of them decided to walk to the back of my scape including this gorgeous yellow one.

 

[rmorris_14]

I love rock flowers! Im not sure if they love me though. Every time I place them somewhere, they decide to walk to the most inconvenient spot of my tank. Here is my favorite:

i am pretty sure, I have put around 6 or 7 in my tank and I can only see 3 of them easily. The rest of them decided to walk to the back of my scape including this gorgeous yellow one.

well thats freaking beautiful!

 

[sfin52]

I love rock flowers! Im not sure if they love me though. Every time I place them somewhere, they decide to walk to the most inconvenient spot of my tank. Here is my favorite:

i am pretty sure, I have put around 6 or 7 in my tank and I can only see 3 of them easily. The rest of them decided to walk to the back of my scape including this gorgeous yellow one.

Do you turn off pumps and dig a little hole in the sand and let it attach? Another tick is pvc end caps. And that's an amazing rfa.

 

[VegasReefer]

I think an RFA would be the perfect candidate to try in your cube. One downside, mentioned earlier, you will need to watch out for small or weak fish falling victim.

 

[sfin52]

I think an RFA would be the perfect candidate to try in your cube. One downside, mentioned earlier, you will need to watch out for small or weak fish falling victim.

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I think an RFA would be the perfect candidate to try in your cube. One downside, mentioned earlier, you will need to watch out for small or weak fish falling victim.

Thats a very small concern. Possble week fish but a healthy fish should stay away. They aren't know fish eaters and sting is very weak.

 

[shakacuz]

no downsides. i have 5, and want more. i didn’t know until today that anemone crabs and anemone shrimp host RFAs..

 

[Duncan62]

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.

No down side to RFAs. I have a 30 that has over 30 RFAs I can see. From babies to 3 inches across. They're easy and beautiful. Good luck!

 

[afrokobe]

Do you turn off pumps and dig a little hole in the sand and let it attach? Another tick is pvc end caps. And that's an amazing rfa.

I don't, but that is a really good idea. Generally they come on pieces of rubble attached, so i have just tried to place the rubble and them in lower light/flow areas. I haven't bought any in a while since im scared of them walking away, but I will give your method a try next time.

 

[reeftankdude]

Best place to buy RFA? thanks all

 

[Karen00]

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.

I read that's where they normally go. They're almost like ambush predators in the sand. I'm not sure what makes some of them go onto the rocks. Maybe if there is no more room in the sand bed? I don't know how they got the name rock flower anemone. From all of my research they should be called Sand Flower Anemone. I was going to get one for my 5g but when I read about them hiding in the sand I decided against it because of my small gobies that hang out down there.

 

[MONTANTK]

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.

I love the look of them when zoas grow in around them! Not great though if they smother a colony. One of mine took refuge on a flat ledge and the other on the bottom corner of the glass. Probably the two least desirable spots to the eye lol

 

[sfin52]

I read that's where they normally go. They're almost like ambush predators in the sand. I'm not sure what makes some of them go onto the rocks. Maybe if there is no more room in the sand bed? I don't know how they got the name rock flower anemone. From all of my research they should be called Sand Flower Anemone. I was going to get one for my 5g but when I read about them hiding in the sand I decided against it because of my small gobies that hang out down there.

3 of my 12 are on rocks. 8 are attached to rocks at sand level. 1 is in the sand attached to bottom of the aquarium. Ambush hardly maybe copepods and small inverts. I have had shrimp walk across them no issue. Small bits of foods is what mine take.

 

[mdb_talon]

I love the look of them when zoas grow in around them! Not great though if they smother a colony. One of mine took refuge on a flat ledge and the other on the bottom corner of the glass. Probably the two least desirable spots to the eye lol

Ya for sure they look really nice mixed in with zoa colonies if they would just stop picking a spot that covers half my zoas!!

 

[Karen00]

3 of my 12 are on rocks. 8 are attached to rocks at sand level. 1 is in the sand attached to bottom of the aquarium. Ambush hardly maybe copepods and small inverts. I have had shrimp walk across them no issue. Small bits of foods is what mine take.

Thanks! So even a tiny Flaming Prawn goby and a very tiny mandarin? When I thought RFAs were on the rocks I didn't fear for these little guys but when I saw RFAs prefer to be down near the sand bed that's when I got concerned. These two are very small. The alternative is waiting until they grow out a bit more.

 

[Duncan62]

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.

terrible pics. I rushed to take them. My babies are orange and green. Started spawning in August and I find a few new pun head size one every week. I've moved most lps out and will let the nems take over. I need some ultras. Beautiful pics above.

 

[JoJosReef]

Hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread, but having an RFA situation right this moment and you've got a good following.

Anyone have any advice on my latest reply to this thread?

RFA in cave

My unhappy purple RFA (often shrinking up where it was sitting for a few weeks) finally took a walk and ended up between two rocks in a cave with no light. I'm not bothering it, but should I do something like shoot some mysis/egg food down there? It is all sqished up in there, so hard to...

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Fyi, don't let this scare you. They're easy. My purple is an outlier.