Maxi Mini Anemone Show Off [Archive] - Reef Central Online Community

sTefaniA

11/25/2010, 03:53 PM

I recently got two, the green one got ripped real bad but is recovering nicely.
The red one crawled out of sight :(

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/sTefaniA_011/doorkijkbak/mini2.jpg

red one, it's twice the size you can see
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/sTefaniA_011/doorkijkbak/mini.jpg

Kyle22

11/25/2010, 03:56 PM

Here's my maxi
http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af225/kyle52288/b71ea3d1.jpg

rick12

11/25/2010, 05:51 PM

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dont know how to put the pic in only the link :)

tac916

11/25/2010, 07:23 PM

i need one of those. all of them look really good!

WaffleWalffle22

11/25/2010, 07:44 PM

I'm thinking of getting one for my new tank that I'll be getting in a few months.
Do Maxi Minis normally stay in the sand, or are they rock-dwellers too? I would have 95W LEDs, so I don't think they would be climbing for light.

Bongo Shrimp

11/25/2010, 10:39 PM

Nice! Keep 'em coming guys!

I'm thinking of getting one for my new tank that I'll be getting in a few months.
Do Maxi Minis normally stay in the sand, or are they rock-dwellers too? I would have 95W LEDs, so I don't think they would be climbing for light.

I think they are mostly rock dwellers. That is why many people put them on isolated rock islands in the sand so that they don't cross over to the main rock work. That is what I am doing.

me_reef_geek

11/26/2010, 09:29 AM

the newest
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/gotareef/IMG_4369.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/gotareef/IMG_4382.jpg

sam11909

12/04/2010, 09:23 PM

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv27/sam11909/maximini.jpg?t=1291519249

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv27/sam11909/IMG_5799.jpg?t=1291519343

CJO

12/06/2010, 08:37 AM

Here's mine
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/coneilliv/Aquarium/MiniMaxiCarpetAnenome.jpg

CJ

sam11909

01/30/2011, 11:02 PM

Picked this one up a few days ago.

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv27/sam11909/7g%20cube/OrangeMaxi.jpg?t=1296450095

jt_milstead

01/31/2011, 10:48 AM

Ive had BTA's,LTA's, and currently have a Purple Malu. Ive been seeing more of these nems. Will they host?

sam11909

01/31/2011, 11:12 AM

I have never heard of clowns hosting maxi-minis. I have about a dozen and my clowns would rather host in my candy canes. :lol:

jt_milstead

01/31/2011, 04:54 PM

I was curious. I can they can get very colorful. My wifes tank is small those would be a good alternative if they would host.

ssavader

01/31/2011, 06:10 PM

Sam, where do you get your mini-nems? They are really gorgeous in color!

sam11909

01/31/2011, 06:38 PM

I've gotten all of mine semi-locally, mostly in Tallahassee and Pensacola. There aren't many, but I make frequent trips to LFS's and get lucky sometimes. :D

mrbncal

01/31/2011, 11:30 PM

jt milstead - Minicarpets will eat a clown. NOT a host nem. Somewhere in one of these "mini" threads is a pic of a nice platnum occy getting swallowed.

Eastamherstbias

01/31/2011, 11:58 PM

https://www.me.com/ro/austinscaccia/Galleries/100320/aussie4/web.jpg?ver=12965398740001

I have cut these guys many times. I am waiting for them to grow.

sam11909

02/01/2011, 05:57 AM

jt milstead - Minicarpets will eat a clown. NOT a host nem. Somewhere in one of these "mini" threads is a pic of a nice platnum occy getting swallowed.

I highly doubt a maxi-mini could eat a clown, even a small one. If you can find the pic please post it.

yardboy

02/01/2011, 11:26 AM

They won't host clowns, but they will host shrimp. I've had a Periclemenes brevicarpalis in one since I put the anemone in the tank. He moved out of a rock anemone.
Nice pics Sam. and you are likely right. I don't see a clown getting eaten, but he might get stung and killed. Might. Certainly none of the other fish in my tank go even close to them.

jt_milstead

02/01/2011, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the info...

mrbncal

02/01/2011, 05:33 PM

I highly doubt a maxi-mini could eat a clown, even a small one. If you can find the pic please post it.

:lol: Ok well. . . I searched for a little while, and cant remember the exact thread(there are a lot on RC)but found a lot of posts saying the same. Then I found this pretty quickly just googleing for maxi's eating fish:

http://dfwmas.org/Forums/gallery/image.php?image_id=415

yardboy

02/01/2011, 05:44 PM

:lol: Ok well. . . I searched for a little while, and cant remember the exact thread(there are a lot on RC)but found a lot of posts saying the same. Then I found this pretty quickly just googleing for maxi's eating fish:

Doubt can often be removed by evidence!

sam11909

02/01/2011, 06:46 PM

I googled the same thing and came up with the same image after reading your post. I read the thread and it's actually a target mandarin being eaten. I did some more research and found that there are a few other cases of maxi's eating fish, but the fish are usually sick or dieing when they are eaten. I think it's probably a lot like other "reef safe" anemones in that they will eat fish if they get the opportunity because the fish is either slow, sick, or small. I know that I have a lot of maxi's in both of my tanks, and both tanks have tiny gobies and clowns. I haven't had any fish go missing, but I might just be lucky. :D

In my opinion it's a risk worth taking. And the odds that a maxi-mini is going to eat a healthy fish are pretty slim IMO.

mrbncal

02/01/2011, 08:13 PM

I haven't had any fish go missing, but I might just be lucky. :D

In my opinion it's a risk worth taking. And the odds that a maxi-mini is going to eat a healthy fish are pretty slim IMO.

Me to. I was just answering the guys question. . . I should have added "IMO". I am not an authority on maxi mini husbandry.

sam11909

02/01/2011, 09:43 PM

I wish there was more available information on maxi-mini's. Most of the stuff I know is just from experience or learning from other reefer's experiences.

ssavader

02/01/2011, 10:29 PM

Sam, can you give me/us the name of the LFS that is your supplier?

mrbncal

02/01/2011, 10:54 PM

Found this a few minutes ago. Would like to know where to find ones like these...

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/mini-carpets-perfect-small-sea-anemones

yardboy

02/02/2011, 07:11 AM

Found this a few minutes ago. Would like to know where to find ones like these...

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/mini-carpets-perfect-small-sea-anemones

Reef Gardner in Florida has them, but they are not cheap!

I'd like to throw this out about common names. They've been called mini-maxi carpets for quite a while, but since the name is unwieldy, others are looking for something else to call them. Somehow, Stichodactyla tapetum doesn't seem to roll off the tongue very easily so the name pizza anemone has been tossed about. Sorry, but that name is taken by Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, and it is more appropriate since it has three types of tentacles, one of which is thicker and along the outer edge, resulting in a "pizza crust" shape to the anemones. They are also somewhat larger, more of a fish eater, and much more difficult to raise. Definitely a species tank kind of anemone, unlike our mini-maxi's!
Just saying.

Pizza anemome with sexy and pederson shrimp symbionts, note edge of anemone

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/yardboy/068greencarpetanemonewithsexyshrimpadjust.jpg

sam11909

02/02/2011, 09:19 AM

I got to see the stinging power of my maxi last night. My largest anemone (4-5 inches) had one of my many serpent stars hanging out of it's mouth. These are the local kind that are about four inches arm to arm. I thought it was dead, but I saw that the two arms that were out of the mouth were trying to get away. Evetually the maxi won and took four of the five arms. After seeing that I see where a careless fish could get caught. Just thought it was interesting, and I'm glad I got to see it happen.

Sam, can you give me/us the name of the LFS that is your supplier?

Sure, these are the places I have found them.

Tallahassee: High Tide

Pensacola: Innerarity Reefs, Reef Scapes, and Water World

None of them get them regularly, but if you check often you can usually find one or two hiding with the ricordia's :clown: I've found about half of mine that way.

Found this a few minutes ago. Would like to know where to find ones like these...

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/mini-carpets-perfect-small-sea-anemones

I love that article! That's one of the best sources for info on these anemones. Reef Goddess (Morgan Mok) is one of the few people that is an expert on maxi-mini's.

And yes, pizza anemones are much different than maxi-mini's, pizza anemones will eat all your fish.

reefWW96

05/01/2011, 07:23 AM

I just started collecting these. I have 5 of them already. There all over south florida LFS. Almost every one i stop in seems to have them now. Most of mine are about $25 but i have been looking for a bluish coloration on one, which seem to be much harder to find. I also like them because of how easily you can reproduce them (by cutting)

AquaReeferMan

05/10/2011, 06:08 PM

I'll play. I only have one but I'm looking for more... Pics from iPhone 4

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/90ec27f5.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/eed6d0cd.jpg

Gary Majchrzak

05/10/2011, 06:48 PM

That's one of the best sources for info on these anemones. Reef Goddess (Morgan Mok) is one of the few people that is an expert on maxi-mini's.awww.. c'mon.

I think Morgan got most of the info for her article on Reef Central! :wavehand:

do a search of the archives using Stichodactyla tapetum as the keyword

BonsaiNut

12/07/2011, 07:46 PM

Some nice ones from Pacific Aqua Farms:

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini1.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini2.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini3.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini4.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini5.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini6.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini7.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini8.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini9.jpg

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/mini12.jpg

BonsaiNut

12/08/2011, 09:33 PM

LOL no comments? I thought these nems were jaw-dropping beautiful!

CJO

12/09/2011, 08:15 AM

I agree. They are gorgeous.

CJ

bradleym

12/09/2011, 08:29 AM

LOL no comments? I thought these nems were jaw-dropping beautiful!

I missed this thread the first time you posted. You're right about them being gorgeous! How many of them did you get me for Christmas? :D :D :D

rick12

12/09/2011, 08:34 AM

amazing colors! wish i could find such in my area. last time i saw such beauties here they went for $150. would love to see a pic of them in your system?

Cptn Spaulding

12/09/2011, 05:41 PM

My red, orange, and green skirted maxi. Picture doesn't do it justice!

BonsaiNut

12/13/2011, 08:19 AM

I missed this thread the first time you posted. You're right about them being gorgeous! How many of them did you get me for Christmas? :D :D :D

I bought them all for you, but sadly Santa disappeared with them... leaving a trail of wet footprints.

nam2212

12/13/2011, 05:13 PM

How large are these typically? I have seen them at the LFS that are about the diameter of somewhere between a baseball and a softball. I got one with an online order but it was only the size of a quarter.

CJO

12/14/2011, 08:42 AM

It sounds like you got a mini rather than a maxi mini.

CJ

nam2212

12/14/2011, 08:52 AM

It sounds like you got a mini rather than a maxi mini.

CJ

I figured they were different. Thanks for the info. Mine looks a lot like a ricordia florida but is bright green and purple.

TULSATYE

12/14/2011, 12:42 PM

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o62/tyejh/2011-11-10185421.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o62/tyejh/2011-11-19161856.jpg

Katar1975

12/14/2011, 03:28 PM

I found one that looks exactly like this one at Petco under some nasty lighting and conditions so I took a chance. I only paid $20 bucks for it because it was on special. HAHA Now it is bright looking like the one on the picture.

CrystalClobes

12/14/2011, 11:43 PM

LOL no comments? I thought these nems were jaw-dropping beautiful!

So where are they located. I would like to see if I could order some.

TULSATYE

12/16/2011, 11:45 AM

Mine is about the size of a small saucer...about 7-8" in diameter!

LeLutinBanni

12/16/2011, 01:45 PM

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3DzNsbj96nU/TnDlagzKf9I/AAAAAAAAAOY/Ls01oWv5Lxg/s912/DSCF0495.JPG?gl=CA

My trio

mrbncal

12/17/2011, 01:19 AM

wow great colors everyone

farlsincharge

12/22/2011, 07:27 PM

*Late post. Here's mine not centered on the Mini but I wanted to share all the same. It's blue-greyish in color and has tripled since I purchased it. On another note this is the culprit for 2 emerald crabs, 2 porcelain crabs, and 1 peppermint shrimp going missing.

lsingh

12/22/2011, 09:42 PM

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n556/lsingh1/IMG_3294-1.jpg

bradleym

12/23/2011, 12:04 AM

Just got these two in the mail yesterday!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zuYqhXQ9TJQ/TvQXuJt27VI/AAAAAAAABo4/32HzNfKqKVk/s800/IMG-20111222-00542.jpg

TULSATYE

12/23/2011, 09:31 AM

I bought mine from Petco too...it was $12! lol

DashTrash400

12/23/2011, 11:27 AM

Wow nice. I'll have to keep my eye open at petco next time I go. This is my first that I got yesterday.
http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g325/bureym/IMAG0383.jpg
http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g325/bureym/IMAG0382.jpg
Under actinic
http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g325/bureym/IMAG0377.jpg
http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g325/bureym/IMAG0379.jpg