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Bongo Shrimp 11/25/2010 02:03 PM

Maxi Mini Anemone Show Off
 
Here's my new little guy:
http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/u...G_7783_LRG.jpg

Bad pic taken with my iPhone:
http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/u...50/photo-4.jpg


Let's see yours!

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/w...kbak/mini2.jpg

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

Kyle22 11/25/2010 03:56 PM

Here's my maxi
http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/...8/b71ea3d1.jpg

rick12 11/25/2010 05:51 PM

2 Attachment(s)
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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!

Quote:

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/r...f/IMG_4369.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...f/IMG_4382.jpg

sam11909 12/04/2010 09:23 PM

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1291519249

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1291519343

CJO 12/06/2010 08:37 AM

Here's mine
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/f...petAnenome.jpg

CJ

sam11909 01/30/2011 11:02 PM

Picked this one up a few days ago.

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?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/...12965398740001

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

sam11909 02/01/2011 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrbncal (Post 18267145)
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam11909 (Post 18267633)
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrbncal (Post 18271041)
: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

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam11909 (Post 18271554)
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.


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