One of the best sources of information on keeping a small reef tank is Nano-Reef.com. It’s a forum with thousands of members who post pictures, links, equipment reviews, questions, answers, and observations on their reef tanks. It has become my go-to for all things reefkeeping!
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| Main Forum page at www.nano-reef.com |
There are a few members there that keep multiple rock flower anemones (RFAs) in mixed reefs, and even some that have RFA-only tank. These members are the ones who inspired the “theme” of my smaller Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 10 gallon tank.
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| April 2016 |
In it, I have a total of 16 anemones that I have collected from a couple of vendors. I also keep tall, skinny, branching corals - called gorgonians - in the tank as well. I’ve found that gorgonians and rock flower anemones can live together peacefully and won’t sting or hurt each other. Also in the tank is a piece of purple plating sponge that also gets along with the anemones and gorgonians.
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| April 2017 |
This tank even won "Nano-Reef Tank of the Month" in May 2017 - you can read more about my tank here!
My favorite thing about these anemones is how many varieties of colors they come in. This also means there is a large range of prices for them as well. Very common or plain colored anemones can be found for as low as $20. And the rarer, more colorful ones can be hundreds of dollars!
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| $20 RFA from www.vipreef.com |
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| $125 RFA from www.tidalgardens.com |
They are generally easy to keep, though sometimes they have a difficult time in shipping. Overall they are one of my absolute favorites!
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