Paid Alot for this, did I get ripped off??

nickxx4360 · 08/07/2009, 10:59 PM

LFS said it was a rare Anemone.

fishkid6692 · 08/07/2009, 11:06 PM

how much is a lot?

connecticut cichlids · 08/07/2009, 11:19 PM

And what store? Not that place on Tarrytown RD (rt 119) ?

kkdoughboy · 08/07/2009, 11:21 PM

That's pretty awesome! Never seen anything like that!

rendogg · 08/07/2009, 11:22 PM

Nice looking anemone! How much? Is that a brand new tank?

nickxx4360 · 08/07/2009, 11:22 PM

200$

nickxx4360 · 08/07/2009, 11:23 PM

nope not from tht place ;-) i live right down the block from there.

moo0o · 08/07/2009, 11:32 PM

I wouldn't pay 200 for an anemone, too sensitive for me. But it does look pretty rare, haven't seen one like that before.

I really hope this isn't a new tank, but from the look of the rocks, looks pretty new to me. I wish the best of luck with your anemone but they tend not to do well in young tanks.

nickxx4360 · 08/07/2009, 11:51 PM

4 months old. My wife and I thought it was 75 buck, till we chked the reciept.

Flipper62 · 08/08/2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally posted by nickxx4360
4 months old. My wife and I thought it was 75 buck, till we chked the reciept.

Hhhhmmmmm..... How did you think $75.00 & then pay $200.00

Didn't you look at the credit card slip before you signed it.

adtravels · 08/08/2009, 12:51 AM

It's a LTA, (macrodactyla doreensis) needs a deep(ish) sand bed, medium to strong light, medium current not surging, one of the less hard to keep clown hosting anemones if healthy.
I have seen some genuine pink ones and they are not very common so you may have got lucky.
Its natural host fish are A.polymnus, A. perioderaion, A. clarkii, and A chrysogaster(good luck).

adtravels · 08/08/2009, 12:53 AM

If you skimmer cup fills with a pinkish tinge then it is a dyed anemone.

connecticut cichlids · 08/08/2009, 01:56 AM

Did they have another one just like it? My saddle backs would look good in that anemone

RB Chagoi · 08/08/2009, 05:44 AM

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Originally posted by nickxx4360

LFS said it was a rare Anemone. [/B]

It depends, are you and the wife wishing you had not bought it now. Does the $200 really bother you? Can you afford the $200? Did the salesperson tell you $75 and the cashier rang $200? Was it marked $75?
If the answer to any of the above is yes, then you either made a bad decision or got ripped off?
If you did not answer no, then do you oooh and ahhh over the coral like most of us here. If so, I say enjoy, great purchase. She is a beauty! Be sure to take adtravels advice and check the skimmer cup.

If you skimmer cup fills with a pinkish tinge then it is a dyed anemone.

No pink, you like = good buy!

Ritten · 08/08/2009, 07:49 AM

I would call and talk to the manager and tell him you suspect its dyed and try to return it based on that.

teog · 08/08/2009, 09:04 AM

i dont spend more than $100.00 for anything that can die on me.

DiscoReefRover · 08/08/2009, 09:44 AM

I agree with the LTA .....the price on the other hand is way off wouldnt pay more than 30 bucks for a healthy LTA no matter the collor I have one very simmiar deep purple marroon base greenish tips really nice ...but i only paid 19.99 at LFS

jtunafish · 08/08/2009, 10:09 AM

I've seen some advertised as rare blue anenomes and actually went and checked them out and found out that they were dyed also, was told after a few months they wuld be white again, js

nickxx4360 · 08/08/2009, 10:49 AM

It isn't dyed. the color actually got deeper once it found the sandbed. It didnt like the rocks. I also had two black clowns in the sump, moved them to the anemone and looks even better. I am happy with the purchase. I cant find another one like this online.

nickxx4360 · 08/08/2009, 10:51 AM

Ritten · 08/08/2009, 11:07 AM

I'm not sure I get why you asked us if you got "ripped off". There is a reason you can't find another one online like it.

Teelabrown · 08/08/2009, 12:16 PM

Pretty! And you've made that little fishy so Happy!

NCSUsalt · 08/08/2009, 01:40 PM

all the dyed anemones I always see are a uniform color anyways. looks like a nicely colored LTA, but fair market value is no where near 200. you might want to make sure it wasn't a mistake on the part of the cashier

pimpinitup6969 · 08/08/2009, 01:57 PM

i would def contact the store and let them know you thought it was only 75 and the reciept says 200. Maybe it was a mistake and you could get a refund. either way its really cool i have never seen one that color

luther1200 · 08/08/2009, 02:01 PM

Why did you think it was $75?

08/07/2009, 10:59 PM	#1
nickxx4360 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WHite plains, NY Posts: 307	Paid Alot for this, did I get ripped off?? LFS said it was a rare Anemone.

08/07/2009, 11:06 PM	#2
fishkid6692 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: danbury, CT Posts: 3,193	how much is a lot? __________________ ~matt~ Current Tank Info: 180g - 4' by 3' by 2'. bubbleking mini 180, apex controller, (2) vortech mp40's, phosban reactor, geissmen moonlight fixture

08/07/2009, 11:22 PM	#6
nickxx4360 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WHite plains, NY Posts: 307	200$ __________________ [QUOTE=PogoMonogo;16696822]well, when a boy acro loves a girl acro, they give each other a special hug....[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 20long and 40breeder

08/07/2009, 11:23 PM	#7
nickxx4360 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WHite plains, NY Posts: 307	nope not from tht place ;-) i live right down the block from there. __________________ [QUOTE=PogoMonogo;16696822]well, when a boy acro loves a girl acro, they give each other a special hug....[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 20long and 40breeder

08/07/2009, 11:51 PM	#9
nickxx4360 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WHite plains, NY Posts: 307	4 months old. My wife and I thought it was 75 buck, till we chked the reciept. __________________ [QUOTE=PogoMonogo;16696822]well, when a boy acro loves a girl acro, they give each other a special hug....[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 20long and 40breeder

08/07/2009, 11:19 PM	#3
connecticut cichlids Craft Beer Geek Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT/NYC Posts: 1,469	And what store? Not that place on Tarrytown RD (rt 119) ?

08/07/2009, 11:21 PM	#4
kkdoughboy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nazareth, Pennsylvania Posts: 356	That's pretty awesome! Never seen anything like that!

08/07/2009, 11:22 PM	#5
rendogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abbotsford, B.C. Posts: 578	Nice looking anemone! How much? Is that a brand new tank?

08/07/2009, 11:32 PM	#8
moo0o Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SJ,CA Posts: 1,694	I wouldn't pay 200 for an anemone, too sensitive for me. But it does look pretty rare, haven't seen one like that before. I really hope this isn't a new tank, but from the look of the rocks, looks pretty new to me. I wish the best of luck with your anemone but they tend not to do well in young tanks.

08/08/2009, 12:51 AM	#11
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	It's a LTA, (macrodactyla doreensis) needs a deep(ish) sand bed, medium to strong light, medium current not surging, one of the less hard to keep clown hosting anemones if healthy. I have seen some genuine pink ones and they are not very common so you may have got lucky. Its natural host fish are A.polymnus, A. perioderaion, A. clarkii, and A chrysogaster(good luck). __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

08/08/2009, 12:53 AM	#12
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	If you skimmer cup fills with a pinkish tinge then it is a dyed anemone. __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

08/08/2009, 01:56 AM	#13
connecticut cichlids Craft Beer Geek Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT/NYC Posts: 1,469	Did they have another one just like it? My saddle backs would look good in that anemone

08/08/2009, 07:49 AM	#15
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	I would call and talk to the manager and tell him you suspect its dyed and try to return it based on that.

08/08/2009, 09:04 AM	#16
teog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 1,536	Re: Paid Alot for this, did I get ripped off?? i dont spend more than $100.00 for anything that can die on me.

08/08/2009, 09:44 AM	#17
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,603	I agree with the LTA .....the price on the other hand is way off wouldnt pay more than 30 bucks for a healthy LTA no matter the collor I have one very simmiar deep purple marroon base greenish tips really nice ...but i only paid 19.99 at LFS __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

08/08/2009, 10:09 AM	#18
jtunafish Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: L-P Illinois Posts: 133	I've seen some advertised as rare blue anenomes and actually went and checked them out and found out that they were dyed also, was told after a few months they wuld be white again, js

08/08/2009, 10:49 AM	#19
nickxx4360 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WHite plains, NY Posts: 307	It isn't dyed. the color actually got deeper once it found the sandbed. It didnt like the rocks. I also had two black clowns in the sump, moved them to the anemone and looks even better. I am happy with the purchase. I cant find another one like this online. __________________ [QUOTE=PogoMonogo;16696822]well, when a boy acro loves a girl acro, they give each other a special hug....[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 20long and 40breeder

08/08/2009, 10:51 AM	#20
nickxx4360 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WHite plains, NY Posts: 307	__________________ [QUOTE=PogoMonogo;16696822]well, when a boy acro loves a girl acro, they give each other a special hug....[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 20long and 40breeder

08/08/2009, 11:07 AM	#21
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	I'm not sure I get why you asked us if you got "ripped off". There is a reason you can't find another one online like it.

08/08/2009, 12:16 PM	#22
Teelabrown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 96	Pretty! And you've made that little fishy so Happy!

08/08/2009, 01:40 PM	#23
NCSUsalt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, NC Posts: 619	all the dyed anemones I always see are a uniform color anyways. looks like a nicely colored LTA, but fair market value is no where near 200. you might want to make sure it wasn't a mistake on the part of the cashier

08/08/2009, 01:57 PM	#24
pimpinitup6969 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Elmira, Ny Posts: 2,503	i would def contact the store and let them know you thought it was only 75 and the reciept says 200. Maybe it was a mistake and you could get a refund. either way its really cool i have never seen one that color __________________ I'd rather burp and taste it than fart and waste it! Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon, 150 Gallon

08/08/2009, 02:01 PM	#25
luther1200 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NJ, shore Posts: 4,376	Why did you think it was $75? __________________ Matt, 65G reef tank Current Tank Info: 65g reef, mix of sps, lps, few softies. Hoping to upgrade within the year.