Help ID stuff from Petco

allendehl · 01/23/2018, 03:24 PM

I've been in my local petco a couple of times and these guys are permanent hosts. Light is terrible so everything there look like ready to jump off the tanks.
I'd like your help IDing some of the stuff...who knows..maybe they have the steal of the year and I am missing out

Thanks!!

humphreyhh · 01/23/2018, 03:26 PM

The one on the right in the first picture and all circled out in the second picture are maxi/mini carpet anemones. Very hardy anemone.

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AlSimmons · 01/23/2018, 03:31 PM

1. Green Star Polyps
2. Maxi-Mini Carpet Anemone
3. Zoanthids of some sort

All Maxi-Minis in the second picture.

allendehl · 01/23/2018, 03:49 PM

Thank you both for the quick help. These Maxi-Mini look horrendous. Any chances they turn out to be something worth taking under good care and light?

jlmawp · 01/23/2018, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by allendehl

Thank you both for the quick help. These Maxi-Mini look horrendous. Any chances they turn out to be something worth taking under good care and light?

From what I know about Petco (my sister works at one, and from the few purchases I've made there), everything is just not well-cared-for. The zoas I bought from them about a month into owning my tank have since gone from straight-up tan to a nice orangy center with green-ish tentacles. My guess is that with good light, good water, and supplemental feedings, those things will get better color on them. Maybe not an insane amount, but the nems will most likely show marked improvement under your care.

The other piece of advice would be not to purchase from them, and to move on to another place.

LeJeune981 · 01/23/2018, 06:04 PM

I just got a hell of a deal at my local petco..well 2

First..I got a rare and beautiful purple tang.. 100 bucks... wayyyyy more on live aquaria or saltwaterfish.com
Almost double the price

And I got a little flower pot coral (I think) for the "misc frag" price of 14 bucks... it is also very expencive online

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Sk8r · 01/23/2018, 07:01 PM

Do dip corals, qt fish.

allendehl · 01/24/2018, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

Do dip corals, qt fish.

No kidding!!!

01/23/2018, 03:24 PM	#1
allendehl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 692	Help ID stuff from Petco I've been in my local petco a couple of times and these guys are permanent hosts. Light is terrible so everything there look like ready to jump off the tanks. I'd like your help IDing some of the stuff...who knows..maybe they have the steal of the year and I am missing out Thanks!! __________________ [Newbie here so please take my opinions carefully] Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 (72G) \| Jebao DCT 4000 (1056 GPH Max) \| Reef Octopus 152-S \| 2 X Jebao PP8 (2100 GPH Max)

01/23/2018, 03:26 PM	#2
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	Help ID stuff from Petco The one on the right in the first picture and all circled out in the second picture are maxi/mini carpet anemones. Very hardy anemone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/23/2018, 03:49 PM	#4
allendehl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 692	Thank you both for the quick help. These Maxi-Mini look horrendous. Any chances they turn out to be something worth taking under good care and light? __________________ [Newbie here so please take my opinions carefully] Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 (72G) \| Jebao DCT 4000 (1056 GPH Max) \| Reef Octopus 152-S \| 2 X Jebao PP8 (2100 GPH Max)

01/23/2018, 07:01 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Do dip corals, qt fish. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/23/2018, 03:31 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	1. Green Star Polyps 2. Maxi-Mini Carpet Anemone 3. Zoanthids of some sort All Maxi-Minis in the second picture.

01/23/2018, 06:04 PM	#6
LeJeune981 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 747	I just got a hell of a deal at my local petco..well 2 First..I got a rare and beautiful purple tang.. 100 bucks... wayyyyy more on live aquaria or saltwaterfish.com Almost double the price And I got a little flower pot coral (I think) for the "misc frag" price of 14 bucks... it is also very expencive online Sent from my SM-S907VL using Tapatalk