What is this (Sea dwelling creatures) coral? - Page 2

Gary Majchrzak · 11/23/2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 1DeR9_3Hy

I have not been following the "furnace" pics long...has anyone seen colorful mini carpets come through there?

think he's bustin' our chops, Miguel?

1DeR9_3Hy · 11/23/2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Majchrzak

think he's bustin' our chops, Miguel?

Is this one of those things....you just dont bother asking?

Gary Majchrzak · 11/23/2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 1DeR9_3Hy

Is this one of those things....you just dont bother asking?

Google Stichodactyla tapetum "mini carpet anemone"

1DeR9_3Hy · 11/23/2009, 07:07 PM

Hmmm...did a quick search and seem to find the same thing. Are they just not that common in the wholesale/retail loop...limited to fellow hobbyist?

Gary Majchrzak · 11/23/2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 1DeR9_3Hy

Hmmm...did a quick search and seem to find the same thing. Are they just not that common in the wholesale/retail loop...limited to fellow hobbyist?

not limited to either hobbyist or retailers but very uncommon

1DeR9_3Hy · 11/24/2009, 09:58 AM

Thanks again Gary, i have been able to find some locally i am picking up next week...they guy says they are rather plain. But then again he has them under 10K bulbs, so hopefully they will liven up under actinics.

tkfishguy · 12/02/2009, 05:55 PM

The "lollipop" tunicates we're calling in house "orange tiger tuni"(cate). the grey and black ones started to pop up in our system a while back and we encouraged it to grow on the eggcrate in our frag tanks. The orange variety comes in from Australia and doesn't ship well so it sits in the frag system untill we are sure it can ship again. We don't feed that system at all, and all in all; there is under 50 lbs of liverock in it. The assumed prices are way high. I don't set retail prices, but they are wholesale priced reasonably lower than items that retail in the 2-3 hundred dollar range. When we frag them the colony peels off of the rock like a snail's foot, and tends to do very well even in small frags.

-Tim

Gary Majchrzak · 12/02/2009, 09:05 PM

thanks for that info, Tim

1DeR9_3Hy · 12/02/2009, 09:42 PM

Wow...good to know, thanks for the heads up.

What type of care would this require? Or a better question might be, what level of care would you place them in? Zoanthid? SPS?

organism · 12/03/2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Majchrzak

think he's bustin' our chops, Miguel?

I would think so

I've seen them come in from ***** in the ****** area of the ******* islands though if that helps... Whoever cracks that code will be swimming in max minis

1DeR9_3Hy · 12/03/2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by organism

I would think so

I've seen them come in from ***** in the ****** area of the ******* islands though if that helps... Whoever cracks that code will be swimming in max minis

Thanks

I was actually able to get a few of the real mini mini nems, about the size of a quarter. They look great, but they are no maxi's.

12/02/2009, 09:05 PM	#33
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11/23/2009, 07:07 PM	#29
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	Hmmm...did a quick search and seem to find the same thing. Are they just not that common in the wholesale/retail loop...limited to fellow hobbyist?

11/24/2009, 09:58 AM	#31
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	Thanks again Gary, i have been able to find some locally i am picking up next week...they guy says they are rather plain. But then again he has them under 10K bulbs, so hopefully they will liven up under actinics.

12/02/2009, 05:55 PM	#32
tkfishguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles, Downtown Posts: 5	The "lollipop" tunicates we're calling in house "orange tiger tuni"(cate). the grey and black ones started to pop up in our system a while back and we encouraged it to grow on the eggcrate in our frag tanks. The orange variety comes in from Australia and doesn't ship well so it sits in the frag system untill we are sure it can ship again. We don't feed that system at all, and all in all; there is under 50 lbs of liverock in it. The assumed prices are way high. I don't set retail prices, but they are wholesale priced reasonably lower than items that retail in the 2-3 hundred dollar range. When we frag them the colony peels off of the rock like a snail's foot, and tends to do very well even in small frags. -Tim

12/02/2009, 09:42 PM	#34
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	Wow...good to know, thanks for the heads up. What type of care would this require? Or a better question might be, what level of care would you place them in? Zoanthid? SPS?