WTB Aiptasia anemones - Philadelphia, PA - Shipping/Pick-up

Wow, never thought I'd see anyone wanting these. Try Manhattanreefs.com and reefcentral.com. Both sites are devoted to SW and you should have much more luck there.

I have one growing on my windowsill, it's growing quickly... cool creatures. I might be able to get some for you. let me do some checking. PM me if you're interested.

It's growing on your windowsill? Is your window sill under saltwater because that's the only place these grow. They grow like weeds in saltwater.

I should rephrase that I guess... Aiptasia will grow under almost any circumstances, as long as there is salt in the water. For instance, I recently saw a 10,000 gallon ozone injection tank, where ozone is injected in sea water before it is mixed into a much larger tank to help with water quality... this tank is outdoors, unheated, and has almost no light, except a 12" round inspection window. The window is covered with aiptasia. it's unreal.

I found a piece of live rock with an aiptasia, and decided to see how long it would survive in a deli cup. after 4 weeks I had become attached to it, and decided to start treating it a bit nicer. I got a 1/2 gallon jar with an air tight plastic lid. Drilled 2 holes in it, one for a rigid air line, and one for a feeding pipette that is also used for water changes. It's getting pretty big.

I've been adding decapsulated brine shrimp eggs and powdered spirulina every other day or so. Some get eaten almost immediately... others hatch and then get eaten. Some end up on the floor. It's been running for almost 3 weeks this way, and all I've seen is rapid growth.

Wow thats neat , got any pictures mellow, I would like to see what your talking about . I wish I could do a SW tank. I just dont knwo where to start research on the start up of the tank . LOL ~~ seems like everyone has a dif O, and All I want is the right' one .. LOL ~~ I am sure glad I have the sense with planted tanks ~~ But would be nice to have a nano reef' one day .. If anyone knows a great place of info , please pass it on !! in no way im I trying to hijack here, mellow !! please get this student a few of these things if ya can !! he stated he would pay shipping . So thats cool, and I guess if you keep it wet , or airtight it would live am i right ? gl 2 THE op .

I dont know what your looking at as far as time, but you can culture these very easily, as mellowvision can obviously attest too! haha If you can get your hands on a few im sure you could get them multiplying like crazy. Give them something to grow on, feed them and give them decent water flow and you will have tons in no time!

You ever make it up to hazleton I know a LFS that has 10-12 tanks full of them

Try disturbing them. Part of what makes them so hard to get rid of is the fact that they release spores or something when they feel threatened.