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MarkLW
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 11:11 AM
No I don't have one of these but was looking around eBay for a RBTA for my wife (BTW if you know where to get a RBTA local or on line please let me know...she wants one for our Anniversary - in just over a week)

Anyway take a look at this Purple Carpet Anemone (http://cgi.ebay.com/LIVE-CORAL-RARE-PURPLE-CARPET-ANEMONE_W0QQitemZ290029053926QQihZ019QQcategoryZ66 795QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
hobogato
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 11:17 AM
talk to bill (bstreep). i know he has a few that keep dividing.
watson0720
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 11:37 AM
check www.marshreef.com there was one for sale for 40
GaryP
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 02:49 PM
There are some problems that are associated with a carpet anemone. For one, they have a tendency to sting or eat your fish. They pack a powerful sting. An RBTA or LTA is a much better choice.
MarkLW
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 02:56 PM
I saw that on the eBay listing... defiantly not for me... we just put fish in our tank 120 and we started of with small fish and will be some time before they would be big enough to not get eaten by something that big :>

Figure someone with a big established tank say 360G like the one Dan has would be able make that beautiful thing a home…
abe77901
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 03:00 PM
my 16" blue carpet
seamonkey2
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 03:07 PM
preeeeeeety!! , man 1/4 of your tank just for big blue

Jose
GaryP
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 03:16 PM
They are awesome to look at. I guess its just a matter of whether you have the commitment to plan for and give the room necessary for one.
TruonkQ
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 07:55 PM
does it eat any fish? My green one ate about 5 fish =(
Viet-Tin
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 11:05 PM
I can relate...my green carpet ate my fish and trampled all over my coral. Ended up giving it away after it survived a crash.
OrionN
Fri, 15th Sep 2006, 11:07 PM
That ebay Carpet looks like a S. gigantea instead of the usual S. haddoni. Gigantea is a very difficult anemone to keep, not like Haddoni carpet like that of abe77901
abe77901
Sat, 16th Sep 2006, 07:06 AM
I fed mine a piece of table shrimp daily to keep it happy, and I never lost a single fish.
matt
Sat, 16th Sep 2006, 08:46 AM
Instar has several large RBTAs in one of his tanks; I'm sure he'd sell one to you.
GaryP
Sat, 16th Sep 2006, 12:46 PM
Good luck getting Instar to turn loose of one of those RBTA's. They are "special." I've been trying for a year.
i_love_pez
Sun, 17th Sep 2006, 07:36 AM
does it eat any fish? My green one ate about 5 fish =(

i know you probably thought this went away, but why did you never return my rubber maid tubs to me? those things cost money ya know.

5 dollars wont cover it this time (which you never gave me in the first place)

each one cost 8 bux at wally world and you have at least 3 of mine.

when do you plan on replacing them, or paying me for them?