How Much Are My Anemones Worth And Where Can I Get Any Flounder Somewh

[Marine/Freshwater?]

How much are my anemones worth? I have a ton of Brackish anemones. They are not coldwater, they are tropical. I am pretty sure they are Fouling Anemones. I was planning on selling some to my lfs. Personally I think they are pretty valuable because I am the only person I know of that has any brackish anemones other than snakelocks or beadlet anemones. My anemones are between pea sized to the size of an extra large marshmallow. I do not plan to sell my big one. I plan on selling 6 or so. A major problem is that my anemones are sticking to things. I do not know how to make them move. I have some still stuck to the same container I aclimated them in, it still lies on the bottom of my tank after a month. I want to work on aquascaping my tank but I can not take any of the ornaments out. There is a fine line between overdoing it with catering to specialized inhabitants and astetic apeal. I think I crossed that line. I still cannot get ahold of any hogchockers. I might settle for toungefish. Are BLACK-CHEEKED TONGUEFISH (Symphurus plagiusa) overpriced at 15 american dollars? Are they worth 20 dollar shipping?

 

[nmonks]

To quote Margaret Thatcher, something is worth what someone will pay for it. So by all means offer them for sale for fifty bucks a piece! The question is whether anyone will buy them at that... Likewise if Symphurus plagiusa is worth $20 to you, that's a good price! If it's too expensive for your tastes, then it's a bad price. These rare, one-off fish just don't have a fixed market price like guppies and neons.

Hogchoker soles (not hogchockers!) -- Trinectes maculatus -- are quite common in the trade but are likely seasonal. Places like Sachs Aquaculture seem to get them in fairly regularly and sell them mail order.

Cheers, Neale

 

[el_vulture619]

Since you live in florida, send some of those nems to me!! I ll give you 20 bucks for the marshmellow sized one Do they need alot of light? You can remove them by using your thumbnail and pressing up against the foot till you get under them, then work your way around. I also heard ice cubes work, but never tried it myself.

 

[Marine/Freshwater?]

My anemones are not photosythetic so any old aquarium light is ok. I do not have the faintest idea how to send them by mail. I do not trust the U.S. postal service to send such crudely packaged animals. The hogchocker soles are 13 buck at Sachs Aquaculture, that seems kind of pricey. I have caught a huge hogchoker sole before, however I have not seen any in years. I was planning on getting like 10.

EIDT: Are there any flounders sold in a saltwater setting that go brackish?

 

[eschaton]

You're supposed to remove anemones very slowly with your fingernail and/or a credit card around the pedal disc. Don't go fast or you can tear it - which means it probably won't survive.

Cnidarians generally ship far better than fish actually from what I understand, since they don't need space to move, have a slower metabolism, and in some cases can be exposed to air for short periods if they keep moist.