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fishoholic
10-08-2011, 01:23 PM
I was told about maxi mini's a week ago and I ended up getting one. Very cool smaller 2-6 inches anemones.

Some info on them
http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/mini-carpets-perfect-small-sea-anemones

Here's mine
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0007.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0157.jpg

ALang
10-08-2011, 02:52 PM
" they are favoured by Sexy Shrimps..." LOL

Shamed that they don't host clowns. My long tentacle anemone is getting huge. I'd like to exchange him for a smaller anemone for them.

Would really like to see colors like those in the pictures (orange, red, purple, yellow) in the LFS.

Not good. Another animal to obsess over. And you can't have just one, either, like Dawn said.

noirsphynx
10-08-2011, 05:36 PM
Here's mine. It's blue with a pink mouth and base, has a green skirt and the tips of all the tentacles are pink. It hosts a white porcelain anemone crab. I really do need a couple/few more nicely coloured ones but must wait for now.

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/DSC_0024-2.jpg

badfish!
10-08-2011, 05:38 PM
Thanks for the link, I picked one up too, couldn't decide with one with the red in it or the green one that sort of looked like a ric, but I went with a red one like yours.

bkelly
10-08-2011, 05:47 PM
I got a purple with green edge one just a while ago. its really healthy sticky found a good spot. It sure reacts fast when i feed it. Thats cool about the anem crab, i may put one in for it!

noirsphynx
10-08-2011, 05:50 PM
I'd also like to get some mini min's but I haven't ever seen them around. Here's a thread I follow on NR that has some jaw dropping gorgeous nems.
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=235118

noirsphynx
10-08-2011, 05:51 PM
I got a purple with green edge one just a while ago. its really healthy sticky found a good spot. It sure reacts fast when i feed it. Thats cool about the anem crab, i may put one in for it!

Any pics to show off?

ALang
10-08-2011, 05:53 PM
Love your Blue one, too, Dawn.
Boy, you girls take awesome pictures!
Maybe we need to have a lesson from you two for one of our up-coming Reefer's Meeting?? Along with Steve's Fragging workshop.

So did you have to purchase your crab along with the anemone, or did your existing crab find it in the tank?
I would love to have one of these and introduce some Sexy Shrimps along with it, but am terrified that one of my resident fishes would think that I am treating them with tasty snacks!

noirsphynx
10-08-2011, 06:00 PM
Love your Blue one, too, Dawn.
Boy, you girls take awesome pictures!
Maybe we need to have a lesson from you two for one of our up-coming Reefer's Meeting?? Along with Steve's Fragging workshop.

So did you have to purchase your crab along with the anemone, or did your existing crab find it in the tank?
I would love to have one of these and introduce some Sexy Shrimps along with it, but am terrified that one of my resident fishes would think that I am treating them with tasty snacks!

Lol, it'a called an expensive DSLR "point and shoot" that you have no idea how to fully use :lol:

I had the nem for quite a while before the crab. I brought the crab home and after acclimation I put it in a small net and I released it where the nem was and it was love at first site, the crab hasn't moved an inch from the nem since :mrgreen: I haven't had the mis-fortune of loosing any fish to it thank goodness but yes they can eat small fish. It's usually the "clumsy, not too bright" fish who end up as food. All my fish seem to know to stay away from it.

bkelly
10-08-2011, 06:08 PM
I'd also like to get some mini min's but I haven't ever seen them around. Here's a thread I follow on NR that has some jaw dropping gorgeous nems.
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=235118

Heres where i got mine - Bayside Corals, same one as the photo, they may still have some.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=182590681807286&set=pu.155177321215289&type=1&theater

noirsphynx
10-08-2011, 06:18 PM
Heres where i got mine - Bayside Corals, same one as the photo, they may still have some.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=182590681807286&set=pu.155177321215289&type=1&theater

That's very nice! Thanks for sharing a pic :smile:

ALang
10-08-2011, 06:28 PM
Boy I love that orange/ green and peach colored one!
This can get dangerous ( the obsession). I MUST resist. With so many color variations, how to stop at just one or two?

Ummm, BTW, HOW much do these go for??:sad:
I need another job!

fishoholic
10-08-2011, 06:35 PM
Lol, it'a called an expensive DSLR "point and shoot" that you have no idea how to fully use :lol:.

ditto :mrgreen:

fishoholic
10-08-2011, 06:36 PM
Boy I love that orange/ green and peach colored one!
This can get dangerous ( the obsession). I MUST resist. With so many color variations, how to stop at just one or two?

Ummm, BTW, HOW much do these go for??:sad:
I need another job!

$40 at the store by your work

Chowder
10-08-2011, 06:37 PM
I have bougth six over the last year in some nice colours. I myself can not keep them from bleaching in my tank. No matter where I put them. Medium light, low light, in a cave they all bleach. Even in my frag tank under t5's. It really upsets me I can't keep these unbleached because they are so colourfull and they stay in one spot close to where you place them.

Chris

fishoholic
10-08-2011, 07:01 PM
I have bougth six over the last year in some nice colours. I myself can not keep them from bleaching in my tank. No matter where I put them. Medium light, low light, in a cave they all bleach. Even in my frag tank under t5's. It really upsets me I can't keep these unbleached because they are so colourfull and they stay in one spot close to where you place them.

Chris

How long did you have them before they bleached? I've had mine for almost a week it's under T5's about 2 feet away from the light but the bulbs are old and I was meaning to replace them soon. However I don't want to bleach my maxi mini

Hawkaholic
10-08-2011, 07:01 PM
I got this little guy almost a year ago...lost him a few times....he wouldn't stay put. After seeing the other mini nems...I want more!!! :twised::twised:

http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad287/xXHawkaholicXx/One%20Eighty%20Gallon/P6060027.jpg

Hawkaholic
10-08-2011, 07:08 PM
I have bougth six over the last year in some nice colours. I myself can not keep them from bleaching in my tank. No matter where I put them. Medium light, low light, in a cave they all bleach. Even in my frag tank under t5's. It really upsets me I can't keep these unbleached because they are so colourfull and they stay in one spot close to where you place them.

Chris

I've had mine under T5s and 250W halides...pretty much everywhere in the tank and it never lost color...could be something else besides the lighting.

ALang
10-08-2011, 07:08 PM
Thanks for sharing that Chowder.
More people post about problems, the better we can understand them.

I will have to go check them out then. Thanks.
$40 I can afford...if they have any nicely colored ones left, that is.

ALang
10-08-2011, 07:09 PM
Hey, Hawk, ready to frag that little guy??
It is BEAUTIFUL!!

Hawkaholic
10-08-2011, 08:40 PM
Hey, Hawk, ready to frag that little guy??
It is BEAUTIFUL!!

Thanks...I'm not sure if I can cut up the little bugger lol.

toytech
10-08-2011, 08:44 PM
Ive got 4 of these now and they take realy well to being cut up , they heal quick .

Delphinus
10-08-2011, 09:20 PM
I've lost two seahares to mine. 2-3 days after being put in they find the mini carpet and that's the end of that.

Pretty colours though!

Chowder
10-09-2011, 06:08 AM
How long did you have them before they bleached? I've had mine for almost a week it's under T5's about 2 feet away from the light but the bulbs are old and I was meaning to replace them soon. However I don't want to bleach my maxi mini

They all starting bleaching around the two week mark for me. There are alot of people that have had success with these. Just keep in mind they are a low light anemone. In my main tank they were under 14K 250W halides.


Chris

Chowder
10-09-2011, 06:11 AM
I've had mine under T5s and 250W halides...pretty much everywhere in the tank and it never lost color...could be something else besides the lighting.

It's possible . I still have 5 . I did loose one to a power head. when I first got them. There are three in my frag tank and two in my main tank in the shade . None of them have shown any hint of there colour comming back.

Chris

Chowder
10-09-2011, 06:13 AM
Thanks...I'm not sure if I can cut up the little bugger lol.

They are one of the easiest anemone to frag or cut. The handle it well and fully heel with in a month so I have read.


Chris

Proteus
10-09-2011, 06:17 AM
Buy far my favorite nem. Has never moved Its under 20k halides w 10k t5. Color is amazing. About 6 in across

noirsphynx
10-09-2011, 01:45 PM
I got this little guy almost a year ago...lost him a few times....he wouldn't stay put. After seeing the other mini nems...I want more!!! :twised::twised:

Oooo, I like!

noirsphynx
10-09-2011, 01:46 PM
I've had mine under T5s and 250W halides...pretty much everywhere in the tank and it never lost color...could be something else besides the lighting.

+1 mine is under the same lighting and has been in a few places in the tank and never lost any colour.

Hawkaholic
10-09-2011, 04:29 PM
It's possible . I still have 5 . I did loose one to a power head. when I first got them. There are three in my frag tank and two in my main tank in the shade . None of them have shown any hint of there colour comming back.

Chris
That's weird...I'm wondering if putting one in a different tank would change things. If you have a buddy with a tank maybe place one in there and see what happens.

noirsphynx
10-13-2011, 02:30 PM
My newest surprise. My husband surprised me with this one.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/DSC_0029-1.jpg

daniella3d
10-13-2011, 02:49 PM
Interesting. Mine was at the bottom of the tank when I had my old metal halide 14 plusright but then I replaced that with a Phoenix 14k brand new and it moved right underneat the MH. Go figure, I guess Phoenix bulbs are not that strong, and even my maxi mini agree.

Now it's pretty close to the metal halide and seem happy. It also changed color as it was light pink when I got it and now it's much darker in color. I think it was a bit bleached before. I would not call mine low light though.

They all starting bleaching around the two week mark for me. There are alot of people that have had success with these. Just keep in mind they are a low light anemone. In my main tank they were under 14K 250W halides.


Chris

SeaHorse_Fanatic
10-13-2011, 05:38 PM
My newest surprise. My husband surprised me with this one.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/DSC_0029-1.jpg

Amazing colours. Actually all these nems posted in this thread are "WOW" when it comes to colouration.

fishoholic
10-13-2011, 06:00 PM
My newest surprise. My husband surprised me with this one.


Awesome it looks like mine :biggrin:

Oilers
10-13-2011, 07:41 PM
Wow, they are beautiful. Does anybody have one that they want to sell or know any LFS carrying them?

Blue Ram
10-13-2011, 08:44 PM
Any retailers in Calgary have them in stock?

Carmen
10-13-2011, 09:12 PM
We have a few in right now at the Calgary Store! Cute little things! I have a couple too!
I'll try to get a couple pics up of the ones in the Calgary store.

SteveConn
10-13-2011, 11:20 PM
Anyone have a colorful one they want to sell or frag? LFS seems to have only muted colored ones :-/

fishoholic
10-14-2011, 12:22 AM
Wow, they are beautiful. Does anybody have one that they want to sell or know any LFS carrying them?

I got mine at Big als in Edmonton

RedCoralOnlineStore
10-14-2011, 12:31 AM
Few Maxi Mini Anemone's In Stock at Calgary Store

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r474/ctash_album/OCTOBER2011/1013047.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r474/ctash_album/OCTOBER2011/1013046.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r474/ctash_album/OCTOBER2011/1013045.jpg
not sure if the last one is of the same type?... Little larger but came in as a maxi mini.
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r474/ctash_album/OCTOBER2011/1013048.jpg

noirsphynx
10-14-2011, 03:53 AM
Wow, they are beautiful. Does anybody have one that they want to sell or know any LFS carrying them?

Mine last one and Laurie's are from BA's

noirsphynx
10-14-2011, 03:55 AM
Few Maxi Mini Anemone's In Stock at Calgary Store http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r474/ctash_album/OCTOBER2011/1013045.jpg

I like.

Delphinus
10-15-2011, 01:51 AM
Has anyone tried a porcelain crab with these?

Carmen
10-15-2011, 02:14 AM
Great question Tony! I was wondering te same thing! I have a couple maxi minis in my tank and was going to take home a little porcelain to see if it would tolerate it.

noirsphynx
10-15-2011, 02:53 AM
Has anyone tried a porcelain crab with these?

Ummm, yup......my blue one is pictured on the 1st page with my porcelain:mrgreen:

MarkoD
10-15-2011, 03:54 AM
bought one today at Big Als for 40 bucks.

purple with green rim

noirsphynx
10-15-2011, 04:10 AM
bought one today at Big Als for 40 bucks.

purple with green rim

Pictures please :biggrin:

Delphinus
10-15-2011, 05:57 AM
Ummm, yup......my blue one is pictured on the 1st page with my porcelain:mrgreen:

Oops haha. :redface: Thanks.

It's good reassurance though, thanks for that. I bought one tonight and ushered him close to mine. He hasn't gone in yet though but sitting close by as if thinking of it.

Carmen
10-15-2011, 12:59 PM
Ummm, yup......my blue one is pictured on the 1st page with my porcelain:mrgreen:

OOPS!:redface:

MarkoD
10-15-2011, 04:56 PM
Pictures please :biggrin:

lol as soon as i find it.... it decided to move overnight and i have no idea where it is

jorjef
10-15-2011, 08:29 PM
The five I have, smallest is about a loonie, largest 6" plus.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/carpet003.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/carpet004.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/carpet005.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/carpet006.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/carpet007.jpg

fishoholic
10-15-2011, 08:40 PM
Cool!

Oilers
10-16-2011, 08:37 AM
Got mine today at Big Al too. Cool little thing!

Carmen
10-16-2011, 01:27 PM
Very nice collection Jorjef! Love that bluish one!

noirsphynx
10-16-2011, 01:37 PM
Got mine today at Big Al too. Cool little thing!

:photo:?

Oilers
10-17-2011, 04:03 AM
Here is mine.

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/?action=view&current=maxmini.jpg

noirsphynx
10-17-2011, 04:25 AM
Here is mine.

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/?action=view&current=maxmini.jpg

Nice, I like!

jorjef
11-21-2011, 03:10 PM
A few new additions.....

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/utf-8BSU1HLTIwMTExMTE4LTAwMjY2LmpwZw.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/utf-8BSU1HLTIwMTExMTE4LTAwMjY1LmpwZw.jpg

fishoholic
11-21-2011, 03:17 PM
Very nice. jorjef the last few pic.'s of maxi mini's you took inspired me to get another one, pictured below. I hope my LFS get more different coloured ones in as they're pretty cool :biggrin:


http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0194.jpg

fishoholic
11-21-2011, 03:19 PM
Here is mine.

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/?action=view&current=maxmini.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/maxmini.jpg

Just cause I'm lazy and hate clicking links :biggrin:

daniella3d
11-21-2011, 04:45 PM
How can you have them all bleaching? do you have any trace of copper or something maybe in your water? What is your salinity and how are you testing it?

They do move and quite a bit if the light is not suitable for them.

A video of my maxi mini and the porcelaine crab feeding. It's so cute to see them together:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UTcHdzKWJD4



I have bougth six over the last year in some nice colours. I myself can not keep them from bleaching in my tank. No matter where I put them. Medium light, low light, in a cave they all bleach. Even in my frag tank under t5's. It really upsets me I can't keep these unbleached because they are so colourfull and they stay in one spot close to where you place them.

Chris

Delphinus
11-21-2011, 05:20 PM
That's interesting. I thought maybe mine had bleached because I had added NP pellets to the tank a few weeks before, but now that casts doubt on that it having anything to do with the pellets.

Mine, after about 8 months in my tank, went from looking like the first one pictured by jorjef at the top of page 6, to looking like the first one pictured by jorjef at the bottom of page 6. This happened in a space of about 2 weeks. It eats fine and does not move from its spot. I will try to post some before/after pictures later when I get chance.

Jorjef are those the same anemones? You say some of them are new so I'm not sure if that one in particular is new as well.

Coralgurl
11-21-2011, 05:41 PM
I just got one of these last night!! Very cool, but the kids think it looks like a mushroom...noticed it had spread out a bit and moved this morning, is red with green tips. Got it for my clowns, but I guess they won't host these??? Still pretty cool! Didn't realize they had such a following!!

jorjef
11-21-2011, 06:11 PM
Jorjef are those the same anemones? You say some of them are new so I'm not sure if that one in particular is new as well.

There are two groups of pictures, one set has five carpets and the second has two pics. with a total of four carpets. The four are the newest ones I've picked up. I have nine in total. All have either the original color some have intensified, the brown one was shipped to meet sight unseen and arrived that color

Delphinus
11-21-2011, 07:07 PM
Where are you finding them with such variation by the way? All the ones I see up around here all have the exact same colour/patterns.

I actually meant the first picture of each grouping, sorry if that didn't come out right. Specifically these two pictures:

This one:
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/carpet003.jpg
(Mine started off looking like this)

And this one:
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/utf-8BSU1HLTIwMTExMTE4LTAwMjY2LmpwZw.jpg
(which mine now looks like as of two weeks ago)

I was curious if these two pictures are of the same anemone or two different ones?

jorjef
11-21-2011, 07:22 PM
The first pic was my very first one and was bought locally in Regina. The second I bought from Kelly at the Reef Shoppe a week or two ago, so no they are different. Kelly has pretty good luck in getting a good variety of colors and patterns. I bought some of the others from Bayside in Saskatoon. The newest four were two from the Reef Shoppe, two from Bayside.

daniella3d
11-21-2011, 11:30 PM
Also in case that some people here don't know about it, they are extremely easy to frag. Simply cut them in half or in 4 part with a sharp razor blade or a scalpel and they will heal in a few weeks and you'll have 2 or 4 of them.

I never dare do this to mine though, but they are supposed to be very hardy and heal well.

Reefie
12-29-2011, 09:42 PM
WOW!!! These bad boys are sexy!!!
Anyone know where in Metro Vancouver I can get one or a few of these???

tang daddy
12-29-2011, 10:08 PM
WOW!!! These bad boys are sexy!!!
Anyone know where in Metro Vancouver I can get one or a few of these???

Ocean Aquatics has them in

Reefie
12-29-2011, 10:35 PM
Thanks a bunch! I'm going to pop in there on the weekend.

Ocean Aquatics has them in

The Grizz
01-03-2012, 09:27 PM
I now have 3 but looking for more all the time I am in the cities

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/296e899b.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/142311d1.jpg

Chowder
01-03-2012, 09:40 PM
How can you have them all bleaching? do you have any trace of copper or something maybe in your water? What is your salinity and how are you testing it?

They do move and quite a bit if the light is not suitable for them.

A video of my maxi mini and the porcelaine crab feeding. It's so cute to see them together:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UTcHdzKWJD4


Sorry didn't see this post. It took about 2-3 weeks for all mine to bleach. They all were placed on the end of my rock work in a shaded area under 250w de bulbs. I also put a few in my frag tank under T5's also in a shded area. All have bleached on me and have never moved more then a inch from where I placed them. I have had them for about a year now and all still are bleached. Like Tony I have been running BIO Beads the whole time. I do realize these are low light anemones .

Chris

Reefie
01-04-2012, 06:22 PM
These guys are sooo ADDICTIVE!!!
I found some at King Ed, ended up buying all 3!!!
Nice colours too, Purple with Green edges.

Now I want MORE MORE MORE!!!

If anyone's got any with different colours in Vancouver, I'm in for one or two or maybe MORE! Haha!! :biggrin:

Chowder
01-04-2012, 06:59 PM
They just got 6 more in at King ED

Reefie
01-04-2012, 07:07 PM
Any idea what colours they got in? I tried phoning, but nobody is picking up there.

Chowder
01-04-2012, 07:33 PM
Not to sure they were still in the bag when I got there. What I could see they looked very similar to Grizz's last photo.

Chris

Reefie
01-04-2012, 07:37 PM
Thanks Chowder! I finally got through to K.E. and they said they are the same colours as the ones I bought, same supplier.

For now I'm still on the hunt for more Mini Maxi's!!! Haha!

Chowder
01-04-2012, 07:55 PM
J&L and OA have them in too.

Chowder
01-04-2012, 07:56 PM
J&L had a orange/red one and a few others that I can remember. The ones at OA are hard to tell what they are under there lighting.

The Grizz
01-04-2012, 08:07 PM
A better shot of my 2 newest ones, god I love these thing!:biggrin:

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/c35b9947.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/109d9cb4.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/c525f5b4.jpg

fishoholic
01-10-2012, 06:17 PM
New pic's of my six maxi mini's (some are in "hard to take a pic of spots" but I tired)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0069.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0070-1.jpg

Same pic as above but I changed the contrast to make it brighter so you can see the 2nd maxi mini better
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0070-1-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0073-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0077.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0083.jpg

jakejake
01-10-2012, 06:30 PM
anyone in edmonton selling these

The Grizz
01-10-2012, 06:49 PM
Big Als is where a couple of mine and fishoholic's came from. Blue Water had one in store a few weeks ago too.

jakejake
01-10-2012, 06:52 PM
thanks grizz

ALang
01-10-2012, 08:35 PM
Laurie, you have them on your rocks, did you have to physically move them there, or did they just moved themselves??
Mine just burrowed into my sand bed and stayed. Not a problem, but the sand-sifting goby has been sifting sand into them, and I can't always be avail to blow the sand off.
They don't seem to inflate or do anything to "shake" off the sand, either...so don't really know if that's really bothering them, or just me:sad:??

Anyone else have this problem??

noirsphynx
01-10-2012, 09:33 PM
anyone in edmonton selling these
Big Als is where a couple of mine and fishoholic's came from. Blue Water had one in store a few weeks ago too.

Mine have come from Blue World and Big Al's. I know last time I was in at Red Coral Steve had some nice little ones.

Laurie, I like the two orange ones, I don't have any that colour yet......I need to go shopping:mrgreen:

paddyob
01-10-2012, 09:37 PM
I'd also like to get some mini min's but I haven't ever seen them around. Here's a thread I follow on NR that has some jaw dropping gorgeous nems.
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=235118

Are you kidding?

BW had some.

Big ALS has them right now.

reefwars
01-10-2012, 09:39 PM
i see these in just about every store all the time not sure why people say they cant find em......i have 2 ...about to have 8 after tonight ...hehehe;pppp

noirsphynx
01-10-2012, 09:41 PM
Are you kidding?

BW had some.

Big ALS has them right now.

Yeah but are they mini mini's or mini maxi's? Mini mini's are hard to find. I know they have Mini Maxi's.

noirsphynx
01-10-2012, 09:44 PM
i see these in just about every store all the time not sure why people say they cant find em......i have 2 ...about to have 8 after tonight ...hehehe;pppp

Awesome Denny. I hope you're going to share pics too :mrgreen:

bignose
01-10-2012, 11:40 PM
whats the difference between mini mini and maxi mini?

fishytime
01-10-2012, 11:53 PM
whats the difference between mini mini and maxi mini?

about three-ish inches

paddyob
01-11-2012, 12:26 AM
Yeah but are they mini mini's or mini maxi's? Mini mini's are hard to find. I know they have Mini Maxi's.

Mini Nimitz maxi miniooli?

noirsphynx
01-11-2012, 12:35 AM
about three-ish inches
Yes the minis are about 1-2 inches and the maxi's are about 4-6.

bignose
01-11-2012, 01:23 AM
Same coloration just bigger?

noirsphynx
01-11-2012, 02:24 AM
Same coloration just bigger?

From what I understand they don't come in as many vibrant colour variations as the maxi's do.

fishoholic
01-11-2012, 04:21 AM
Laurie, I like the two orange ones, I don't have any that colour yet......I need to go shopping:mrgreen:

2 orange? Pic #5 is a pale orange that has whiteish green and little purple ring around the edge and the one in the second and 3rd pic is a blood red colour with white and green around the edge. At least in person that's what they look like. I'll try to get some better detailed underwater pic.'s

noirsphynx
01-11-2012, 01:36 PM
2 orange? Pic #5 is a pale orange that has whiteish green and little purple ring around the edge and the one in the second and 3rd pic is a blood red colour with white and green around the edge. At least in person that's what they look like. I'll try to get some better detailed underwater pic.'s

Oh, it looks like a dark "burnt" orange colour in the pic(or maybe it's my monitor). If it's red that makes it even nicer :smile:

RedCoralEdmonton
01-11-2012, 05:26 PM
Ya ive had these in for months and months, I actually have 2 in stock right now with 8 more on the way tomorrow morning! They are really neat!

Steve

reefwars
01-14-2012, 04:17 AM
Awesome Denny. I hope you're going to share pics too :mrgreen:



best pic i could get, i have another but i cant get a shot of it the other one is red and is with a porceain crab.


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/90gallon%20reef/minimaxi.jpg?t=1326518567

fishoholic
01-15-2012, 01:43 PM
Doug got some underwater pic's, enjoy :biggrin:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6077.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6078.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6087.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6080.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6081.jpg

dwerbs87
01-15-2012, 08:09 PM
Well now I just have to go out and buy some of these. They look awesome

jorjef
01-17-2012, 01:22 PM
No new pics, just a story. I had my wife pic up one when I was out of town, I had her put it in a small plastic basket and attach the basket to the side of the tank with the mag float. Long story short he went for a walk over night which isn't very surprising but I thought he should be easy to find. That was two and a half weeks ago and it's wasn't until yesterday I finally found him. What is weird is he decided to travel about three feet across the tank passing by many spots he could have set up shop, tons on rock etc. but he decided that a good spot to be was right beside three other Maxi mini's on a rock sitting out on it's own...nice choice lol. It was like the other three were calling him " come join us, come join us!!"

noirsphynx
01-17-2012, 01:44 PM
That's too funny! Glad you found the little guy.

fishoholic
02-05-2012, 04:17 PM
Doug got some underwater pic's, enjoy :biggrin:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6077.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/IMGP6078.jpg

So a strange thing happened over the past few days, two of my maxi minis (the ones pictured above) both split. I had thought that it was unusual for them to split on their own and that to get them to split the needed to be sliced in half :noidea: Anyone have one split on it's own before? Maybe they had help from my blue line trigger? Any thoughts/ideas?

Edit: just re-read though the coral magazine link about maxi minis and they do split on their own.

Just seemed odd that two of them split a day apart from each other. They were different sizes when I bought them and I got them a couple of months apart as well.

The Grizz
02-05-2012, 04:42 PM
That means you have 2 of them to sell to ME!! :biggrin:

fishoholic
02-05-2012, 05:05 PM
That means you have 2 of them to sell to ME!! :biggrin:

They just split and need to recover first, but I will be selling them once they've healed. You might have to fight Dawn off though as I know she also said she'd be interested if they split, however that was a few months ago so I'm not sure if she's still interested or not.

fishoholic
02-05-2012, 05:11 PM
My newest surprise. My husband surprised me with this one.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/DSC_0029-1.jpg

Just remembered that Dawn already has one similar to the one of mine that split.

The Grizz
02-05-2012, 06:21 PM
You might have to fight Dawn off though

:boxing:

Just remembered that Dawn already has one similar to the one of mine that split.

:biggrin:

noirsphynx
02-18-2012, 12:35 AM
You might have to fight Dawn off though as I know she also said she'd be interested if they split.
You betcha :fencing::lol:

Just remembered that Dawn already has one similar to the one of mine that split.
I actually lost this one to a power head last month :cry: I do have another one that looks more like Laurie's pinkish one that split.


Here's my newest beauty that followed me home today. It's such a deep dark purple that it almost looks black. I've been wanting this colour variation for quite a long time now......and to think I almost didn't stop at BA's today to check it out :neutral:
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/DSC_0011.jpg

noirsphynx
02-18-2012, 12:37 AM
:boxing:

bring it on :boxing::lol:

The Grizz
02-18-2012, 01:55 AM
bring it on :boxing::lol:

I'll pass :lol: don't want to get me arse kicked if both you & Laurie decide to gang up on me :biggrin:

noirsphynx
02-18-2012, 02:05 AM
I'll pass :lol: don't want to get me arse kicked if both you & Laurie decide to gang up on me :biggrin:

:lol:that was easy:lol:

The Grizz
02-18-2012, 02:11 AM
I don't think there's any dude out there that would want to admitt to getting beat up by 2 lovely ladies, ESPECIALLY ME!! I have a rep to protect :twised:

fishoholic
02-18-2012, 05:07 AM
Looks like you both might have to fight more with my tank then each other. A few days ago they decided to go for a walk and I have no idea where they went :neutral:

noirsphynx
02-18-2012, 05:52 AM
Looks like you both might have to fight more with my tank then each other. A few days ago they decided to go for a walk and I have no idea where they went :neutral:

:surprise: oh no :cry: I hope they re-appear!!!!

The Grizz
02-18-2012, 05:59 AM
Looks like you both might have to fight more with my tank then each other. A few days ago they decided to go for a walk and I have no idea where they went :neutral:

I have snorkel gear :lol:

fishoholic
02-18-2012, 12:28 PM
:surprise: oh no :cry: I hope they re-appear!!!!

Me too!!!!! The main part of the orange one stayed where it was but the smaller split part is MIA. The real annoying one is the reddish purple green one. It was the 1st one I ever got and it never moved until it split, can't find the smaller part of it but the larger part reappeared just under my elephant ear mushrooms :twised:

I have snorkel gear :lol:

You might need it!

jorjef
05-19-2012, 11:00 PM
A couple new ones mixed in with old ones. A crappy pic when the lights were just coming on.

Caco3reef.............Caco3reef
............Reef Shoppe...........
Reef Shoppe..........Fragalot



http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/NEWCARPET012.jpg

fishytime
05-19-2012, 11:32 PM
wow!....I like that multi-coloured one on the top left

Borderjumper
05-20-2012, 12:22 AM
They are really addicting!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/Carrida/ccc20111.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/Carrida/fff3b1eb.jpg

fishytime
05-21-2012, 01:49 PM
couple of mine

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6285.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6283.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6284.jpg

noirsphynx
09-07-2012, 04:29 AM
Newest Mini :biggrin:

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/file-52.jpg

noirsphynx
09-29-2012, 04:41 AM
Freshly fragged but still pretty.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/file-45.jpg

Seth81
09-29-2012, 05:15 AM
Freshly fragged but still pretty.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/file-45.jpg


Wow I would love a frag of that!

jorjef
10-06-2012, 03:11 AM
Wanted to get a pic of the yellow one on top but it's in an awkward spot.



http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/october209.jpg

mrhasan
10-06-2012, 03:48 AM
Not much compared to everyone else's post but still thought about posting it :mrgreen:

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s522/mrhasan1/2012-10-03182403_zpscfd0e36c.jpg

noirsphynx
10-13-2012, 02:12 AM
My newest treasure:love:thank you Ken:hug:
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/file-54.jpg

jorjef
10-29-2012, 03:52 AM
Better shot of my yellow maxi. I thought it might begin to fade over time but it's holding its color well...Brighter in person, my camera skills aren't that great.



http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/flashyellow008-1.jpg

fishoholic
10-29-2012, 04:11 AM
My newest treasure:love:thank you Ken:hug:
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/file-54.jpg

FYI I need, yes need, a frag of that one when its ready.

dreef
10-29-2012, 04:56 AM
WOW Jeff you have a very nice collection of maxi's,so many beautiful colors !! Actually your whole tank is amazing,you have very good taste.


Better shot of my yellow maxi. I thought it might begin to fade over time but it's holding its color well...Brighter in person, my camera skills aren't that great.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/flashyellow008-1.jpg

jorjef
10-29-2012, 11:46 AM
WOW Jeff you have a very nice collection of maxi's

Gracious...:biggrin:

noirsphynx
10-29-2012, 01:26 PM
FYI I need, yes need, a frag of that one when its ready.

:lol:I actually didn't frag that one. It's very tiny, maybe the size of a quarter.

fishoholic
10-29-2012, 01:45 PM
:lol:I actually didn't frag that one. It's very tiny, maybe the size of a quarter.

Keep me in mind for when it gets bigger and fragable :mrgreen: