Where do you get your carpets?

[Reefing102]

So I’m looking at transitioning my tank to a mostly SPS system, and therefore looking for a carpet anemone to replace my RBTAs. This way it should, theoretically, stay towards the sand bed instead of the the great wandering spirits of the RBTAs all over the rocks. That said, locally, you either have the plain brown carpets (I believe are gigs?) from Petco, or the ultra expensive Red Carpet for $1,000. Im looking for something not so expensive but has good color, purple, bright green, blue, etc. So I ask where do you guys source some of your more colorful carpets?

 

[Big G]

Minis don't move around much and won't get crazy big. AquaSD has really nice selection.

 

[fishguy242]

@F i s h y ...

 

[New&no clue]

AquaSD sometimes has them

Pacific East Aquaculture sometimes

Reef Exclusive has them right now… I’ve never ordered from them, but seen good reviews

 

[Reefing102]

Reef exclusive has some nice ones. I’ll check Dr Mac. AquaSD I’ll have to check into too

 

[F i s h y]

@F i s h y ...

I find some of mine at frag swaps. Some online. And some from fellow reefers. I've seen them on Facebook and Craigslist from time to time.

 

[Reefing102]

I find some of mine at frag swaps. Some online. And some from fellow reefers. I've seen them on Facebook and Craigslist from time to time.

Any particularly reliable websites? I’ve never seen anything on our FB or Craigslist besides BTAs by the dozens lol

 

[Big G]

Reef exclusive has some nice ones. I’ll check Dr Mac. AquaSD I’ll have to check into too

I just received a shipment of LPS from AquaSD. First time doing business with them. Excellent quality corals. Very nice service and responses to my questions.

 

[Variant]

You might also consider magnifica anemones and place them at the top of your rockwork and will likely stay put. You can find these at pacificeastaquaculture. Also, giganteas are more rare than the red carpet your likely referencing and can recover quite nicely from a brown coloration.

 

[Reefing102]

I’ve thought of mags (always wanted one) but never seen them locally, but it’d need to create that peak in my rock work (doable) but not entirely sure yet. And now that I’m looking around, I think I meant haddoni not gig for the common ones

 

[Rtaylor]

Gigs are hard to find. Nearly all Petco nems are haddoni.
Corals Anonymous sometimes has some.

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Reefbeauties.com usually has the bright green haddoni.

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Violet Sea sometimes has some. If you’re particular, stick to the WYSIWYG section

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[Rtaylor]

Sometimes here too

Anemone

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[OrionN]

There is no one place that have the exclusively. Just looking around you may get lucky and find a nice one.
mine is yellow with greenish tint to it. Under white light, 6500K it is clearly yellow.

 

[Reefing102]

Ooo that’s nice!

 

[cpschult]

Gigs are hard to find. Nearly all Petco nems are haddoni.
Corals Anonymous sometimes has some.

Anemones

Corals Anonymous provides great selection of quality corals for your everyday reefer, from your everyday reefer! We've got you covered, from Holy Grail Torch, Dragon Soul Torch, Hellfire Torch, Aussie Gold Torch, Golden Hammer, Bowser Zoa, Rainbow Tip Anemone, Rhodactis, Discosoma...

coralsanonymous.com

Reefbeauties.com usually has the bright green haddoni.

Anemones

Welcome to Reef Beauties! Order saltwater fish and inverts online to arrive at your door the next day! We have a wide variety of saltwater fish from tropical seas around the world, including Hawaii, the Caribbean, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, Red Sea, Belize, and more.

reefbeauties.com

Violet Sea sometimes has some. If you’re particular, stick to the WYSIWYG section

WYSIWYG Invert

Violet Sea Fish and Coral is online saltwater fish and coral shop. We sell Marine Live fish, Aquarium livestock, invertebrates, coral, Fish Tank, online saltwater fish, aquatic plants, reef fish, aquarium supplies, show size fish, tropical fish, Tangs, clownfish, wrasse, anemone, shrimp...

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Saving for future!

 

[D-Nak]

Gigs are hard to find. Nearly all Petco nems are haddoni.
Corals Anonymous sometimes has some.

Anemones

Corals Anonymous provides great selection of quality corals for your everyday reefer, from your everyday reefer! We've got you covered, from Holy Grail Torch, Dragon Soul Torch, Hellfire Torch, Aussie Gold Torch, Golden Hammer, Bowser Zoa, Rainbow Tip Anemone, Rhodactis, Discosoma...

coralsanonymous.com

Reefbeauties.com usually has the bright green haddoni.

Anemones

Welcome to Reef Beauties! Order saltwater fish and inverts online to arrive at your door the next day! We have a wide variety of saltwater fish from tropical seas around the world, including Hawaii, the Caribbean, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, Red Sea, Belize, and more.

reefbeauties.com

Violet Sea sometimes has some. If you’re particular, stick to the WYSIWYG section

WYSIWYG Invert

Violet Sea Fish and Coral is online saltwater fish and coral shop. We sell Marine Live fish, Aquarium livestock, invertebrates, coral, Fish Tank, online saltwater fish, aquatic plants, reef fish, aquarium supplies, show size fish, tropical fish, Tangs, clownfish, wrasse, anemone, shrimp...

violet-sea-fish-and-coral.myshopify.com

Violet Sea is local to me, so I've visited them on occasion. Unfortunately, they have a hard time distinguishing a haddoni from a gigantea, so if you're looking for one over the other, definitely ask for photos of the exact anemone you're planning to purchase.