{"product_id":"rock-flower-anemone-phymanthus-crucifer-saltwater","title":"Rock Flower Anemone (Phymanthus crucifer)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E0F7FA;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rock Flower Anemone (\u003cem\u003ePhymanthus crucifer\u003c\/em\u003e) is one of the hardiest and most colorful anemones you can add to a reef tank. Each one is a little different, with a crown of stubby, jewel-toned tentacles in greens, pinks, oranges, and neon accents. This is an \"Ultra\" grade specimen, hand-picked for premium coloration. Unlike wandering anemones, rock flowers settle into one spot and stay put, making them a beginner-friendly centerpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/corals\"\u003ecorals and anemones\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/salt-water\"\u003esaltwater livestock\u003c\/a\u003e to build out your reef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock Flower Anemones are forgiving by anemone standards, but they still want a stable, established reef tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature tank.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add anemones only to an established, stable reef (ideally three or more months old) with consistent salinity, alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium. A 20 gallon or larger tank is recommended.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLighting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to high reef lighting works best, roughly 80 to 150 PAR under LED or T5. Good light keeps the colors vivid since the anemone gets much of its energy from its symbiotic algae.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Provide gentle, indirect flow. Too much current makes it detach and tumble, while too little lets debris settle on the oral disc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuck the foot into a rock crevice or set it on a sandy bed. It may shuffle a little until it finds a spot it likes, then it generally stays put.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Photosynthetic, but it benefits from target feeding small meaty foods such as mysis or finely chopped seafood once or twice a week. Do not overfeed, as leftover food fouls the water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep temperature at 75 to 80°F and salinity at 1.024 to 1.026, with stable reef parameters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePhymanthus crucifer\u003c\/em\u003e (syn. \u003cem\u003eEpicystis crucifer\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eRock Flower Anemone, Rockflower, Flower Anemone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eBeginner to Intermediate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLighting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eModerate to High\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eLow to Moderate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePeaceful for an anemone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Tank Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e20 gallons (established reef)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e75 to 80°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalinity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e1.024 to 1.026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePhotosynthetic, plus meaty foods\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReef Safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eCaribbean and Western Atlantic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIn-store pickup only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReef-safe and relatively peaceful. Rock flowers tolerate one another, so several can be kept together in an \"anemone garden\" with a little spacing between them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt generally does not host clownfish the way a bubble tip anemone does, though an individual clown will occasionally take to one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid known anemone-eaters such as certain butterflyfish, large angelfish, and some large wrasses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive it room from neighboring corals, since it can sting anything it touches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Foods \u0026amp; Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/sfbb-freeze-dried-mysis-shrimp\"\u003eSFBB Freeze Dried Mysis Shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e, rehydrate to target feed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/reef-nutrition-tigger-feast-live-tigriopus-copepods\"\u003eReef Nutrition Tigger Feast\u003c\/a\u003e live copepods for filter feeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/vitalis-lps-coral-soft-pellets-1-5mm\"\u003eVitalis LPS Coral Soft Pellets\u003c\/a\u003e for an easy meaty feed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/quantum-pure-phyto-coral-phytoplankton\"\u003eQuantum Pure Phyto\u003c\/a\u003e to support the whole reef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair it with our other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/corals\"\u003ecorals and anemones\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it host my clownfish?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsually not. Rock flower anemones rarely host clownfish. If hosting is your goal, a bubble tip anemone is a better choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it move around the tank?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt may shuffle a little until it finds a spot it likes, then it generally stays put. Stable flow and lighting help it settle in faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow often should I feed it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt gets most of its energy from light, but target feeding small meaty foods once or twice a week improves color and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it reef safe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. It stays put far better than wandering anemones, but give it space because it can sting corals it comes into contact with.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Ultra","offer_id":48855546560731,"sku":"SW4-SW0777","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/image_867cbe10-602a-431c-a70c-cd0a42ea8863.jpg?v=1781010216","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/rock-flower-anemone-phymanthus-crucifer-saltwater","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}