new order, what ya think?

so i did my tank transfer and my new 40 acrylics looks awesome, i aquascaped once and i think its pretty nice, ill post pictures when i take them. Water quality is good, doesnt seem like im going through any sort of mini cycle. I was going to make a CC purchase, let me know what you think about this?

1 x Rhino Blenny
1 x Pink Condylactus Anenome
1 x Rock or Flower Anenome
1 x Golden Zoa Frag
1 x Sky Blue Ricordea
1 x Purple Ricordea

Ive done my research on the anenomes and i think im ready to give they the required care, I have MH so they should be fine for light. My only real question is about hte rhino blenny, i know nothing bout them and cant find much.

Also, id prefer not to pay for overnight shipping. Think all this ccould survive a trip to seattle in 1-2 day priority mail?

 

Pretty sure it can. Pretty much takes that long if not longer to get to the dealer.

 

well that soudns good then. I know ananemos require established tanks, however i have a fair amount of LR and my previous tank before the switch over to a larger one was probably up and running for about 6 months, ive hear condylactus and the flor ananemos are fairly hardy, think they will do fine? I would really love to get a condylactus and maybe eventually a clown to host it.

 

I really wouldn't risk the 2 day shipping with fish, coral, or anemones in the box. The overnight shipping can sometimes even stretch it too close.

Also, the condylactus anemone is not a hosting species. They are known to be very hardy, but they will, in most cases, sting and kill clowns that try to host them. When looking for anemones you should always consider where it comes from in the wild. Condy's are an Atlantic species which almost never host due to the lack of clowns in the Atlantic. If you are looking for a sturdy beginning anemone, you should check into bubble tips.

 

ehh.... Carribean critters just has such great deals. and they offer live arrival gauarantee tahts why i was going to do 2 day shipping. CC doesnt have any bubble tip anenomes, its just the condy and a curly anenome..

 

Well if they guarantee live arrival with their two day than maybe they have tricks I don't know about.

 

They could possibly pack the bags with oxygen instead of plain old air. That would give a decent amount of extra time. Ammo-lock or a similar product that locks up ammonia could help extend shipping time too.

 

I know condys dont typically host however i have seen many youtube videos of clowns hosting them.

 

I would only do multiple day shipping on snails/hermits (if packed properly) and some hardy corals such as zoas and other polyps. All other creatures, especially fish, I would ship over night. Two days inside a package will completely stress the fish out. If with oxygen, I would be surprised if they made it.

 

bah. i guess ill have to wait on this then, maybe ill just pickup a clown or goby in the meantime. I really want some more corals though and i am not going to pay 35$ for 1 damn ricordea when i can get 5+ on this site for the same price.