Haddon s carpet anemone green blue and red stichodactyla haddoni the haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea.
Blue carpet anemone gigantea.
Giant anemone giant carpet anemone giant blue carpet anemone description.
Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate and can attain a size of up to 3 feet in diameter.
Bicinctus a.
For that reason extreme care should be taken when keeping a gigantea carpet anemone in an aquarium with other anemones.
Like many anemones the blue carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship.
Amphiprion clarkii a.
Indo pacific minimum tank.
This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone or saddle carpet.
This is one of the larger anemone species so.
The true carpet anemone and can be distinguished from stichodactyla haddoni by the rows of spots on the underside of the oral disc which stop at the column.
This anemone will host most clownfish and should be placed in a large well lit aquarium that is well established and has stable water quality.
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This anemone serves as a host for many types of clownfish in the wild including.
While not necessary in captivity pairing a host anemone with a clownfish is one of the most striking displays in the hobby.
It can be kept in an aquarium but is a very challenging species to keep alive and healthy for more than 3 5 years.
Once thought to be the purview of only the experienced aquarist today s aquarium technology makes it possible for a novice with an established tank at least four to six months old to successfully keep an anemone.
Rubrocinctus a barberi a.
A gigantea carpet anemone has been known to eat varied sizes of fish and invertebrates making them one of the more aggressive eaters when compared to other anemones.
Saddle carpet anemones have short blunt tentacles with a very potent sting and can be distinguished from their close relatives stichodactyla gigantea and stichodactyla mertensii by the lack of any coloration spots or markings on the underside of the anemone and down its column.
Top care facts for the carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea care level.
They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.
Stichodactyla gigantea commonly known as the giant carpet anemone is a species of sea anemone that lives in the indo pacific area.
