Green Carpet Anemone Care

May kill some corals.

Green carpet anemone care.

The green carpet anemone can be found living either singularly on the reef or soft bottoms in the indo pacific region and the red sea. The green carpet anemone makes an excellent host for many types of clownfish including amphiprion ocellaris a. It will require a large aquarium however as these anemones can get big. A magnificent animal it makes a gorgeous centerpiece in a saltwater aquarium.

The saddle anemone stichodactyla haddoni or carpet anemone is one of the most colorful of the clown hosting anemones. For proper care a fully established aquarium with perfect water chemistry adequate flow and strong illumination along with weekly or even daily feeding is needed. Entacmaea quadricolor common names. These anemones can attain a size of up to 2 1 2 feet in diameter.

Their tentacles are very short and so numerous on the surface of the oral disc it gives the anemone a plush carpet appearance hence the name carpet anemone. The issues of high mortality rate and difficulty in caring for carpet anemones make many aquarists shy away from keeping carpet anemones in their. Carpet anemones are very challenging to maintain in the home aquarium and few hobbyists are able to attain long term success. They have short tentacles and a potent sting harmful to humans along with brightly colored base and tentacles.

This is one of the easiest anemones to keep. An attachment to surfaces is a sign of good health. After caring for my own carpet anemones for the last few years i d like to offer my insight. Rock shell glass etc.

This anemone is easier to keep than some other type of anemones as long as its needs are met. The carpet anemone lives singularly on or about reefs or soft sand bottoms in the indo pacific and the red sea. Colors include bright green red lime green blue white and can even be striped. Rose or green anemone rose or green bubble tip anemone bta when rose rose or green bubble anemone rose or green bubble tip rose or green bulb anemone minimum tank size.

Percula or dascyllus trimaculatus. Although one of the easiest carpet anemones to care for this animal is still challenging and is best left to the seasoned veteran aquarists.