Green Carpet Anemone Feeding

This is one of the larger anemone species.

Green carpet anemone feeding.

How to feed and provide proper nutrition for carpet anemone. Brian covey 5 887. Once in place carefully move some sandy substrate around the column and increase the flow rate back to the normal output. 100 gallon reef tank my clowns playing in green carpet anemone.

The green carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. Like many anemones the green carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship. Colors include bright green red lime green blue white and can even be striped. Charles joaquin 22 829.

I bought a green haddoni carpet anemone was my lfs i kept eyeing it for about 2 months every time i went in i kept seeing this large haddoni carpet at the time i didn t even know what it was it was hosting a large maroon clown i thought it was just the most beautiful thing i had ever seen finally i shelled out 100 bucks to buy it like i said it was large my 125 gallon reef tank was. This anemone is easier to keep than some other type of anemones as long as its needs are met. Anemone shrimps are fascinating additions to an aquarium dedicated to a carpet anemone but should be used instead of the more clownfish rather than. Along with iodine trace elements strong lighting 10 000k actinic 03 metal halide or power compacts strong water flow and excellent water quality.

Unlike large fish species large invertebrate species do not require as large of an aquarium but it is recommended to provide a tank that is at 18 to 24 from front to back so that the green carpet anemone can fit comfortably. 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 haddon s carpet anemone has a very potent sting and may harm corals and other anemones as it moves about the aquarium. Periclemenes anemone shrimps are infrequently traded but interesting tankmates that live in a symbiotic relationship with carpet anemones presumably for protection.

Carpet anemone feeding advice nov 13 duration. The green carpet anemone requires a large aquarium due to its maximum size of approximately 20 in the aquarium environment. They are small shrimps getting to about 1 25 2 5 inches 3 6 cm in length.