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.
African carpet anemone.
Carpet anemones can also devour fleshy raw meals these consist of brine shrimp clam meat whole shrimps small fish like guppies goldfish etc.
Anemone crabs and anemone shrimp seem to enjoy them having often been observed on and around them in the wild.
Feed your carpet anemones 2 4 times a week at most.
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This species sometimes known as poppy anemone is reliably hardy only in zones 8 through 10.
Originating from the red sea the eastern coast of africa continuing across the indo pacific to southern japan then south to great barrier reef the mini carpet anemone requires a tank with strong lighting and good water movement.
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Stichodactyla spp anemones otherwise known as carpet anemones are fascinating creatures and highly sought after by hobbyists.
It can also be difficult to acclimate so its care should only be attempted by the experienced aquarists.
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Big beautiful and deadly.
In the home aquarium they can also serve as host for amphiprion.
Unlike the mini carpet anemones these maxi anemones come in a rainbow of colors and grow up to 5 inches.
However you shouldn t overfeed them if you don t desire a substantial increase in their sizes.
This anemone serves as a host for many types of clownfish in the wild including.
20 gal max size.
Sebae anemones heteractis malu are fairly demanding both in aquarium conditions and in suitable fish and coral tank mates.
Anemone blanda adapts well outdoors and is hardy in zones 5 through 9.
Anemone coronaria has poppy like blooms with black centers.
Stichodactyla haddoni reef compatibility.
It prefers to live in rock and will move quickly to your rock work if you place it on a sand bed.
This plant is sometimes known as grecian windflower.
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Yes minimum tank size.
The malu sebae anemone is a less common form of the sebae anemones with its longer tentacles and colored tips.
This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone or saddle carpet.
It prefers to have a sandy substrate allowing its base to be.
They require intense aquarium lighting in order for their hosted zooxanthellae to produce food for the anemone and they require plenty of indirect water flow in order to remove waste products from the anemone.
These are popular in floral arrangements.
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Malu sebae anemone is a delicate anemone and easily damaged.
You will need to target feed them.
However carpet anemones are very challenging to maintain in the home aquarium and few hobbyists are able to attain long term success.
