Most anemones are sessile with a specialized foot used to anchor them in soft substrates or attach themselves to rocks and corals.
Blue carpet anemone uk.
The blue carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom.
Carpet anemone need a large stable and established marine aquarium.
This is nota gigantea.
Although the blue spectrum is useful to pull out the beautiful colors it is useless from a photosynthetic perspective.
While clowns rarely host the mini carpet.
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.
Like many anemones the blue carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship.
Water parameters and temperature should remain rock steady at all times in order for long term success to be had.
They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.
Just think of those foot long massive carpet anemones but a lot smaller and tend to have a lot prettier colors too.
The haddon s carpet anemone has a very potent sting and may harm corals and other anemones as it moves about the aquarium.
Anemone will need a large marine aquarium and can be kept as part of a reef.
Once in place carefully move some sandy substrate around the column and increase the flow rate back to the normal output.
Some anemones establish symbiotic relationships the most popular being with clownfish which are protected by a mucus layer that makes them immune to the anemone s sting.
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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.
Anemone crabs and clownfish will form a symbiotic relationship w.
This is one of the larger anemone species so.
Doing so will allow the anemone time to settle in and bury its foot completely into the sand bed.
Use caution when introducing anemones into a reef aquarium however as some species are quite mobile and may sting and damage live corals.
A big variety of anemone are available such as bubble tip anemone long tentacle mini maxi and carpet anemone.
