Blue Haddoni Carpet Anemone

The saddle anemone nbsp stichodactyla haddoni is commonly referred to as haddon s anemone saddle carpet anemone or the saddleback anemone.

Blue haddoni carpet anemone.

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. Haddon s blue carpet anemone s haddoni ss aka blue carpet anemone show size 7 8 inches 679 00 haddon s blue carpet anemone s haddoni su aka blue carpet anemone supersize 9 inches up 580 00 long tentacle anemone green macrodactyla doreensis l large 69 00 long tentacle anemone green macrodactyla doreensis xl. Some unlucky creatures might blunder into a carpet anemone. 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 is nota gigantea. This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone or saddle carpet. Carpet anemones can survive for a short while out of water. Carpet anemones on the sand bar may thus have a better chance of a meal.

A 125 gallon or larger aquarium is highly recommended and preferably one that has been running six months at the bare minimum. Unlike its larger cousins stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla gigantea the mini carpet anemone isn t known to act as a host to clownfish species. They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals. It features short and blunt stinging tentacles that should be accounted for during handling and placement away from other corals.

To conserve water the oral disk shrinks to reduce the surface area and mucus is secreted to cover the mouth and delicate body parts. The saddle anemone is an excellent host for clownfish and will flourish in tanks with strong lighting strong water. 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. Like many anemones the blue carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship.

Anemone crabs and anemone shrimp seem to enjoy them having often been observed on and around them in the wild. This is one of the larger anemone species so.