Carpet Anemone Care

The haddoni carpet anemone s tentacles look more like colored bumps rather than tentacles.

Carpet anemone care.

Carpet anemones is a sub group or classification of sea anemones from the genus stichodactyla. Stichodactyla spp anemones otherwise known as carpet anemones are fascinating creatures and are highly sought after by hobbyists but have very specific care requirements. Percula or dascyllus trimaculatus. The haddoni carpet anemone has very short and tightly packed tentacles.

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. I like to think of it as looking like commercial grade carpeting. After caring for my own carpet anemones for the last few years i d like to offer my insight. 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.

There are three different species of carpet anemones typically seen in the hobby. Carpet anemones are very challenging to maintain in the home aquarium and few hobbyists are able to attain long term success. They are fascinating marine creatures characterized by their large flattened bodies and short carpet like tentacles. Proper care for carpet anemones.

The green carpet anemone makes an excellent host for many types of clownfish including amphiprion ocellaris a.