A carpet anemone s mouth is usually easy enough to spot being right in the middle of its disc.
Carpet anemone closed up.
The anemone wanted the fish.
The anemones will start to drink up and the open rate will vary among blooms but after 6 8 hours in water you should start to see the petals open up.
For instance it may be harder for birds or other predators to get to an anemone s interal parts if it s closed and staying closed may prevent excess water loss.
I was quite pleased.
If the anemone lives in an intertidal zone where it is exposed to air during low tide the anemone keeps its tentacles shut perhaps as a protective measure.
Last night he extended his tentacles a tiny bit and began blowing them up but nothing near full extension and nothing near what he looked like in the lfs.
The moment the fish touched the carpet the anemone completely engulfed the fish and closed up like a clam.
Let us add something to the archive then we have a 90 gallon reef with mostly soft corals a midas blenny assorted.
The anemone wandered around on the rock i placed him on then stopped and set up shop in full view.
Some blooms may take 1 2 days before they are fully open whereas others may be fully open in less than a day.
It then opened so it could eat the fish.
Anthony carpet anemone hi how goes it thanks for any help you can give me on this as i read through your site and could find nothing that pertains.
Another important thing to look for is a closed mouth.
It should not be gaping open.
It s like the anemone know s it was a live fish and not just some food.