Anemone Carpet
- Thread starter André Benincasa
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Hi Andre,
I have seen these anemones both in the wild in Fiji and in aquaria.
They live out in the open and they prey on fish. They require intense lighting and need to be fed. They grow to well over 1 meter across and have a powerful sting.
Common host clowns are A percula and A ocellaris. I hava also seen A clarkii in them in the wild and a sandracinos in them in aquaria.
Your tank is too small to house a carpet anemone. If the anemone is healthy it will quickly outgrow your tank. If it is not healthy it will die. Eithier outcome is not good.
I recommend a clonal Bubble Tipped anemone for your aquarium.
Cheers
James
I have seen these anemones both in the wild in Fiji and in aquaria.
They live out in the open and they prey on fish. They require intense lighting and need to be fed. They grow to well over 1 meter across and have a powerful sting.
Common host clowns are A percula and A ocellaris. I hava also seen A clarkii in them in the wild and a sandracinos in them in aquaria.
Your tank is too small to house a carpet anemone. If the anemone is healthy it will quickly outgrow your tank. If it is not healthy it will die. Eithier outcome is not good.
I recommend a clonal Bubble Tipped anemone for your aquarium.
Cheers
James
Carpets do need to be fed on a daily basis, the above info is right on. THough I do have one in a 30g tank that is host to a pair of Clark clownfish.You can keep a carpet in that size tank, but I would be selective about what type of carpet, and also be ready for a potential future tank size upgrade too, I think that minumum tank size is a subjective thing at best, but I am sure all can agree that if you want to keep one, dont plan on keeping much else in a tank that size, consider it a "dedicated" tank, it would be your best bet. The 150 HQI is well suited to one, so light isnt an issue, make sure you have plenty of circulation, and make sure all PH intakes are screened to protect the anemone too. The key to sucessfully keeping an anemone is doing as much research as you can.
The clonal Entacima(Bubbletip anemone) Quadricolor is supposed to be one of the easier anemones to keep. They normally have a diameter of 4"-8" roughly. A healthy one will have sticky tentacles. They are still photo dependant, but as stated your lights will be fine. The Bubbletip has many hosting clowns and I find should be fed every other day. Make sure salinity is proper and temp range is normally around 77-82 degrees. Acclimation should be done by a very slow drip over the course of about 4-6 hours preferably.
Bubbletip anemones(BTA) are long lived if given adequate light and feed once a week or two. A BTA would be fine under 150w HQI and two actinics. They may wander initially,just to find a place for her foot to hide. After settling they usually stay put as long as the coditions are kept constant.
I have had my haddoni Carpet for over 3 1/2 years now. It has been in a 29 gallon , a 18 tall, and a 60 gallon where it resides now. While I agree with james that the carpets get very large, If you start with a small specimin and plan to move to a larger tank in the future you could conceivably house one. That is what I did with mine. I actually had a 150 HQI to start off with and the anemone loved it, I now have it under one of my dual 250's and its never looked better. I feed mysis, brine, prime reef.
One note, If you have any other fish in the tank, the carpet is a notorious predator for fish. Mine has eaten well over 200 dollars worth of fish over the years. The anemone is paired with a maroon clown and although not a common wild combination, the clownfish didnt hesitate going into it over 3 1/2 years ago.
Here is a picture of my anemone
HTH
jason
PS. Definately intesnse lighting, moderate feedings and Stable water quality is key for these beautiful animals and if you are new to the hobby, dont even bother with getting one.
One note, If you have any other fish in the tank, the carpet is a notorious predator for fish. Mine has eaten well over 200 dollars worth of fish over the years. The anemone is paired with a maroon clown and although not a common wild combination, the clownfish didnt hesitate going into it over 3 1/2 years ago.
Here is a picture of my anemone
HTH
jason
PS. Definately intesnse lighting, moderate feedings and Stable water quality is key for these beautiful animals and if you are new to the hobby, dont even bother with getting one.
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