Giant Carpet Sea Anemone For Sale

I feed mine 5 silversides a week.

Giant carpet sea anemone for sale.

The large carpet anemone plays host to a variety of clownfish in the wild. Ritteri anemone heteractis magnifica sea anemone bulb tip anemome maroon anemone yellow tipped long tentacle anemone. This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone or saddle 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.

Some comments by michael. While not necessary in captivity pairing a host anemone with a clownfish is one of the most striking displays in the hobby. This is nota gigantea. Carpet anemone green stichodactyla haddoni giant anemone giant carpet anemone.

This anemone will host most clownfish and should be placed in a large well lit aquarium that is well established and has stable water quality. I believe clownfish are the key to keeping this anemone because they seem to clean it daily. The gigantic sea anemone stichodactyla gigantea loves warmer water 84 86f and will move often if not feed. This species may sting nearby corals and other invertebrates.

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. The stichodactyla genus is a member of the stichodactylidae family and this genus contains 6 species. The giant carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea was described by forsskål in 1775. The bubble tip anemone entacmaea quadricolor has the reputation of being one of the easier sea anemones to keep and comes in a few different colors or varieties.

Red carpet anemone or giant anemone are one of the largest of the anemones available in the aquarium industry. Giant anemone giant carpet anemone description. Some other names they are known for are gigantic sea anemone carpet anemone and giant anemone. Intense lighting is a must 250w hqi 20 000k ab metal halide is what i use now and weekly water changes.

Although not necessary the saltwater species that will live in symbiosis include amphiprion clarkii a. Red carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea is also known as the giant anemone giant carpet anemone or giant red carpet anemone it s the rarest of its species and have a higher price tag than other giant saddle anemones. 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.