Carpet Anemone Care

There are three different species of carpet anemones typically seen in the hobby.

Carpet anemone care.

Carpet anemones are very challenging to maintain in the home aquarium and few hobbyists are able to attain long term success. Proper care for carpet anemones. Stichodactyla gigantea stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla mertensii are called carpet anemones because they have large flattened bodies and their upper surface is covered by numerous relatively short carpet like tentacles. The green carpet anemone makes an excellent host for many types of clownfish including amphiprion ocellaris a.

Around 34 to 36 inches appearance. I like to think of it as looking like commercial grade carpeting. 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. The haddoni carpet anemone s tentacles look more like colored bumps rather than tentacles.

The haddoni carpet anemone has very short and tightly packed tentacles. After caring for my own carpet anemones for the last few years i d like to offer my insight. Percula or dascyllus trimaculatus. 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.

Stichodactyla spp anemones otherwise known as carpet anemones are fascinating creatures and are highly sought after by hobbyists but have very specific care requirements.