Carpet Anemone In Reef Tank

Added a carpet anemone around 2 weeks ago to my tank.

Carpet anemone in reef tank.

The haddoni carpet anemone has very short and tightly packed tentacles. Tidal gardens carries bubble tip anemones carpet anemones and rock flower anemones. They are new also but seem to be doing good so far. Was really worried about it until he ate my green war paint goby since then he has decided to move closer to my rock work and now seems nearly impossible to remove.

Unlike most corals in the reef aquarium hobby anemones are capable of moving around the tank. As orionn mentioned if it deflates one more time you should place it in a qt tank for a potential second round of treatment. I had mostly fish but want to have a reef so have a few frags. Saved live rock and didn t have to cycle again.

This is my first time to have a carpet anemane. The haddoni carpet anemone s tentacles look more like colored bumps rather than tentacles. Woke up this morning to see he has been treated with a morning snack of a. Saltwater aquarium carpet anemone are fascinating creatures and highly sought after by hobbyists.

This movement around the reef tank can be an issue if an anemone decides to trample a prized coral or make its way to an unprotected pump. If not done correctly the anemone could relapse. I found that more often than not a lfs will claim to have treated an anemone but that could mean a lot of things. Tank is cycled and has few animals.

I had to break it down over 6 months ago because leaking. Low to moderate lighting. I like to think of it as looking like commercial grade carpeting. Recommended for the expert aquarist the marine or reef aquarium must have excellent water conditions a moderate current level and very strong lighting.

Around 34 to 36 inches appearance. Carpet anemones house symbiotic algae zooxanthellae in their tissues just like reef dwelling corals do and thus rely heavily on strong lighting in order to stay healthy.