Dwarf Carpet Anemone

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Dwarf carpet anemone.

The green carpet anemone or saddle anemone is one of the hardier carpet anemones and can grow up to 31 inches. This is one of the larger anemone species so a. They require strong lighting and water movement. Its small size and easy care make these anemones perfect for the novice aquarist and nano aquarium enthusiasts.

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The problem with them is they are tall and can get bashed down by the autumn rains. They have been know to eat unsuspecting fish. Its beautiful short green tentacles create a wavy body form that seems to drape or carpet over the marine terrain. They do best with a clown to host ocellaris and percula among others.

Anemone crabs and anemone shrimp seem to enjoy them having often been observed on and around them in the wild. Originating from the red sea the eastern coast of africa continuing across the indo pacific to southern japan then south to great barrier reef the mini carpet anemone requires a tank with strong lighting and good water movement. The mini maxi carpet anemones stichodactyla tapetum are easy to keep easy to propagate and come in a wide variety of colors. The green carpet anemone requires full lighting and adequate water movement.

The carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. It is characterized by a short stature needle like green leaves fast. Unlike its larger cousins stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla gigantea the mini carpet anemone isn t known to act as a host to clownfish species. Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate and can attain a size of up to 3 feet in diameter.

Without a clown to host supplemental feeding is required. An anemone rupicola hybrid and part of the new swan series wild swan is different from our familiar japanese anemones because it blooms continuously from late spring until frost. Dwarf japanese anemones anyone who s ever worked with me knows i love japanese anemones particularly queen charlotte and whenever i plant a garden i try to fit some in. The haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea.