Carpet Anem info.....& hosting

[110galreef]

Ok, so I am going with two Ocellaris clowns. Hopefully they will host in something.

I have always like the look of carpets, and these seem to be a good suit for ocellaris.

Priorities for amenone:

1. Host
2. Colorful
3. staying put,
4. staying realativly small....under 12-15"..I have room for a big one, just dont want it overunning tank!
5. less agressive

tank is a 250g w/ 30x's plus turnover & 250w MH's for lights, mixed reef with SPS & clams......

Anything i need to be concerned about with carpets as I have the impression that they are the more "dangerous" anems as well as harder to care for.....

But if the tank is supporting clams & SPS...carpets should be fine as well.

Also tossed around the idea of a bubble tip, rummored to work & I like them....

Opinions, idead, fact please!:idea:

 

[BonsaiNut]

First, don't fall into the common mistake that many people make - all carpet anemones are NOT the same.

S. haddoni is probably the 2nd easiest clown anemone to keep - behind E. quadricolor.

S. gigantea, on the other hand, is one of the most difficult, if not THE most difficult.

If you have never kept anemones before, I always recommend E. quadricolor. If you absolutely want a carpet, I would recommend S. haddoni, though it is probably the most notorious fish eater of all clown anemones. I would not recommend S. gigantea to anyone who has not successfully kept other anemone species.

 

[110galreef]

First, don't fall into the common mistake that many people make - all carpet anemones are NOT the same.

S. haddoni is probably the 2nd easiest clown anemone to keep - behind E. quadricolor.

S. gigantea, on the other hand, is one of the most difficult, if not THE most difficult.

If you have never kept anemones before, I always recommend E. quadricolor. If you absolutely want a carpet, I would recommend S. haddoni, though it is probably the most notorious fish eater of all clown anemones. I would not recommend S. gigantea to anyone who has not successfully kept other anemone species.

That is why i am asking here!

I have kept: BTA, sabae & LT anemonee's in the past with great success. I am not overly concerned w/ caring for the health of the specimines, rather finding ones that meet what I am trying to accomplish. However, if one is in general dificult to keep in captivity regardless, than I prefer not to chance it.

As for the Haddoni eating fish......I am propbably ok, given the anem will have a clownfish and or I feed it occasionally

 

[Blitzburggirl]

Well, here is a confession. I have, over multiple tanks and years, successfully kept bta's of multiple types, two different LTA's, and a huge rock anemone, sucessfully. Lucky for me (nothing to do with skill LMAO- they all stayed where I initially put them.) I decided I wanted a haddoni for my mixed reef. I read all the information I could find about characteristics, and even set up a "perfect" location, thinking that I could make ideal conditions and it would be unlikely to walk, and, since it was a haddoni it would stay on the sand bed and not burn up my LE sps corals that I couldn't move on my mixed reef rock face.

Well, long story short. I ordered a haddoni, but I ended up with a gigantea LOL And my 7 inch nem, it's really over 12 inches. And, it has nuked a couple corals, and severely ticked off others. After crafting the perfect spot (which always worked with my other nems.) It has decided that it's ideal spot seems to be 7 inches to the right of where I'd chosen. It took a week of moving an inch or so a day, fortunately it was slow and deliberate and I was able to avoid much collateral damage. A month later, it seems to be staying put now... It is a 180.

Anyway, one of my fellow reefers told me my fish and corals probably think I'm a control freak. True enough. I use glue to put my corals where I want. I choose my fish carefully, but this nem isn't behaving the way I want. It is doing well. Like you, I am not much concerned about health (at the moment) and feel I can handle it as well as anyone. It is coloring up beautifully, mouth looks good, and it has been eating. But dang it, it didn't stay put where I wanted it!!!!!!

As far as being a reefer, I am patient, diligent and do my best to plan things out. Looking at your equipment list, it looks that you are a bit of a diligent planner as well. Maybe, judging from your post, a bit of a control freak like me. But, let me tell you, the control freak in me is finding this nem to be one of the hardest things I ever dealt with!! Be sure you are willing to let the control freak in you go a little crazy.

I hope you take this post in the light in which it was written

Happy Reefing!!

 

[2Addicted]

That is why i am asking here!

I have kept: BTA, sabae & LT anemonee's in the past with great success. I am not overly concerned w/ caring for the health of the specimines, rather finding ones that meet what I am trying to accomplish. However, if one is in general dificult to keep in captivity regardless, than I prefer not to chance it.

As for the Haddoni eating fish......I am propbably ok, given the anem will have a clownfish and or I feed it occasionally

Feeding it wont stop it from eating fish. I also had a haddoni that tried to eat an ocellaris clown. Haddonis dont host ocellaris clowns naturally, but its possible for the ocellaris to accept a haddoni as a host in captivity. Also when you do see colorful haddonis they are pretty expensive.

 

[Toddrtrex]

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As for the Haddoni eating fish......I am propbably ok, given the anem will have a clownfish and or I feed it occasionally

Having a clownfish and/or feeding it will play NO role in an S. Haddoni eating fish.

Heck, for me, having clowns with one of my S. Haddonis actually made things worse -- they would harass my dwarf angels, and then get chased back to their S. Haddoni. Well, one day one of my dwarfs chased too far.....

While I will agree that S. Haddonis can be easier to keep then a Gig, I would not consider them on the same levels as an E. Quadricolor -- Haddonis do not ship well, and it can be difficult to find a healthy one.

 

[110galreef]

...The I am probably ok was meant to be .....Am I probably ok? rather a question than a statement.....My bad?

I have no idea about these types of anems.....

What about the Hectaris Magnifica?? Not a carpet, but meeting my qualifications for the ocellaris?

 

[2Addicted]

H. mag and Giganteas are the two hardest hosting anemones to keep IMO. This kinda sucks because they are the natural hosts for the most popular clownfish.

 

[TDesaulniers]

H. mag and Giganteas are the two hardest hosting anemones to keep IMO. This kinda sucks because they are the natural hosts for the most popular clownfish.

It's that damn Finding Nemo. I swear, I would love to see the statistics of how much Occelaris and Percula clownfish popularity have increased since the production of this movie. Why couldn't Nemo have been a Clarkii clown? They host about everything lol.