Carpet Questions

[Cramz07]

I might be buying a carpet and i wanted to know if it will eat the fish i have...i know no one can tell for sure but i have a 6-line a lawnmower blenny 2 damsels and a perc and a tomato... Also any other info i need to know for them please let me know

 

[phoenix]

It is a possibility - I have lost tangs to a carpet when they ventured too close

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i would say the lawnmower would be the first to go...obviously the clowns should be fine...my chromis and 6line dont go anyway where near my carpets...although they are only mini carpets..they are super sticky..

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Re: Carpet Questions

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12067624#post12067624 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cramz07
I might be buying a carpet and i wanted to know if it will eat the fish i have...i know no one can tell for sure but i have a 6-line a lawnmower blenny 2 damsels and a perc and a tomato... Also any other info i need to know for them please let me know

what kind of carpet

 

[Cramz07]

i believe he said it was a green Stichodactyla

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

no doubt it's a Stichodactyla if it's a carpet anemone.

Likely S. haddoni or S. gigantea

There are huge differences in the eating habits and care of these two species. Make sure to read the Anemone FAQ at the top of this forum.

 

[Cramz07]

thanks

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

you're welcome :thumbsup:

if you have any specific questions after reading the anemone FAQ ask 'em. Haddon's anemone is a heckuva lot easier to keep alive than a gigantea, but neither anemone is a good choice as a first anemone.

 

[Cramz07]

i've had a bta for gosh since my tank cycled and it has done great. Would i feed silversides or would krill be better...i feed my bta small pieces of krill and distract the cinnimon clown with my arm lol the only time he dosn't try to tear a piece out of me is when i feed my sun polyp

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Haddon's carpet anemone is the fish eater. Feed it silversides. It's also the carpet anemone that's much more likely to eat your (living) aquarium fishes.
Krill would be a better choice for gigantea which is a much more difficult anemone to maintain (IMO & IME).
IME BTA and the large carpet anemone species don't get along particularly well in the same aquarium and the combo should be avoided.

 

[Cramz07]

yep already planning on getting rid of it...probably the cinnimon clown too if the carpet won't host it or i can't make it pair up