How Hard Is It To keek A Carpet Anemone

[jdog6973]

Sorry

 

[BonsaiNut]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9987666#post9987666 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mr Bojangles
well, here is mine, he is about 18 inches. He has probably has grown about 4 to 5 inches since I got in in a year

Hey Bojangles;

I'm pretty sure that is a S. gigantea. You know that right? (Hate to ask, because if you can keep it you probably know what it is).

- BNut

 

[55semireef]

BonsaiNut, I am pretty sure this is a Haddoni. I remember Bojangles posted a video of this carpet feeding and it looked just like a Haddoni with no verrucae under the oral disk. Not to mention, this carpet also snagged a purple tang in the tank just like a Haddoni would. I could be wrong though but I am still pretty sure this is a Stichodactyla Haddoni, not S. Gigantea.

 

[elegance coral]

Looks like hadoni to me.

 

[ReefingIt]

Just a gigantic Hadoni....very nice.

 

[old95er]

I have had this carpet for over two years. Feed every other day two pieces of krill. It is 5 inches now, but has expanded to about 8. I just moved it from a 50, to a 120. It seems very happy.

I don't mean to hijack, but what clowns can I get to live in this? I already have one true percula in this LTA, and I am about to add another small true percula to make the pair.

Would it be a problem to have two pair and two anemone?

 

[Slakker]

It might work out in a 120, but you'll have to proceed with extreme caution...chances are still pretty high that you'll end up with some severe territory struggles.

 

[jimsha]

Do carpet anemones like to be placed in the substrate or on rock? When I first put mine in the tank it attached to the glass. I placed it higher in my tank because I only have 4 54w T5's and I am saving up for some 400W MH.

 

[old95er]

I have 2 250w XM-10k lights placed about 8 inches off the water surface. Both Anemones are dug into the substrate in between rock.

Your lighting seems barely abundant for your animals. . .IMHO, 400 on a 90 seems excessive both from an electrical usage standpoint and from animal requirements. Go with 250watts. Unless you have a very deep tank.

 

[jimsha]

So is mine ok where he is or do I need to relocate him into the sand.

 

[jimsha]

So is mine ok where he is or do I need to relocate him into the sand.

I will also take your advice on the 250's instead of the 400's

 

[old95er]

They typically move to where they are comfortable. Also, if you try to move them, and they are really attached, you risk damaging the foot.

Leave him, and let him find his place.

I have read here that if they are hungry or uncomfortable, they move alot. When they are satisfied, they stay put.

Someone who knows more could correct this though.

 

[jimsha]

Thanks for the help.

 

[zaf888]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9988537#post9988537 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
I only have experience with Hadonii carpets. I have two of them, one for at least 6 years (perhaps longer) and the other for about a month now. Assuming that you get a healthy one to begin with, I have found them pretty easy to keep. I am not saying that is the norm, but just my experiences with them. My yellow/tan one has been kept under both PCs and MH, in both cases I never noticed any difference in how it looked and or acted.
On average I feed it twice a month -- sometime more sometimes less. I am currently in a more phase. Right now both are in my 75 with 6 *65 watts of PC. (( currently saving up for 2 *250watt MH ))

Here is a recent picture (2 weeks ago) Both are normally more open, but had fed them not to long before the picture.

A close up of the blue one, (( need to get a close of the yellow/tan one)

so i assume u can keep differnt carpet anomes together in teh same tank without them waring? the blue one is so pretty

 

[Slakker]

They're both the same species of carpet, and while it's always risky to keep multiple anemones in one tank, it's much safer with the same species.

 

[55semireef]

From what I can tell, there are three anemones in this tank. There are two Haddonis and what looks to be a GBTA. I don't see much cause for concern especially because each anemone is spaced apart.

 

[apayne]

My Haddoni only moves if I have not fed him for more than a week, other than that he stays put.

 

[GSMguy]

fwiw4x54w can be much much more PAR than a poorly reflected 250w halide

you have plenty of light for the haddoni carpets

 

[adtravels]

Mr. Bojangles nem LOOKS like a mertens more than anything else certainly NOT a gigantea but is a haddoni. for what anyone caresvery nice but the colour has gone for somereason if I am right in thinkig it is/was a blue Haddoni.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10110490#post10110490 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
From what I can tell, there are three anemones in this tank. There are two Haddonis and what looks to be a GBTA. I don't see much cause for concern especially because each anemone is spaced apart.

I was out of town all weekend.

But, yea, there is also a GBTA in there --- for a while there I had GBTA, RBTA and the tan/yellow Haddoni. The BTA(s) and tan/yellow Haddoni have been together for over six years now -- only one issue over that whole time - when a clone "walked" over the Haddoni.