hows this carpet look?

[smoke15]

Got this anemone on tuesday to possibly host some picasso clowns. Never kept a carpet before and would appreciate some feedback.
The carpet is in a 30 gallon hex tank that is fully plumbed to a 500 something gallon system. The sand is about 4 inches deep. I have a 250 watt 14k hamilton bulb over the tank.
Does something look "wrong" with the carpet?
Its foot is well planted in some rock I piled toward the back of the tank on top of the sand. It has not moved since placed in the tank.
Please be gentle i am trying to gather as much info I can about this guy.

 

[a4twenty]

nice haddoni, looks ok to me, other than taking a poop

have you been feeding him and what??

 

[garygb]

It looks good. And the fact that it is firmly planted is also a good sign. You have plenty of light. Generally Haddoni are considered fairly hardy. Assuming you keep your water parameters in check, your nice-looking green anemone should be fine.

 

[garygb]

Here's a link you might find informative:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/carpetanemones.htm

 

[Don-Coraleone]

looks good to me...

 

[smoke15]

I put the head of a silverside on the carpet near its mouth today. In minutes it went into its mouth and disappeared. I AM SO PUMPED to keep this awesome creature. I am a "little afraid" though to tell you the truth. This thing looks like its gonna be HUGE once it is fully acclimated. Thank God its in its own tank.
I hope the picasso's will eventually be able to interact with it.
Thanks for the help guys!

 

[Don-Coraleone]

also nice clowns didnt notice them the first time.

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13663236#post13663236 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smoke15
I am a "little afraid" though to tell you the truth. This thing looks like its gonna be HUGE once it is fully acclimated.

a 30G is going to be a bit of a tight fit once he is fully grown. the main concern with keeping him in such a small tank would be stability but seeing as your tied into a mature 500G system this shouldn't be a problem

 

[smoke15]

how long should my light cycle be?

 

[smoke15]

please help, how much light for this haddoni?

 

[a4twenty]

between 8 - 12 hrs?????? i'm sure in the wild they get 12+

 

[Toddrtrex]

My Haddonis ( have 3 of them ) get about 7 hours of MH each day, with 2-3 additional hours of actinic.