Maxi Mini Carpet Anemone

jdareef

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What do these guys eat? How often should I feed? Where should I place them in my aquarium (sand bed or rock)? Lighting requirements? Compatible clowns?
All information is very much appreciated.
 
Looks like you have the mini version, which for me, split and walk like crazy....

I have always stuck with small offerings of mysis shrimp once or twice a month. IME they prefer the rock work which is where I would start, if it doesn't like it there it will move on it own. Lighting requirements vary, it would help to know what you have and a little info on your overall setup. There are no compatible clowns, this is not a hosting species of anemone.
 
Thanks for the reply dalston, 150 gal DD, 1x 400w MH radium, I dose B-Ionic, levels are: DKH- 10 Cal- 430 Mg- 1300, Euro Reef skimmer, I run GFO and carbon.
 
Looks like a maxi to me. Once it opens up and lays flat, it will be much bigger than it is in the pic.
I feed mine mysis and krill pretty much every day when I feed the rest of the tank. You surely don't have to feed that much though.
That is a gorgeous anemone!
 
That'll be a Maxi Mini. The only Mini Carpets I've seen are the same color and only reach about the size of a quarter. They multiply rapidly too.

I'd feed it just like a regular carpet only smaller meals (1-2 mysis or 4-5 brine is what I feed). They're more hardy than BTAs even and can be propagated relatively easily (same way as a BTA). They will attach wherever they like, but all mine are on rocks, so it's a good bet. They will not host clowns. Anything else just let me know, I love these guys!

Indeed - very nice brick red. Mind if I ask how much you paid for it (PM is fine if you don't want to broadcast it).
 
Looks like a maxi to me. Once it opens up and lays flat, it will be much bigger than it is in the pic.
I feed mine mysis and krill pretty much every day when I feed the rest of the tank. You surely don't have to feed that much though.
That is a gorgeous anemone!

Thank you!
 
The seller told me it is a mini-maxi.

Yes, there are 2 'versions' of mini-maxi (S. tapetum). The mini which are the size of a quarter and regularly split, then the maxi which I have seen get up to 5" (these tend not to split as much as the mini, if at all)

From the look of it to me, you have a mini but as Elegance coral mentioned, it does look closed up so could very well be a maxi. Give it some time to settle in a little and it will inflate to it's regular size.
 

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