Giant carpet anemone (Stichodactyla gigantea)
I have been wanting one of these for a long time and found one that I could not pass on. This is a neon green with purple base baby gigantea carpet at only 3†in diameter.
I have had a 30 gallon quarantine tank that has been set-up for about 2 years and I have been done adding fish to my main display tank for some time. The intention for the tank is to house only the pair of clowns and the anemone to keep the bio-load low.
Tank stats:
- 30 gallon
- Sunpod 30†fixture with a 150 watt de and 12 led moonlights
- 60 pound of live rock established for over 3 years
- Aqua C Remora HOB skimmer
- 2 maxijet 1200 on opposite ends of tank facing one another and alternate cycles on a wave timer
- 100 watt heater on ranco controller
- HOB Aquaclear filter for running carbon
- Black & White Occy clown pair
Parameters:
- Calcium â€"œ 450ppm
- Alkalinity â€"œ 10 dkh
- Salinity - .025
- Temp â€"œ 78 degrees
- Nitrate, Phosphate, etc. â€"œ 0
I know these are tough to keep in captivity, but I am hoping to keep this guy healthy and watch him grow. I am planning on doing a 5 gallon water change weekly to make sure I keep the water as clean as possible. I will be monitoring the tank often in an effort to keep the environment as stable as possible. I know a 30 gallon tank is small, but I intend on setting up a larger shallow cube tank in the future if all goes well. I have been in the hobby for about 7 years and have had great success with haddoni carpets.
To start with, the anemone appears to be in perfect health. I plan up updating this thread with the progress as time goes on. Here are some initial pics:
DAY 1
During acclimation at 9:00am. Anemone was shipped out at 6pm from California and I picked it up the following morning at 9am from my local UPS.
After acclimation at 10:30am, he immediately stuck to a shelf on a piece of LR. No lighting on tank at this point.
At 12:00 noon when the halide came on.
First meal at 7:00pm consisted of frozen mysis soaked in Selcon and Zoe.
General pics of tank.
I have been wanting one of these for a long time and found one that I could not pass on. This is a neon green with purple base baby gigantea carpet at only 3†in diameter.
I have had a 30 gallon quarantine tank that has been set-up for about 2 years and I have been done adding fish to my main display tank for some time. The intention for the tank is to house only the pair of clowns and the anemone to keep the bio-load low.
Tank stats:
- 30 gallon
- Sunpod 30†fixture with a 150 watt de and 12 led moonlights
- 60 pound of live rock established for over 3 years
- Aqua C Remora HOB skimmer
- 2 maxijet 1200 on opposite ends of tank facing one another and alternate cycles on a wave timer
- 100 watt heater on ranco controller
- HOB Aquaclear filter for running carbon
- Black & White Occy clown pair
Parameters:
- Calcium â€"œ 450ppm
- Alkalinity â€"œ 10 dkh
- Salinity - .025
- Temp â€"œ 78 degrees
- Nitrate, Phosphate, etc. â€"œ 0
I know these are tough to keep in captivity, but I am hoping to keep this guy healthy and watch him grow. I am planning on doing a 5 gallon water change weekly to make sure I keep the water as clean as possible. I will be monitoring the tank often in an effort to keep the environment as stable as possible. I know a 30 gallon tank is small, but I intend on setting up a larger shallow cube tank in the future if all goes well. I have been in the hobby for about 7 years and have had great success with haddoni carpets.
To start with, the anemone appears to be in perfect health. I plan up updating this thread with the progress as time goes on. Here are some initial pics:
DAY 1
During acclimation at 9:00am. Anemone was shipped out at 6pm from California and I picked it up the following morning at 9am from my local UPS.
After acclimation at 10:30am, he immediately stuck to a shelf on a piece of LR. No lighting on tank at this point.
At 12:00 noon when the halide came on.
First meal at 7:00pm consisted of frozen mysis soaked in Selcon and Zoe.
General pics of tank.
