trueblackpercula
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my s.gigantea
What Color is Your Carpet? {pics please}
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my s.gigantea
Gary Majchrzak
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Very nice Stichodactyla !
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Yeah, ae ,thanks for correcting me, BonsaiNut. I had a feeling this latin name had something to do with being "sticky". I took Spanish- no Latin. I wonder if I'd been pronouncing it right: stik-o-dak'-ta-la. Am I wrong?
BonsaiNut
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Gary Majchrzak said:
Pronunciation of scientific terms is somewhat messed up. For example "stichodactyla" isn't really Latin at all, but Greek. "Y" did not even occur in the Latin language, but rather was used only with Greek loan words. Additionally, there are all kinds of English words that people toss a Latin ending on and suddenly they become Latin terms (Haddoni or Mertensii, for instance). However they are used as Latin terms, so I suppose Latin pronunciation rules apply even though an English pronunciation would be more familiar. You are close on your stichodactyla pronunciation - it should be stik-o-dak-TEE-la. However the "TEE" sound is funky and doesn't occur in English. Try to make a long "e" sound with your lips pursed instead of spread. It is pronounced like the French or German [y:].
BTW, mispronunciation is pretty broadly accepted on some words. For example, the pronunciation of "Gigantea" should NOT be "gee-GANT-ee-ah" but rather "ghee-ghan-TAY-a" (there is no soft "g" in Latin). But no one pronounces it that way.
I leave you now to go check out my lat-ez-o-NAH-tee.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Whew... good thing I can avoid pronunciations and just stick to spellings! Thanks for the crash course.
vtsureshot
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my green carpet
my green carpet
very sticky. have had it a little over 6 months. its over 15 inches across. its getting almost too big for my 75. its competing with my bubble for top dog in the tank.
my green carpet
very sticky. have had it a little over 6 months. its over 15 inches across. its getting almost too big for my 75. its competing with my bubble for top dog in the tank.
vtsureshot
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closer pic
closer pic
heres a closer pic. i wish mine had some of those colors in earlier pics. but ill take what i can get at my local fish store.
closer pic
heres a closer pic. i wish mine had some of those colors in earlier pics. but ill take what i can get at my local fish store.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Loserland vtsureshot- Nice Stichodactylae. This brings up a good question. I know that certain foods can 'color up' my fish with their color enhancing ingredients. Why wouldn't these foods have an effect on anemone coloration? I've noticed that my Haddon's anemone will shape itself similar to a baseball glove to catch drifting plankton-like foods when I simulate a bloom. {I feed my anemones small VibraGro pellets, frozen mysid, frozen HUFA enriched brine and Cyclop-eeze, in addition to larger meatier foods.}
StinkyNappy
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mine isn't too colourful, but man does it eat!! and grow!! its doubled in size in by 1/3 in the last month...
StinkyNappy
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is it a green???
trueblackpercula
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Pinkskunk
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Very tempting and beautifull. However, carpet are hard to keep and demand good water quality and strong lighting. beginners please refraint from running out and get one for yourself as you will more than likely to waste your money and a beautifull animal.
Dont do it the hard way.
Dont do it the hard way.
BonsaiNut
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Pinkskunk said:
Depends what kind of carpet. S. gigantea is extremely demanding, however S. haddoni is somewhat forgiving in its care and habitat. Make sure you understand your species - I have seen 5 different species of anemones all called "carpet anemones" at the LFS.
Check out the anemone FAQ.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
All anemones presently in my reef aquarium originated as hitch-hikers or from trades with other RC'ers. Here's my latest acquisition. A 4" diameter variegated Haddon's anemone.
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