True Carpet Anemone

Haddoni or haddon s carpet anemone is the most commonly imported and readily available of the large carpet anemones and can be identified by its thick central column with large pedal disc very short stubby tentacles and tentacle free oral area and attains a diameter of about 60 cm.

True carpet anemone. Intense lighting is a must 250w hqi 20 000k ab metal halide is what i use now and weekly water changes. Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate. True carpet anemone tan stichodactyla gigantea the true carpet anemone has a wavy appearance and lives singly in the shallow waters of the central pacific indo pacific and red sea. Some comments by michael.

Normally found on rocky reefs with soft muddy or sandy substrate it can attain a size of up to three feet in diameter. The gigantic sea anemone stichodactyla gigantea loves warmer water 84 86f and will move often if not feed. I feed mine 5 silversides a week. I believe clownfish are the key to keeping this anemone because they seem to clean it daily.

The true carpet anemone has a wavy appearance and lives singly in the shallow waters of the central pacific indo pacific and red sea. The haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea. Haddon s carpet anemone have short blunt tentacles with a very potent sting and can be distinguished from their close relatives stichodactyla gigantea and stichodactyla mertensii by the lack of any coloration spots or markings on the underside of the. This anemone is also referred to as the carpet anemone gigantic sea anemone or giant carpet anemone.

Haddon s carpet anemone have short blunt tentacles with a very potent sting and can be distinguished from their close relatives stichodactyla gigante. Normally found on rocky reefs with soft muddy or sandy substrate it can attain a size of up to three feet in diameter.