Blue Haddoni Carpet Anemone

They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.

Blue haddoni carpet anemone.

Haddon s blue carpet anemone s haddoni ss aka blue carpet anemone show size 7 8 inches 679 00 haddon s blue carpet anemone s haddoni su aka blue carpet anemone supersize 9 inches up 580 00 long tentacle anemone green macrodactyla doreensis l large 69 00 long tentacle anemone green macrodactyla doreensis xl. It features short and blunt stinging tentacles that should be accounted for during handling and placement away from other corals. Some unlucky creatures might blunder into a carpet anemone. To conserve water the oral disk shrinks to reduce the surface area and mucus is secreted to cover the mouth and delicate body parts.

Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate and can attain a size of up to 3 feet in diameter. The blue carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. Carpet anemones on the sand bar may thus have a better chance of a meal. This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone or saddle carpet.

Anemone crabs and anemone shrimp seem to enjoy them having often been observed on and around them in the wild. I bought a green haddoni carpet anemone was my lfs i kept eyeing it for about 2 months every time i went in i kept seeing this large haddoni carpet at the time i didn t even know what it was it was hosting a large maroon clown i thought it was just the most beautiful thing i had ever seen finally i shelled out 100 bucks to buy it like i said it was large my 125 gallon reef tank was. Saddle carpet anemones 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 anemone and down its column. This is nota gigantea.

The saddle anemone is an excellent host for clownfish and will flourish in tanks with strong lighting strong water. Unlike its larger cousins stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla gigantea the mini carpet anemone isn t known to act as a host to clownfish species. A 125 gallon or larger aquarium is highly recommended and preferably one that has been running six months at the bare minimum. This is one of the larger anemone species so.

Carpet anemones can survive for a short while out of water. Like many anemones the blue carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship.