Dwarf Carpet Anemone

This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone saddle anemone saddle carpet anemone or saddleback anemone.

Dwarf carpet anemone. The carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. The problem with them is they are tall and can get bashed down by the autumn rains. The haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea. They do best with a clown to host ocellaris and percula among others.

Link to dwarf hairgrass care guide planting growing and propagation. They require strong lighting and water movement. Dwarf hairgrass eleocharis sp is a versatile and hardy plant noted for its use in creating thick carpets in aquariums. An anemone rupicola hybrid and part of the new swan series wild swan is different from our familiar japanese anemones because it blooms continuously from late spring until frost.

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. One of the more popular anemones carpet anemones can grow quite large. The mini maxi carpet anemones stichodactyla tapetum are easy to keep easy to propagate and come in a wide variety of colors. The green carpet anemone requires full lighting and adequate water movement.

Its small size and easy care make these anemones perfect for the novice aquarist and nano aquarium enthusiasts. Like many anemones the carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship nbsp. Without a clown to host supplemental feeding is required. They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.

Anemone crabs and anemone shrimp seem to enjoy them having often been observed on and around them in the wild. Unlike its larger cousins stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla gigantea the mini carpet anemone isn t known to act as a host to clownfish species. This is one of the larger anemone species so a. They have been know to eat unsuspecting fish.

The green carpet anemone or saddle anemone is one of the hardier carpet anemones and can grow up to 31 inches. It is characterized by a short stature needle like green leaves fast. Dwarf hairgrass care guide planting growing and propagation. Flowers are huge 3 3 5 wide and white with a beautiful lilac purple back side which becomes more apparent when flowers close at night.