Anemone Carpet Red

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.

Anemone carpet red.

Their tentacles are very short and so numerous on the surface of the oral disc it gives the anemone a plush carpet appearance hence the name carpet anemone. Has a bright red body and neon green mouth. Pete s aquariums fish is your 1 source for online and in store sales of anemones including giant red carpet anemone the magnificent sea anemone corn anemones and more. This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone or saddle carpet.

The best way to view this anemone is top down under heavy actinic lighting. Colors include bright green red lime green blue white and can even be striped. The haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea. The bali red mini maxi carpet stichodactyla sp.

Easy to keep inflated purchase size. I like to think of it as looking like commercial grade carpeting. This anemone is easier to keep than some other type of anemones as long as its needs are met. This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone saddle anemone saddle carpet anemone or saddleback anemone.

Red carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea is also known as the giant anemone giant carpet anemone or giant red carpet anemone it s the rarest of its species and have a higher price tag than other giant saddle anemones. This is nota gigantea. The haddoni carpet anemone s tentacles look more like colored bumps rather than tentacles. Their tentacles are around to inches in length which is a little smaller than the tentacles of a gigantea anemone.

Some anemones establish symbiotic relationships the most popular being with clownfish which are protected by a mucus layer that makes them immune to the anemone s sting. 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. It is roughly 1 and grows to a max size of 3.