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Carpet Anemone
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The Caribbean Carpet Anemone has slightly larger tentacles and more muted coloration than its Pacific cousin. It has a stronger sting as well, making it incompatable with anemonefishes. This variety enjoys strong water...
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Hardy & Hungry
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My carpet has been a great addition to my tank. This was on my list of 5 animal i must have in my tank...Do not be fooled, this will eat ANYTHING that comes in contact with it. Fish, snails, crabs it is all potential food for this animal. You would be ill advised to put it in the tank along with a very expensive fish, hard to reaplce fish or fish that has sentimental value. All of my fish have kept away from it, including my clowns...i have seen it eat a blue legged hermit, nassarius snail and caught ahold of a shrimp as well...easy to care for, i feed mine 2-3 times a week with silversides that i thaw in saltwater from the tank before feeding, always wear gloves, this anemone will grab you with VERY sticky tentacles that are difficult to release
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| Liked about it |
truly a predator in the tank, mother nature at its most natural, beautiful color, entertaining to feed
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| Didn't like |
always grabs a hold of my gloves when i'm working in the tank, loss of invertebrates
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Good Anemone with caution
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The carpet anemone (Stichodactyla sp.) can be a very beautiful addition to any reef aquarium ... with caution. These anemones can grow very large and can have a very significant sting when touched. They have been known to be voracious consumers of other fish in a captive system. Thus, if you have a population of fish in your tank be warned that size doesn't always matter. Meaning that just because a fish is larger, the anemone won't be able to consume it, or injure it in the process of trying to catch and consume it. As with any other anemone care and system requirements are key. If you do plan to keep a carpet anemone, make sure you do your research and provide for the animals needs so it may not just survive ... but thrive.
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| Liked about it |
Awesome coloration available
Fairly easy care in systems setup to meet their needs.
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| Didn't like |
Can easily wipe out your tanks fish population if not fed regularly and therefore hungry (even feeding it regularly is not a 100% guarantee against this)
Can grow very large.
Can be difficult and painful to remove from your system.
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
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Beautiful animal...
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Beautiful animals, but should be added with caution. |
| Liked about it |
Beautiful animals, incredible to watch them feed, fairly low maintenance.
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| Didn't like |
Can easily kill fish in their territory, they pack a visciuos sting.
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3.5 |
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5.0 |
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2.0 |
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Very nice anemone but can cost you alot in fish...
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As with all my anemones I really loved these and they were by far my favorite. The only problem is they can get very large and consume any fish that gets too close. |
| Liked about it |
Colors are awesome
Fun to watch a clown hosting
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| Didn't like |
Eats anything that gets too close.
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3.5 |
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5.0 |
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2.0 |
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