Blue Haddoni Carpet Anemone

Some unlucky creatures might blunder into a carpet anemone.

Blue haddoni 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. The saddle anemone nbsp stichodactyla haddoni is commonly referred to as haddon s anemone saddle carpet anemone or the saddleback anemone. Like many anemones the blue carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship. Carpet anemones can survive for a short while out of 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. Blue saddle carpet stichodactyla haddoni starting at 479 99 red saddle carpet stichodactyla haddoni starting at 1299 99 purple saddle carpet stichodactyla haddoni starting at 479 99 tank recommendations. 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. 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.

Carpet anemones on the sand bar may thus have a better chance of a meal. This is nota gigantea. 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. Haddon s carpet anemone green blue and red stichodactyla haddoni the haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea.

They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals. It features short and blunt stinging tentacles that should be accounted for during handling and placement away from other corals. 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.

The blue carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. A 125 gallon or larger aquarium is highly recommended and preferably one that has been running six months at the bare minimum.