Carpet Anemone?

[bassman]

Wow! Those are awesome pics! I can't wait to see mine that full.

It looks like the wife may have stumbled onto something good here! The best part? She paid $12.00 for it!!! So the price was right that is for sure. Sometimes un-educated pet store staff works for the good.

I will keep an eye on everything in the tank, not over feed the anemone and hope for the best. So far so good, it's looks happier and healthier every day!


Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it. I will post some more pics as the days go by.

[Delphinus]

$12? Wow that's awesome.

I thought I had it good when I found my brown one for $20 - but Nate (I got it from Big Als when they were still around) said they just landed that cheaply. I was happy

Anyhow best of luck and yes please do continue sharing pictures!

[bassman]

So far so good.

It's been 12 days since acclimation and the anemone seems to be doing fine.

It has not moved from the spot I originally placed it in and opens up nicely everyday. It seemed to be larger every day at first but the growth has slowed a fair bit now.

I fed it a very small chunk of a silverside the day after acclimation. It took to the food right away and did not spit it back out later. I have fed it one more time since, 2 days ago. Same thing again, just a small chunk of a silverside. And just as last time it took the food right away and retained it.

It's hard to see the mouth clearly on a regular basis but it does appear to be just slightly open most of time with what looks like a little bubble coming out of the one side of the mouth. The bubble has a purple stripe running down the middle of it. Is this normal for this type of anemone? It almost looks like bait, the purple is very bright.

[Delphinus]

12 days is a pretty good run. You're almost out of the danger zone from a timetable perspective. (I hope I'm not jinxing this by saying it!!!!!)

The mouth sounds normal. All the ones I've ever seen have had that little purple thing. It's kinda cool isn't it? I can't remember but I don't think haddoni's have it at all (or at least, not all do), so that also is a sort of a "distinguishing feature."

I feed mine mysis (although really they eat anything I offer - flake food, cyclops-eeze of all things - you'd think it would be too small - but no they seem to have a vigourous feeding response to it).

I anxiously await a new picture

[bassman]

Thanks,

Yes that purple thing is cool. I like watching the extensions wave around in the current, it's very relaxing, almost hypnotic.

I will get some pics later today once it opens up more.

How often would you recommend feeding it for now? I feed my other anemone once a week.

[Delphinus]

I have clowns in mine, that hardly venture more than a couple inches from the anemones, so a lot of the food I try to offer the fish ends up getting eaten by the anemones. So I don't really "target feed" my carpets except for occasionally, but they are getting a little bit of food basically every day. If I didn't have the fish in there I would probably target feed at least once or twice a week, I reckon..

[bassman]

Thanks, pics coming soon....