AHHHHHH! Stupid Carpet Anemone is eating all my fish!

[Delphinus]

To be honest it does sort of look like it could be S. haddoni (another super-sticky/aggressive feeder anemone). But I didn't know they could be splitters. I thought they were not, but ... maybe they can be after all??

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

To be honest it does sort of look like it could be S. haddoni (another super-sticky/aggressive feeder anemone). But I didn't know they could be splitters. I thought they were not, but ... maybe they can be after all??

This guy sure does split.

Sigh...I guess its going to have to go. I am going to read about them. I feed it silversides and it still eats my fish

Too bad though, I really like it!

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

It does seem to look an aweful like S. haddoni

I guess it would get pretty darn big if thats the case. Weird that it splits though. From what I was reading too, they shouldn't be too aggressive.

[Delphinus]

I had a haddoni for a few years in a 20g. Had to sell it when it got to the point it touched all 4 tank walls at once. (wall to wall carpet anyone?? sheesh).

Never kept fish in with it but man it ate everything it touched. The occasional frag, snails, etc. would spit out the empty shell a couple days later.

It got bought and sold a few times after I had it and everyone who had it apparently eventually lost fish to it. Tangs, a moorish idol, blennies, damsels, a linckia star ... kind of made me sad to hear about these stories but I guess that's how it goes with this species... I think they belong in tanks all by themselves, maybe just a pair of clowns and that's it.

Anemones are headaches man!!

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

I had a haddoni for a few years in a 20g. Had to sell it when it got to the point it touched all 4 tank walls at once. (wall to wall carpet anyone?? sheesh).

Never kept fish in with it but man it ate everything it touched. The occasional frag, snails, etc. would spit out the empty shell a couple days later.

It got bought and sold a few times after I had it and everyone who had it apparently eventually lost fish to it. Tangs, a moorish idol, blennies, damsels, a linckia star ... kind of made me sad to hear about these stories but I guess that's how it goes with this species... I think they belong in tanks all by themselves, maybe just a pair of clowns and that's it.

Anemones are headaches man!!

Yeah they are and I was an idiot and did not do my research. I thought it was a mini and harmless.

Do you think it would do ok in half of a 75G (my fuge) with PC lighting? Or does it need the MH? I don't know how many watts but its from a nano cube. Probably not enough...

[untamed]

My gigantic green carpet hasn't eaten too many things over the years. It apparently ate a surpent star while I was on vacation this summer...and I've seen a few hermits meet their ends. No fish that I am aware of.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by untamed

My gigantic green carpet hasn't eaten too many things over the years. It apparently ate a surpent star while I was on vacation this summer...and I've seen a few hermits meet their ends. No fish that I am aware of.

I was actually just going to ask you about yours. Do you know what species?

I am pretty sure now mine is a Stichodactyla haddoni. I don't know why its splitting so much though. Maybe its unhappy...Looks very healthy though, so I don't know.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

RC has a picture of this under Stichodactyla haddoni and I think that looks about right.

[midgetwaiter]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Yeah so lights are out and its not fully open (after just eating ) but here is one of them.



Any ideas?

The tentacle shape looks like S. helianthus to me, sort of ricordea like. That squares with your "can't touch it" statement as well, those things sting like crazy. Like Tony said, here are some pretty good anemone iders on RC or you could try sending that pic to Fenner @ wet web media. I'm by no means an expert on these.

[untamed]

I think mine is haddoni. Based on the photo, I think yours is something else.