Carpet Anemone And Puffer Fish

Like many anemones the carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship nbsp.

Carpet anemone and puffer fish.

This species tends to burrow into sand or gravel instead of anchoring itself to hard substrate and it is a host for seven different anemonefishes. Beaded anemone heteractis aurora the beaded anemone is named for the beadlike swellings along the length of its tentacles which may be brown green or purple in color. If the puffer was sick or a larger more aggressive fish chased him into the carpet the puffer could be stung. I bought a green haddoni carpet anemone was my lfs i kept eyeing it for about 2 months every time i went in i kept seeing this large haddoni carpet at the time i didn t even know what it was it was hosting a large maroon clown i thought it was just the most beautiful thing i had ever seen finally i shelled out 100 bucks to buy it like i said it was large my 125 gallon reef tank was.

This should not cause much harm to either animal. This species of carpet anemone can eat fish in the display aquarium so use caution when housing a carpet anemone in with fish other than clownfish. The carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. Its been going on for months.

When healthy this anemone is very sticky to the touch and when they grasp something or someone it is very difficult to convince it to let go without damaging the animal. This may sound crazy but i have a porcupine puffer that has been acting like he is hosting my carpet nem like a clown fish. Porcupine puffers may nibble some of the tentacles of the anemone. Ideal foods consist of small chunks of fresh fish small pieces uncooked shrimp and other meaty marine foods such as mysis and brine shrimp.

It started when i first received the anemone and tried spot feeding it. Puffers know to stay away from anemones or at least off to the side so your carpet would not normally get the chance. The puffer took the food and hasn t left it since. They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.

The anemone uh nem uh nee are stinging polyps that spend most of their time attached to rocks or on coral reefs waiting for fish to pass close enough to get caught in their venomous tentacles which fire a harpoon like filament into their victim with a paralyzing neurotoxin. This is one of the larger anemone species so a.