Carpet anenome

[Octupus]

Good evening!
would love to hear your experience with carpet anenomes... have you lost/had your fish/shrimps eaten by a carpet anenome? Thanks!

 

[Curtswearing]

they are beautiful but I've seen many a lost fish due to them.

Also, there's nothing quite as enjoyable as accidentally bumping one with your arm, having it wrap around it, and then stinging the living daylights out of you.

 

[Rod Buehler]

There are a few different species of "carpet" anemone. S . hadonni are proven fish eaters, but i dont think I have ever heard reports of giganteas eating fish. I have 2 giganteas, 1 for about 15 years and the other for 3-4. Neither has ever eaten a fish. I dont think that I have heard of S,mertensi eaiting fish either.

 

[Elmo18]

I would trust Rod.

He is the master of keeping them healthy.




Best,
Ilham

 

[Octupus]

Thank you all. How can i tell the difference between giganteas and hadonni?

 

[Elmo18]

Definite differences between these two. Once you see them side by side, which I hope you don't....ever...see in your LFS...

This is a great link to bookmark. Do you have Wilkerson's book?

http://www.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/ebooks/intro.html


Best,
ilham