Carpet Anemone Eats Tang

Yes minimum tank size.

Carpet anemone eats tang.

Anemone shrimps are fascinating additions to an aquarium dedicated to a carpet anemone but should be used instead of the more clownfish rather than. This anemone serves as a host for many types of clownfish in the wild including. Use caution when introducing anemones into a reef aquarium however as some species are quite mobile and may sting and damage live corals. 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.

Periclemenes anemone shrimps are infrequently traded but interesting tankmates that live in a symbiotic relationship with carpet anemones presumably for protection. 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. 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. They are small shrimps getting to about 1 25 2 5 inches 3 6 cm in length.

Stichodactyla haddoni reef compatibility.