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About Carpet Anemone
Large, carpet-like anemone with a broad, flattened disc ranging from brown to tan, red, or purple, often with contrasting tentacle coloration. The oral disc can reach 24 inches or more across, with short, densely-packed tentacles covering the surface.
Key facts
- Category
- Decorative
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from East Africa and the Red Sea through Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond.
- Diet Details
- Carnivorous, feeding on small fish, crustaceans, and zooplankton. Benefits from occasional target feeding of small meaty foods like mysis shrimp or fish larvae.
- Max Size
- 36
- Type
- Anemone
- Appearance Description
- Large, carpet-like anemone with a broad, flattened disc ranging from brown to tan, red, or purple, often with contrasting tentacle coloration. The oral disc can reach 24 inches or more across, with short, densely-packed tentacles covering the surface.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Compatibility
- Host to many clownfish species. Can sting neighboring corals and invertebrates if too close; provide adequate spacing. May sting fish that brush against tentacles.
- Family
- Stichodactylidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Notes
- Largest commonly available anemone. Requires very strong lighting (PAR 200+) and moderate flow. Stable parameters essential (SG 1.023-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4). Temperature range 75-82°F. Can live 20+ years. Needs deep sand bed. Not recommended for mixed reef tanks. Can catch and consume fish.
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