Dwarf Carpet Anemone

An anemone rupicola hybrid and part of the new swan series wild swan is different from our familiar japanese anemones because it blooms continuously from late spring until frost.

Dwarf carpet anemone.

Dwarf hairgrass eleocharis sp is a versatile and hardy plant noted for its use in creating thick carpets in aquariums. It is characterized by a short stature needle like green leaves fast. The green carpet anemone or saddle anemone is one of the hardier carpet anemones and can grow up to 31 inches. Flowers are huge 3 3 5 wide and white with a beautiful lilac purple back side which becomes more apparent when flowers close at night.

They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals. Anemone crabs and anemone shrimp seem to enjoy them having often been observed on and around them in the wild. Link to dwarf hairgrass care guide planting growing and propagation. Dwarf japanese anemones anyone who s ever worked with me knows i love japanese anemones particularly queen charlotte and whenever i plant a garden i try to fit some in.

They have been know to eat unsuspecting fish. They require strong lighting and water movement. Like many anemones the carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship nbsp. Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate and can attain a size of up to 3 feet in diameter.

They do best with a clown to host ocellaris and percula among others. Originating from the red sea the eastern coast of africa continuing across the indo pacific to southern japan then south to great barrier reef the mini carpet anemone requires a tank with strong lighting and good water movement. The problem with them is they are tall and can get bashed down by the autumn rains. The mini maxi carpet anemones stichodactyla tapetum are easy to keep easy to propagate and come in a wide variety of colors.

The carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone saddle anemone saddle carpet anemone or saddleback anemone. The haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea. This is one of the larger anemone species so a.

Its beautiful short green tentacles create a wavy body form that seems to drape or carpet over the marine terrain. The green carpet anemone requires full lighting and adequate water movement. One of the more popular anemones carpet anemones can grow quite large. Unlike its larger cousins stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla gigantea the mini carpet anemone isn t known to act as a host to clownfish species.