This is one of the larger anemone species.
Green carpet anemone mouth open.
What all should i be testing for with the anemone.
I normally wouldn t be too worried but the hermits are eating what.
Is it direct fow or tank turnover.
Once the lights went out it closed a little and he started to fill with water and get shape.
The green carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom.
An open oral cavity with the guts sticking out is definitely not a good sign.
Hey guys i need some advice asap.
But his mouth is still open real wide.
The mouth of the anemone should be tightly closed.
If it is a green bubble tip anemone it should be a medium to dark green in color.
He stopped in this spot this morning and there is this spirally string and what seems like little tiny balls of something.
Is this a normal open brain mouth.
Got a carpet anemone saturday night.
Is it good bad nothing to worry about.
Green carpet anemone posted this in the wrong spot earlier so now it s here i just bought a new green carpet and his mouth is wide open and hanging out.
Once in place carefully move some sandy substrate around the column and increase the flow rate back to the normal output.
He has done really well grasping and moving almost constantly.
I probably should have started a new thread the anenome mouth should not be wide open unless pooping or eating.
The haddon s carpet anemone has a very potent sting and may harm corals and other anemones as it moves about the aquarium.
However this morning it looks like its mouth is open and its just hanging out in the tank not eating i cant find anything online that explains this at all.
Everything looks great and the color is beautiful.
Strings out of mouth.
I put a beautiful green carpet anemone in my 30gal last night.
Basically my tank has been a fowler with some snails and crabs.
Is this normal when they are stressed.
They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.
Doing so will allow the anemone time to settle in and bury its foot completely into the sand bed.
Like many anemones the green carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship.
Also what is considered moderate flow.
A healthy carpet anemone should have a closed mouth.
Mushroom mouth open all day normal.
Bleaching occurs when an anemone is exposed to prolonged extreme high temperature conditions.
A wide open mouth is a bad sign.
