Blue Giant Carpet Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea commonly known as the giant carpet anemone is a species of sea anemone that lives in the indo pacific area.

Blue giant carpet anemone.

It can be kept in an aquarium but is a very challenging species to keep alive and healthy for more than 3 5 years. The gigantic sea anemone stichodactyla gigantea loves warmer water 84 86f and will move often if not feed. Some comments by michael. This anemone is one that is known to be host to several species of anemonefishes including the common clownfish.

Their tentacles are the longest of the carpet anemones but much shorter than a long tentacle or bubble tip anemone. Giant carpet anemones are one of the largest of the anemones available in the industry. The giant carpet anemone is very similar to haddon s carpet anemone but it grows much larger up to two and a half feet in diameter. The gigantean carpet anemone typically will get over 2 feet in diameter and will frequently get to around 3 feet when kept in ideal conditions.

It also has light spots on the underside of the oral disc and longer pointed tentacles while haddon s anemone has shorter beaded tentacles. Giant anemone giant carpet anemone giant blue carpet anemone description. This anemone will host most clownfish and should be placed in a large well lit aquarium that is well established and has stable water quality. I feed mine 5 silversides a week.

I believe clownfish are the key to keeping this anemone because they seem to clean it daily.