Haddon's Carpet Anemone
Species group: Sea Anemones
Other common names: Haddon’s Anemone; Saddle Anemone; Saddle Carpet Anemone; Saddleback Anemone
Scientific name: Stichodactyla haddoni
The basics:
The Haddon's Carpet Anemone is a marine invertebrate which is native to reefs and sandy bottoms in the Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea. Haddon's Carpet Anemone serves as a host for several species of Clownfish, including the Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), the Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula), and the Domino Damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus).
Appearance:
Size:
0-36 inches
Temperament:
Housing:
Haddon's Carpet Anemone requires at least a 50 gallon tank, and strong lighting and water movement. Haddon's Carpet Anemone is fed a diet of fish, shrimp, and other meaty foods.
Temperature:
72.00-78.00 °F
pH:
8.40-0.00
Alkalinity:
0.000-0.000 mg/L
textures, ideal hosts, clownfish
perfect water chemistry, high maintenance anemone, strong illumination, graspy stinger, Ideal foods
meaty marine foods, uncooked shrimp
