Merten S Carpet Sea Anemone

There are so many tentacles they give the anemone a shaggy carpet appearance thus the name carpet anemone.

Merten s carpet sea anemone.

It is regarded as the largest sea anemone with a diameter of over 1 m 3 3 ft the next largest being heteractis magnifica which has longer tentacles. Carpet anemones are not listed among the threatened animals of singapore. They feed on algae. Colour varies but always has orange spots underneath.

Stichodactyla anemones are well equipped with nutritional alternatives for their well being. Other names it is known by are the gigantic sea. As you can see this video the anemone is home to many different species of fish and aquatic life. But so far the only animals observed on merten s carpet anemones were the five spot anemone shrimps periclimines brevicarpalis and the false clown anemonefish amphiprion ocellaris.

Mertens carpet anemone is not as common in the aquarium trade as the other carpet anemones. Other than their size merten s anemones are a bit boring having no bright fun colours that other anemones flaunt. They can reach staggering proportions of over one metre in diameter. The merten s carpet anemone is a carnivore.

That s a little ridiculous for a sea anemone. Its short stubby tentacles are about 8 mm long and tapered. Merten s sea anemone item description price quantity stock status 033210 merten s carpet anemone small. The largest species of anemone is the mertens sea carpet anemone it can grow up to a diameter of to one meter.

Merten s carpet anemones are the largest sea anemones in the world. Amphiprion chrysopterus orangefin clownfish with stichodactyla mertensii merten s carpet anemone naigani island fiji. It is the largest of the carpet anemones growing up to three feet in diameter. Stichodactyla mertensii commonly known as mertens carpet sea anemone is a species of sea anemones in the family stichodactylidae.

Also known as carpet anemone hexacoral merten s carpet sea anemone merton s sea anemone spotted base carpet anemone. These anemones need a very large established aquarium with perfect water quality high flow and bright lighting. Up to 3 indo pacific restriction on guarantee 149 99 033211 merten s carpet anemone medium. The latin name is stichodactyla mertensii.

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