Flying Fish Express - Carpet Anemones Carpet Anemones Stichodactyla haddoni, S. gigantea, S. mertensii Carpet anemones are very popular with aquarists because of their many rich colors and because of the soft, deep folds they develop in their oral disc. Colors include brownish, greeenish, purple, pink, blue, bright green, yellow, white with brown stripes, white with green stripes and gray. The two species of Giant Carpet Anemones differ from each other in that S. mertensii has tentacles that are not sticky and it is a non-stinging anemone. In the aquarium, they generally prefer to attach their foot in deep rock crevices. They should be fed 2-3 times a week with small crustacea, small pieces of mussel and crustacea meat.
Colorful species require vitamin-rich natural foods to maintain their colors.
Bright illumination is required for these, and all, host anemones.