Haddoni Carpet Anemone Eating Fish

The haddon s anemone is found in the indo pacific region growing up to 50cm in length.

Haddoni carpet anemone eating fish.

Also known as the carpet anemone. I am feeding my carpet a silverside for a snack. Found in seagrass meadows and on sand over coral and rocky reefs playing host to 6 types of anemone fish and their families. When healthy this anemone is very sticky to the touch and when they grasp something or someone it is very difficult to convince it to let go without damaging the animal.

Stichodactyla gigantea stichodactyla haddoni and stichodactyla mertensii are called carpet anemones because they have large flattened bodies and their upper surface is covered by numerous relatively short carpet like tentacles. There are three different species of carpet anemones typically seen in the hobby. The anemone is about 18 inches across and i have all the pumps shut off in the tank so you can see it better. While the haddoni anemone has not been known to move you should not have.

A haddoni anemone has been known to eat varied sizes of fish and invertebrates making them one of the more aggressive eaters when compared to other anemones. It features short and blunt stinging tentacles that should be accounted for during handling and placement away from other corals. The saddle anemone nbsp stichodactyla haddoni is commonly referred to as haddon s anemone saddle carpet anemone or the saddleback anemone.