My new blue carpet anemone

[got2envy]

So i fell in love with this blue carpet (Haddonni) at the LFS, it is about the size of a softball..my 2 clowns are weary lol I have read that they can eat the hosting clowns and just about anything that gets in their way..very sticky, what a mission to get it in the tank..it stuck to my hand like a glove :headshake2: lol
I will most likely sell it, but it looks lovely in the tank haha

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1200002.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1200003.jpg

and now for a picture of killah! and my RBTA :laugh::hypnotized:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1200007.jpg

[Sarge_857]

ok now that coral is sick! i also love Killah as well, looks so demonic.:mad2:

[Reefscape]

Absolutly beautifull dude.....amazing purchase.....

[got2envy]

Thankg guys! I just could not say no when I saw it! It looks soooo much nicer in person :)

Killah is a killah! she did not like the camera that close to her anemone haha

I am a dudette ;) girl reefers unite!!! lol

[almo75]

WOW! Really gorgeous!!

[Catpicklesdog]

That is one stunning anemone. Love the clown, I'm starting to think that all maroons have the same "mean" look!!!

[BToast]

Very nice, makes me want to upgrade my lights!

[Amphiprion]

Looks more like Stichodactyla gigantea to me, actually (hard to say for sure without seeing the underside and column). That is a beautiful specimen, but appears to be bleached (seemingly healthy otherwise). Generally, in unbleached specimens, the blue color is darker and more intense. My recommendation is to keep water parameters within range, give good water circulation, light, and see how it goes.

[superlynx]

Nice, dudette. This hobby just keep sucking you in.

[salty420]

very nice but my first thought was that it looked bleached as well... if i remember correctly your lighting is not super intense on your tank right? that might be better right now so as not to shock it...

[Amphiprion]

I'd like to add that S. gigantea is one of (if not the most--possibly more than H. magnifica) the most demanding anemone species available to hobbyists. They require more light and water flow than just about all other species. Even that doesn't guarantee survival.

[Lupin]

Nice, dudette. This hobby just keep sucking you in.
True.:rofl: :rofl:

Nice anemone.:thumbsup:

[Fishieness]

nice! How much did THAT puppy run you? haha
Also, I would agree that it is bleached, and the fact that it is mainly the disk that is lacking color, I also think that it's a POSSIBILITY that it might be dyed, with more of the teal color.
Hopefully it does well.
Good luck! :D

[got2envy]

Thanks everyone!
I don't believe it is dyed..The pics I took are point and shoot I sux at the pics but I am no carpet expert so i do not know what this color morph is supposed to look like, the mouth is yellow and is closed here is a sight that has a better pic of wht mines looks like, I saw 2 at a Orlando store over the weekend but it was very over priced..then i saw this one at a local LFS for the right price..all three were the same color blue
http://www.reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=1956
thanks for the advice guys and gals!
I will keep a my eyes on it :)

[Amphiprion]

It's not dyed, but it is bleached. If it were dyed, more parts of it would be blue--like the disc itself, and not just the tentacles.

Judging by their description on the site, even they think it is an S. gigantea.

[fsn77]

I will most likely sell it, but it looks lovely in the tank haha

I'm confused... You bought it and think you'll most likely sell it???

If it fully recovers, it should be a really nice anemone.

[got2envy]

yep..I kinda bought it as a slprurge because of the great price i got, i know i know..I am going to keep it till it gets to big for my 75 or if I get to upgrade to my 125 then i will keep it..i am sure someone in my reef club would be be more than happy to take it off my hands by then :)

[Almondsaz]

Love your new coral....but really like your RBTA with Killa. How often do you feed your RBTA - looks fantastic.

[AnnetteG]

THAT is gorgeous! Definitely a good reason to upgrade to the 125! I *really* want a carpet nem, but I'm *really* afraid of them eating all my fish. :lol2: I heard about someone in my local club having one eat some $200 or more fish, I forget what kind, but DANG, I'd be bummed!

[got2envy]

I feed the RBTA once a week, 2 frozen cubes of Prime Reef :) it is huge, i have to keep moving my powerhead so that when it fully inflates it doesn't get caught

Yes the whole eating of the fish has me paranoid, the bleaching on my carpet seems to be getting better, it is regaining some darker pigmentation starting on the edges..i didn't know it was bleached or I would probablly never have bought it..never buy on a splurge kids..lesson learned

[Amphiprion]

Glad to hear it's recovering. If you get this one going, you'll have a rare gem, indeed.

[mcsassy]

update?

[marinemad]

i did the same mistake with anemone bought a huge one for my 225g did wonder why it was so cheap! lesson learned research research research!

[got2envy]

Hey everyone!

The carpet is doing great..it has been moved to my 40L and has a porcelain crab friend :)

I feed it every other day, half a cube of prime reef..it has eaten 2 firefish and a barnacle blenny so far :headshake2:..the wrasse and clowns don't go near it, the crab does a good job of defending it's home..who new crabs were so crabby :grinyes:

here are pix..everyone loves pix

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1010001-18.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1010002-17.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1010004-15.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/P1010005-13.jpg

Thanks for keeping up with it's recovery :)

[Ace25]

:drool: That is one super awesome looking anemone. If I were to ever have another anemone again that is the only one I would settle for. Very rare gem indeed.

[got2envy]

Just wanted to update on the blue carpet peeps!!
I sold the Gigantea a while ago to a nice lady in Jupiter with a 300g reef,She breeds clowns and knows her schtuff about anemones..so she was the perfect person for mah baby
I knew at the time that it would eventually outgrow my 40 long and I was not looking to upgrade larger than the 125g which it would also outgrow, the longer I kept it the more attached I got :(
so here are some pix of it happy and being hosted by 2 clowns, the porcelain crab hangs out at the foot on the rocks as the clown gave him the boot lol
It is her centerpeice
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/untitled.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/bluecarpet.jpg
I felt privleged to be able to get back to health and that I had a little time to enjoy such a beautiful invertebrate..even if it was just for a little while :)

Maria

[Almondsaz]

Beautiful carpet anemone and the tank looks great. It must have been hard to let her go but that is a great new home she has.

[got2envy]

I couldn't be happier right now :D
I am happy that I was able to find it such a great home, It is a beautiful reef, I think the skimmer is bigger than I am lol

[ktz216]

nice carpet anemone.. and awesome tank!

[Catpicklesdog]

You did a fantastic job on getting it back to full health and it truly looks magnificent.

And kudos to you for being so unelfish and finding it a new home:)

[cam191919]

i love that crab, if i ever got a carpet nem i would rather get a neat one of those over clowns, but thats just me :D