Long Tentacle Carpet Anemone

It slender smooth tentacles originate from its flat oral disc making for an elegant and active display in the tank.

Long tentacle carpet anemone.

Condy anemone purple. Long tentacle anemone purple. The long tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis is a fairly hardy anemone often found within the aquarium hobby under a variety of names including long tentacle anemone corkscrew anemone red base anemone and sand anemone. Long tentacle anemone green.

Pieces should be cut roughly to the. The long tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis or corkscrew anemone is a handsome large anemone growing to about 19 48 cm. Carpet anemone green. Hosts best with a.

This anemone appreciates bright light fine sand mud and a mature system. Within minutes of adding it to my son s 29g tank the female maroon clownfish quickly decided it was a great place to call home. The long tentacle anemone prefers to be kept on fine substrate. The long tentacle anemone is also referred to as the corkscrew anemone sand anemone red base anemone and long tentacle red base anemone.

Feeding it small meaty chunks at least once. As you can see it sunk its foot down to the glass base of the tank and tried to bury itself in the crushed coral substrate. This is a long tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis or lta for short. The long tentacle anemone is often found within the aquarium hobby under a variety of names including.

Long tentacle anemone corkscrew anemone red base anemone and sand anemone. Being brownish red to orange with distinctive white spots on its foot makes it a great low level centerpiece. In the wild it is found living in shallow reefs and lagoons near the waters surrounding the philippines and the waters. It has a similar appearance to heteractis crispa which has more tentacles and a tougher column its oral disc is usually visible and can grow up to 20 in diameter.

It is a relatively peaceful anemone that won t bother other inverts so it is. Though mostly photosynthetic supplemental feedings of raw table shrimp clam mussel silversides squid and other marine based meats can be fed every few days.