Are Carpet Anemones Hard To Keep. By mike maddox. Carpet anemone heteractis crispa sebae anemone and heteractis magnifica magnificent or ritteri anemone are among the most difficult anemones to keep as they are very large in size and comparatively more venomous. Big beautiful and deadly.
The blue morph of stichodactyla gigantea in the wild. A larger tank is better for anemones as apart from being more stable they can wander about without hopefully bumping into too many coral.
Stichodactyla spp anemones otherwise known as carpet anemones are fascinating creatures and highly sought after by hobbyists.
It all depends on what anemone you want carpet anemones are notoriously hard to keep and whether or not you want an anemone only tank or to have it in a display tank with other coral and fish. Handdoni carpet anemones the haddoni anemone srichodactyla haddoni can get as large as gigantea growing to around 2 in diameter. By mike maddox. Keep in mind that carpet anemones can really pack a punch and can kill most anything they come into contact with in an aquarium.
