Long Tentacle Carpet Anemone

Being brownish red to orange with distinctive white spots on its foot makes it a great low level centerpiece.

Long tentacle carpet anemone.

The long tentacle anemone is also referred to as the corkscrew anemone sand anemone red base anemone and long tentacle red base anemone. It slender smooth tentacles originate from its flat oral disc making for an elegant and active display in the tank. It is a relatively peaceful anemone that won t bother other inverts so it is. 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.

Hosts best with a. In the wild macrodactyla doreensis is found living in shallow reefs and lagoons where it buries it s foot into the sandy substrate near rocky formations. Long tentacle anemone green. Condy 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. Though mostly photosynthetic supplemental feedings of raw table shrimp clam mussel silversides squid and other marine based meats can be fed every few days. 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. Merten s carpet anemone.

Pieces should be cut roughly to the. Feeding it small meaty chunks at least once. 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 is often found within the aquarium hobby under a variety of names including.

Long tentacle anemone purple. In the wild it is found living in shallow reefs and lagoons near the waters surrounding the philippines and the waters. This is a long tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis or lta for short. Carpet anemone green.

The long tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis or corkscrew anemone is a handsome large anemone growing to about 19 48 cm. Long tentacle anemone corkscrew anemone red base anemone and sand anemone.