Stichodactyla gigantea question
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thomas712
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Good Points - The colored ones are very pretty! A pink specimen is featured on the cover of Martin Moe's "Beginner to Breeder" book.. They are accepted by most clown fish.
Bad Points - They can sting non clowns fish and may eat other anemones. Giant carpets unlike their relative the saddle carpet seem to be very difficult to keep in captivity. One of the reasons for the difficulty in keeping the giant carpets may stem from the fact that most are collected from very shallow waterless than 3 feet. And that it may be difficult for the aquariust to give the anemone all the light it needs
Bad Points - They can sting non clowns fish and may eat other anemones. Giant carpets unlike their relative the saddle carpet seem to be very difficult to keep in captivity. One of the reasons for the difficulty in keeping the giant carpets may stem from the fact that most are collected from very shallow waterless than 3 feet. And that it may be difficult for the aquariust to give the anemone all the light it needs
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thomas712
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They should, it's just one of many that are in my fav's.
phender
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Originally Posted by Thomas712
They should, it's just one of many that are in my fav's.
I'm glad you find that article useful. If I were to rewrite it today, I would make a few changes from when I wrote it 10 years ago. One would be that S. gigantea is not nearly as adept at catching fish as S. haddoni (to the point that it really isn't a factor) and I would leave out the part about them possibly eating other anemones, as there is nothing I have seen or heard in the last 10 years that would make me think that is true.
Phil Henderson
They should, it's just one of many that are in my fav's.
I'm glad you find that article useful. If I were to rewrite it today, I would make a few changes from when I wrote it 10 years ago. One would be that S. gigantea is not nearly as adept at catching fish as S. haddoni (to the point that it really isn't a factor) and I would leave out the part about them possibly eating other anemones, as there is nothing I have seen or heard in the last 10 years that would make me think that is true.
Phil Henderson