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Its starting to stretch out now. I dont think I realized how big this thing is. I love it! 
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djreef
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The white strings are acontia filaments. They are a result of stress rxn. Anemones and corlamorphs use them as defensive, and digestive mechanisms and are nothing to worry about. They'll disappear in a day or two.
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OP
OP
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They are already gone. It has buried itself in the sand and has eaten twice already. Just waiting for the clowns to come around. If not, bye bye clowns. JK.
Eric
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What kind of clowns are they??
OP
OP
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False perculas
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There is a pretty good chance they won't become simbiants with the carpet. Carpets usually bond with maroons, clarkiis, skunks and saddlebacks.Reefed-out said:
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Well then it is toilet time. Lol.
aqua-nut
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I had a mated pair of gold stripe maroons that never did pair with the green carpet I put in my 20 gallon tank. They loved the bubble tip of the guy I sold them to last week though... ran right into it and started rubbing.
I thought perculas liked carpet anenomes! Was I wrong?
I thought perculas liked carpet anenomes! Was I wrong?
OP
OP
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I had one and it stayed away from the carpet, but enjoyed surfing in the return pump.aqua-nut said:
Ocellaris will adopt a saddle carpet like the one you have. It takes a while some times but they will. Unless, they are captive bred that is. With those, you may have to coax them a little bit.
Here are some points to consider with carpets:
1) Carpets get hugemungous... Mine has at least a 20" diameter when fully expanded (it stands 12" tall when fully expanded as well). They also grow that size rapidly. Mine was around 8" when I got it back around 1990. It grew to around 16" in a couple years.
2) As far as feeding goes, if you have proper lighting, they will go weeks (maybe months) without any specific food directed at them. I'm sure they are getting food from the various small crustaceans buzzing around at night and from what the clowns bring it but don't go crazy feeding them.
3) Make sure that they can find a hole to hide their column in. They like a sand base but no aquarium will ever have a deep enough bed for a large carpet. Build a tube out of live rock for their column. If you do that, they won't move on you. Mine has never moved (other than when I had to move it from Austin to Houston and Houston to The Woodlands).
4) Be careful working near them, if the tender side of your forearm gets stuck on them, it can cause quite a painful rash. Also, they are so sticky that it is difficult to get loose without damaging them (especially if you panic).
My goal is to pass my carpet on to my kids when I no longer can take care of it. They are believed to have an indefinite lifespan so if we don't manage to kill them off, outliving us is a definite possibility!
Good luck. I saw that carpet at AC on Friday and thought it looked very healthy. It should do well if you provide for it.
Here are some points to consider with carpets:
1) Carpets get hugemungous... Mine has at least a 20" diameter when fully expanded (it stands 12" tall when fully expanded as well). They also grow that size rapidly. Mine was around 8" when I got it back around 1990. It grew to around 16" in a couple years.
2) As far as feeding goes, if you have proper lighting, they will go weeks (maybe months) without any specific food directed at them. I'm sure they are getting food from the various small crustaceans buzzing around at night and from what the clowns bring it but don't go crazy feeding them.
3) Make sure that they can find a hole to hide their column in. They like a sand base but no aquarium will ever have a deep enough bed for a large carpet. Build a tube out of live rock for their column. If you do that, they won't move on you. Mine has never moved (other than when I had to move it from Austin to Houston and Houston to The Woodlands).
4) Be careful working near them, if the tender side of your forearm gets stuck on them, it can cause quite a painful rash. Also, they are so sticky that it is difficult to get loose without damaging them (especially if you panic).
My goal is to pass my carpet on to my kids when I no longer can take care of it. They are believed to have an indefinite lifespan so if we don't manage to kill them off, outliving us is a definite possibility!
Good luck. I saw that carpet at AC on Friday and thought it looked very healthy. It should do well if you provide for it.
OP
OP
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Thanks for the responses. It is doing great. Although i think it just pooed a round shrimp colored object- yuk! It has wedged itself between some rocks on the the ground. I see the clowns going toward it sometimes, it may take some time, but I think they will go to it. They certainly dont like the rose anemones I have. I do have a clarkii in another tank (the anemone slut of all clownfish) Maybe I will move it in there, but the other clowns might not like that. I would like to get a blue one or a different color, but I dont think I will have room for this one after a while. Will have to tell the wife it is time for a 200Gallon.
Andy
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My 4 clowns took 5 months to go in the anemone in my office tank, now they will not come out. You never know how long it will take.
Andy
Andy
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I am pretty positive they will go in it. They keep swimming by and looking at it so they are curious.
