electric green carpet anemone

[nemo1991]

ok so i have an electric green carpet anemone, um its like a pale green color, sometimes its gets to a real electric striking green, um i add iodine, and am going to start adding trace elements, i dont directly feed it, there are 2 black saddleback clowns in there that do most of that i supose, i want it to be bright green, everyday, is there something i can feed it to make it this way?

[wildreef]

Originally Posted by nemo1991

ok so i have an electric green carpet anemone, um its like a pale green color, sometimes its gets to a real electric striking green, um i add iodine, and am going to start adding trace elements, i dont directly feed it, there are 2 black saddleback clowns in there that do most of that i supose, i want it to be bright green, everyday, is there something i can feed it to make it this way?

How long have you had the carpet ?

[missionsix66]

This is an advanced specimen. Requires alot of stuff. I'd start asking alot of questions. I don't like anemones because of the stress involved with them. So, specific questions I can't help with. Feeding, tank size, parameters, mortality rate are all serious issues that need attention. Coral Reefer is knowledgable with carpets(and a whole lot of other stuff).

[reef_guru]

Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Aquariums: Carpet Anemone, Electric Green
lights? parameters? flow?

[sean_p_f]

I feed mine scallops and it seems to like them i just thaw them and lower them down onto the carpet and he does the rest..... fun to watch

[nemo1991]

um as for flow i have 3 maxi jet 1200's in the tank, um lights i have pc's 260 watts, um amonia at 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 5, um everything else is in perfect order as well, um i have had him in a 29 with pc's that are 130 wat for like 8 months, um i recently changed him to my bigger 55 gallon tank, he has been there for like 2 weeks, and he did the same thing in my other tank as well

[reef_guru]

anemone require strong lighting, the clowns will feed it, whats your Ca, dKH, Mg, pH?

[nemo1991]

um calcium is at 450 i think i ahve a 3 inch deep sand bed, um the ph is at 8.3, and what are the other 2 you said?

[reef_guru]

dKH=alkalinity
Mg=magnesium

[nemo1991]

oh acctually i just got a new test kit with those things ahha, so i have not tested those yet, um so i have no idea, but i mean its been healthy and alive and grew in the water for 8 months, i got it at like 4 inches in diamneter and went up to 6 inches now (at its biggest.)