Carpet Anemone - Blue (Indian Ocean) Size:1-4 Inch mousy grey

mousy grey

In nature their polyps are open mainly at night

When mature it becomes a more creamy grey and its black spots become smaller and more numerous

bivalves and serpent stars

The tentacles are often very sticky and can cause painful sores

Carpet Anemone - Blue (Indian Ocean) Size:1-4 Inch mousy greyAnemones have a central mouth surrounded by stinging tentacles which can capture small creatures and deliver them to the mouth. The sting is often quite strong and capable of damaging corals and injuring fish. Small fish such as firefish and dragonets may accidently swim directly into the anemone and be killed. Large anemones such as carpets may even kill larger fish. The addition of a night light greatly aids fish in avoiding the anemones. The