Question about Stichodactyla haddoni

wendigo · May 17, 2026

I have a question to those who own a Carpet Anemone,

What are the requirements for a Small Carpet, currently have a 15 gallon tank and 25 gallon tank, firstly i wanna add the carpet on the 15 then transfer him later on to the 25 gallon would it be fine to have him temporarily on the 15 gallon as he grows bigger and bigger or should I just avoid and just buy a bubble tip anemone, just wanna hear your experiences with them because it's one of my goals to eventually own one.

Thank you.

Randy Holmes-Farley · May 17, 2026

Seems ok to me, but they get big (it may outgrow the 25) and are fish eaters. I avoid haddoni for that reason.

wendigo · May 17, 2026

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Seems ok to me, but they get big (it may outgrow the 25) and are fish eaters. I avoid haddoni for that reason.

I have a 25 G Lagoon just to clarify i didn't specify sorry, yeah I did hear about that.
but just wanted to see if its okay to do that.

D-Nak · May 19, 2026

If you can find a small haddoni and provide a deep sand bed (3"+ depth), I think a lagoon tank would be a perfect way to showcase the anemone. I envision a small rock structure along the back and lots of sand in front for the haddoni to dig into. It'll dig down into the sand and attach its foot to the bottom of the tank.

wendigo · May 19, 2026

D-Nak said:
If you can find a small haddoni and provide a deep sand bed (3"+ depth), I think a lagoon tank would be a perfect way to showcase the anemone. I envision a small rock structure along the back and lots of sand in front for the haddoni to dig into. It'll dig down into the sand and attach its foot to the bottom of the tank.

The only thing is that my 15 tank is more matured than my 25 lagoon tank so that's why I wanna add it to my 15 temporarily and once my 25 is matured enough add it to the lagoon just wanted to hear to see if it was okay to do.

D-Nak · May 19, 2026

wendigo said:
The only thing is that my 15 tank is more matured than my 25 lagoon tank so that's why I wanna add it to my 15 temporarily and once my 25 is matured enough add it to the lagoon just wanted to hear to see if it was okay to do.

It's possible, but removing the haddoni from the 15 gallon might be difficult. You definitely don't want to rip its foot.