Will a carpet dig it's foot in sand?

sprungson · May 25, 2020

I just got a new carpet anemone and wondering if it will dig it's foot through 4" of sand. I tried to dig through but not all the way to the glass

bam123 · May 25, 2020

yes it will dig through 4 inches and attach to the glass or rock on the bottom. It will be happy.

D-Nak · May 25, 2020

Assuming it's a haddoni, it will.

snowhite · May 26, 2020

I've tried twice with small carpet's and have yet to get one to attach. Tried all the tricks like a corral, pvc, yadda yadda. However, my 90g is still around 6 months since startup and it's been a few months since i've tried one. Not going to try another until around the 1 year mark. Doing fine with bubbletips though.

D-Nak · May 26, 2020

snowhite said:
I've tried twice with small carpet's and have yet to get one to attach. Tried all the tricks like a corral, pvc, yadda yadda. However, my 90g is still around 6 months since startup and it's been a few months since i've tried one. Not going to try another until around the 1 year mark. Doing fine with bubbletips though.

It really depends on the type of carpet it is. Haddoni like sand, and gigantea and mertensii typically like to be in the rockwork. Also, I've seen a lot of small haddoni in the rockwork, and as they get bigger they move to the sandbed.