Very small carpet ID

[cryptics]

I picked up a dime sized carpet at my LFS the other day and am wondering if you guys can help me with an id. I want to do some research on the best care for him. He came in as a hitchhiker to the LFS. He is red with a green mouth. Ate for the first time this morning he had 2-3 Fauna Marin LPS pellets. He is in my frag tank right now but will take over my 90g as he gets bigger. Excuse the bad iPhone pics

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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[revhtree Verified Admin]

That's pretty cool and SMALL!

 

[cryptics]

I got him because I thought it would be cool photo-documenting as it grows

 

[Trex]

It appears to be an S. tapetum -- mini-maxi anemone, a non hosting one. Shouldn't get much bigger than 4 inches, give or take.

 

[bct15]

It is one of the new mini scarlet carpet anemones that just started coming in. They get about four inches but they are not maxi minis. Not a whole lot is know about them, and they are super colorful.


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[cryptics]

Just looked that up. It probably is. The only difference I see from mine and the red ones I saw online when I looked up is mine appears a smooth red surface and the ones online look like a collection of red bubbles.

 

[cryptics]

It is one of the new mini scarlet carpet anemones that just started coming in. They get about four inches but they are not maxi minis. Not a whole lot is know about them, and they are super colorful.


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A little disappointed I am not going to be able to document him getting huge but it is still very cool Do you have any idea on care? It looks pretty healthy. Very puffed up and eating.

 

[bairdimusprime]

looks like a mini maxi carpet nice grab!

 

[ladyreefer1983]

they are mini red carpets...i have 2 myself

these are not mini maxi....they split by themselves when they reach to about 3 inches....they do better when they split on their own than forced....i tried cutting one long ago but the other half died....
they are easy to care for and when they find a spot they like they stay there...
be cautious,,,it can eat a fish...i have lost 2 clownfish long time ago....one is 2 inches...but i believe he was weak from being sick,he was halfway swallowed...the other clownfish was a half inch still a baby,the fish tried to host it....
so far my current 2 above is behaving.......they are very nice minis....
you can feed it mysis shrimp,they love it and finely chopped raw shrimp.

 

[bct15]

A little disappointed I am not going to be able to document him getting huge but it is still very cool Do you have any idea on care? It looks pretty healthy. Very puffed up and eating.

Not sure on the care, seems you've gotten some good info from the poster above me. I know that they look awesome and have been considering getting one.


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[altolamprologus]

Ladyreefer1983 is right, they're mini red anemones. They aren't scientifically classified as of yet, but they are most definitely not maxi minis or even mini minis. There's two varieties of them, the original aquacultured ATL mini red anemones that get to a max size of 1.5-2 inches before splitting, and the wild ones that don't fare as well and reportedly get a little bigger. They like moderate light, moderate flow, and lots of food. They'll take food every day if you offer it, and will reward you by splitting often, as much as 2-3 times a month in my experience. I don't have personal experience with the wild ones, but the ATL ones don't sting anything (corals, fish, etc.) and are very, very hardy (one lived in my filter sock for a couple days and was fine upon rescue).