• Stichodactyla tapetum

  • Hunter1471

Colleagues, are there any happy owners of this mini-mat yet? How long has it been in the system, does it explore the aquarium, what are the specifics of its care? Is there any aggression towards neighbors? Has any creature gotten caught in it? What was the outcome? Please share your information.

Veronica

I support this. Maybe the sellers will respond as well.

Stephanie3084

Wonderful animals! Unfortunately, I have experience with keeping large ones. I haven't kept such animals...

Joe

Everything is written here: And here it is a bit impossible:

Angela6489

Or here already in Russian funny and beautiful.

Christine864

not very mobile... since the first delivery of these animals, two of them found a stone and have not moved since. We are not feeding them, there is very little light in the aquarium where they live. VERY beautiful. Unfortunately, that's all!... from experience ( And a little advertisement - there are about 15 pieces left, the supplier has no more. They have appeared for the first time in a year and a half...

Caleb6320

What are the prices? Do you have favias and favites?

Michelle

Such questions are not asked in this topic. You need to send a request in private messages. Here we only write what is relevant to the matter, so it will be easier for everyone to decide on the choice of coral later.

Gabrielle5053

Something is nibbling at her helmon, and the zebrasoma is stealing the food. So it's not the fish that should be afraid, but the tapetum of the fish.

Andrea6761

Does the mat not "stick" to the muzzle? I read that it even clings very well to the fingers with a light touch...

James3382

not everything sticks... some mats cling to the fingers, while others do not...

Catherine6534

Maybe there is an analogy here with tubastreans - the mat is still "not accelerated," meaning it needs to be force-fed for some time before it starts to produce sticky mucus on its own?

Jessica8898

Photo from the reef center

Nicholas2252

Thank you, interesting photo by the way. Here’s the first impression - they shouldn’t be crawling. Five of them in one spot of the living rocks - regular anemones would have definitely spread out by now.

Karen2578

It sticks to the fingers and has already settled on a little stone. So beautiful! What can I say, thank you, Ireef. By the way, in Ireef, they were sitting closely together, but despite that, they crawl very well and quickly until they find a spot (usually at the bottom, near the sand). They all try to hide under a rock. I managed to get it to sit as I wanted on the second attempt.

Nancy

Does it stick strongly with its foot to the stone? Or is it easier to remove than a regular sea anemone?

Barbara

It seems easier, but the area of the tapetum is smaller. So it's hard to say for sure. However, it sticks like a full carpet with its "face."

Susan9583

How is it now? Is it getting stronger? Or was it just an impression? Guys, does anyone else have similar observations? I mean, helmon + mat = friendship?

Kevin262

This mat has been sitting for a couple of weeks. Helmon completely ignores it.

Debra6575

Streptocephalus sticks to the tapetum, and that's where Helmon pinches it. He generally takes food from everyone, snatching it right out of Tubastraea's mouth.

Jose

Please take a photo of your mat. The ones at Airif's are scared in the isolation tank, I want to see them in a relaxed state.

Ryan

I have a scared mat. Helmon, ... got it. It's really big, it bites shrimp in mid-air. It eats day and night (helmon). I'll post a photo of the mat during the day.

Leonard

This is great. One can only dream of such a Helman; it speaks of his excellent health. Best regards.

Rodney7316

The day is already.

Debra

Beautiful animals, I got myself a couple.

Kenneth7331

So how do they behave? Do they not travel around the aquarium?

Diana7891

No, there haven't been any trips so far.

Megan

Planted in a hole in the aquarium (live stones) - no signs of fermentation observed. After attachment (a day), it started accepting food. It reacts to dense, large food - a piece of shrimp, mussel, squid. It does not react to artemia, soft-bodied, and other small feeds. When purchased, it appeared orange. In my system (white and actinic) - dark pink (immediately after placement). Light does not actually reach it. Only reflections. The hermit crabs are crawling around and under it - (so far) it does not react to them.

Erica

You're lucky! I, that pesky thing, crawled into the half-shadow behind the stone and you can hardly see her there...

Beth3383

Try to take it off. Maybe it's a coincidence? Up to you, of course, but give it a try. And feed it right away, maybe it will get stuck.

Heather

It's hardly a coincidence. She's been sitting there for 2 weeks. It seems like she found her place. By the way, I read that they like bright light, but mine is sitting in partial shade... Yours, I take it, is too?

Chad231

Yes. But I feed every other day.

Elijah7048

It's time to buy clowns. Will they sit down?

Zoe7451

You were lucky; I fought for three days, but we still crawled away for the stone.

James1625

They won't sit down...

Travis572

Not like that - They will sit down, but only once.

Christopher4108

It's hard to trust people after this. Compatibility Unlike their close relatives, these anemones are not toxic. They pose no threat to other inhabitants of the reef aquarium.

Katie3017

Maybe it was meant that they could simply eat the fish?

Kathryn514

I got the impression that there were two types of these actinias. Some "squashed" ones hide in the shadows, while others, like type a, are open. In any case, I observed the following picture in Airif: about 90% of the actinias were sitting closely together, pressed against each other, the "squashed" ones, and 10% were not straying far from the main cluster and were exactly like type a, the open "pancakes," by the way, of the same color. By the way, Helmon doesn't miss the chance to pinch my "squashed" one as he swims by.

Caitlin3279

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Emily

I think I can cut Yarik's act - I have enough courage!

James4757

Off-topic. Of course! With a tool like the one in the avatar!!!

Reginald5073

How is it better to peel it off the stone? I bought it yesterday and it immediately crawled under the stone, it clings quite strongly...

Jeffrey496

Ricordea clings much stronger. The tapetum peels off with fingers. I also struggled yesterday. I didn't sit at the right angle on the stone in front of the viewing area until now.

Craig7302

Cheerful mat! Does anyone have a photo in the already settled angles? If I'm not mistaken, here in the video are exactly such mats.

William1830

Off-topic Oh, you will tear it off... they can perish... As a farewell, an allergic rash as a thank you. You can't touch carpets with your hands. Not even the small ones. The ricordeas too.

Karen2578

Offtopic Hmm... I don't know, I don't know... I've often taken Ricordey in my hands, felt nothing at all. I felt a slight burning from the mat (I trimmed my nails earlier in the day). And that was only when I placed my fingers on it from above to make it stick to the rock. After about 20 seconds, the burning started. I removed my hand (that was enough time for it to attach) and the burning immediately disappeared. There is no rash.

Sandra7004

Here is what I got. Just a photo from my phone.

Ricky9405

Off-topic. This also has to do with individual perception. Some people suffer for a long time after such contacts with rashes, inflammations, and something like eczema. I wouldn't have warned about this if I hadn't experienced it myself (I had a rash after contact with a carpet, which is surprising, not immediately, but about a day later, and I got off easy), and I've seen how others ended up with serious skin lesions on their hands after contact with Heteractis magnifica. So be careful, it's my duty to warn you.

Russell8484

I wonder if these carpets have already eaten someone? Like small viridis?

Mark7376

A small yuma fell into one of the carpets. It stayed there for ??? - I was away for a day. It's already the second week, and the yuma is just as shriveled, 2-3 times smaller than before. And photos of the tapetums:

Joe

Beautiful animals. Very beautiful. I will seriously consider the possibility of acquiring them. I would have decided long ago if it weren't for family expenses. Do you enjoy traveling around the aquarium?

James5103

Thank God they are sitting in place. Now I'm trying to move them a bit to the sides, otherwise they start pressing against the glass. (first photo)

Darrell7542

It also sits in place for me. It got stuck in a crack in the least visible spot.

Luis3725

Off-topic. Guys, who did you buy from? You can message me privately with an approximate price...

Laurie3842

Ireef. Price 360-400. I don't understand how to make an off-topic for now, moderators please correct me if anything.

Charles5941

I often had them running away from the stones, so I settled part of them like this; they sit more calmly.

Jamie3553

I bought one today as well. I placed it on a rock, a few centimeters away from the disco anemone. The carpet crawled a bit, encroaching on a good half of the neighbor's. I wonder what will happen next?

Martin3206

Watch! Right now, I'm just adjusting the mats to the right place with the rodactis. At first, I killed one mat with the yuma. As for the discoactinia... - make sure the mat doesn't bend the mantle. If you see white cotton on it from the side of the discoactinia - move someone away.

Selena4467

Yes, if the Florida falls into the tapetum, there is a huge chance that Florida will be out for about two months. If there are strombus snails with a larger rear than the conical part, meaning they only dig in the sand, then it's fine. If there are small ones crawling on rocks and glass, sell them and buy bigger ones. If a small one falls into the tapetum... you'll still go for another strombus. Overall, beautiful corals. There are 5 pieces, and I will buy more.

Richard

already bent it. Tried to remove the discoactinia - it has grown firmly... What to do?

Amber1273

Maybe it's easier to cut the stone?

Natalie

He is at the base of the reef. He transplanted the mat to another stone; let's see if it doesn't crawl away overnight.

Lori4746

By the way, that's right, I also had encounters with rodactis without any problems for anyone, and some are afraid to step over them. I sat next to a discozoa without any issues, the same carpet burned Florida, but it recovered in a couple of days, the zoanthids - one didn't care, others seemed to get slightly burned, but quickly bounced back.

Derek7322

Oh, those stubborn carpets! I spent two days trying to place the first one next to the second one, which I bought yesterday - no way. Maybe the spot isn't very even...

David3217

They don't need a flat surface; they need a hole, and a big one, to hide their foot!

Matthew7977

Yesterday I saw that two stinging tentacles of the euphilia were right on the mat. I had to ask them to leave, using a stick to drive them away. Is this dangerous in any way? Regarding the flat area. The mat that sits on the stone without holes can be easily removed and relocated if necessary. However, the one that sits on the hole unfortunately shrinks immediately and hides in the hole.

Amy5070

It's better not to disturb him, but rather to give him the opportunity to fully adapt. Removal, relocation, and even worse, constant upheavals in the reef according to one's own or someone else's desire, ultimately lead to the death of anemones. Here, an ancient but unwavering opinion of sailors comes into play: if you want to ruin a coral, start moving it from place to place. And an anemone is essentially the same as a coral, only its name is SOLITARY CORAL POLYP.

Tammy

I don't really like the idea that an animal bought for 300 is settled on an invisible plot, so I'm moving it.

James1625

Sometimes you know what you're doing, but the mat will still surprise you. If it's unbearable - J.K. (living stones), on which the carpet is removable? Take it out of the water, turn it towards the light (a desk lamp or something else) and let it sit like that for 10-20 minutes. As soon as the foot is sufficiently (50%) detached from the stone, gently pry it off with something blunt.

James4757

One of the corals (the one that sits higher and, accordingly, closer to the light) turned white. There are no deposits, the tops of the "pimples" have become whitish. Maybe it's getting too much light?

John3165

Guys, what do you feed these mats?

Collin

The same feed as for fish. They only react weakly to squid.

Danielle

So, can we also have Artemia?

Jade

Clowns Amphiprion clarkii and Amphiprion polymnus (the ones I have) and some others happily settle in other carpets Stichodactyla gigantea and Stichodactyla haddoni, but will they settle in a tapetum? Has anyone experienced this?

Michele

Only once. They will eat. The symbiotic crab that lived in the mat for two weeks and couldn't molt ("on the fly") was devoured literally in 5 minutes.

Jennifer5371

In theory? But in practice?

Anna9752

Maybe the "karma" had such a thing (after all, it's "wheel-like"), and the mat, well... it just... "happened"...

Bridget

Better to say - thank God - the clowns never got close to the mat. Lisamata "jumped" out of it a couple of times and doesn't get close anymore. Only sexy shrimp live in them now.

Meghan

How often should this miracle be fed?

Sharon

It all depends on the stability of the system - from 1 to 7 times a week. I feed once a week - 60 liters, and the mat is growing well. So there are many factors regarding how and when to feed.

Darlene4238

I don't specifically feed my own. They feel good.

Joe

And my lisamata unfortunately didn't break free, I initially thought it just molted... but no... I've been mourning for three days...

April3499

I also almost stopped feeding mine; they get some food on their own (for example, they even catch live artemia nauplii) + photosynthesis. I only regularly feed a couple of them that lost their zooxanthellae (that's how I bought them). The clowns weren't interested in them, and the clarkii even managed to settle in the plerogyras at first, but the tapetums didn't attract him. The ocellaris haven't even shown interest in the entocmea so far, let alone the tapetums...

Denise

Wow, carpets on a vertical surface?

Anna9752

Mats do not like direct light and will escape from a lit horizontal surface. On a vertical surface, they will most often stay where they were initially placed.

Matthew7977

I have it sitting horizontally, 10-15 cm from the surface, under direct light. It doesn't run away anywhere. The idea of a vertical setup is great, but how would I feed it then?

Andrew9581

With tweezers

Angela

I wonder how tapetums reproduce. I have three. Should I wait or not wait, that is the question?

Rodney3101

Questions for everyone who keeps: 1) Did the fish show interest in the anemones in terms of "snacking" on them; 2) How did both the anemone and the fish behave during this? Thank you in advance.

Nicholas

I barely managed to handle such a suggestion.... My fish (ocellaris, solaris dog, mandarin) pay zero attention to the carpet. I don't think the fish (at least the small ones) will eat this carpet; rather, the carpet will eat them....

Angela6489

I'm interested in large fish like angelfish, butterfly fish, surgeons, etc.

Carrie1606

I don't have coral-eating fish in my system. Now I have a second acanthops angel (I swapped for a smaller one) - it's nibbling on something from the mat, possibly artemia or some other stuck food. Except for the sexy shrimp, all the inhabitants swim past them.

Joseph1346

... it sat for about 4 months. One grew to about 15 cm in diameter, the other around 10. Last night, the smaller one disappeared. Maybe it slipped into the rocks? What should I do now, search for it? I won't be able to feed it in the rocks (and I can't see it at all right now), there's not much light in the rocks, what will the zooxanthellae feed on?

Wendy

If it wants to eat, it will come out by itself. Don't touch it.

James4757

I have a sulcata anemone, and it has hidden itself completely... After 4 days, it reappeared. It's sitting in the same old spot. The main thing is not to touch it, not to search for it, and not to transplant it. It will do what it likes anyway, and our attempts to return it to its place will not yield any good results.

Selena4467

... about... a refugee crawled...

Jeffrey

Hello. I'm interested in the experience of fragmenting tapetums. Has anyone done this?

Jasmine

I came across something online from the bourgeoisie - cutting with a knife through the mouth. They say the survival rate is good... My hands are itching to try it, but I haven't had the chance yet. There are many days off for the New Year - if I get around to it, I'll give it a try (with a detailed report, of course).

Jasmine

Have you tried dividing?

Michelle9986

I have a minimax that either wants to share or has grown a second mouth to devour me with two throats now. I haven't encountered anything like this anywhere yet.