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Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
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| Giant Mushroom Anemone | |
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| Giant Mushroom Anemone | |
| Species | Amplexidiscus fenestrafer |
| Difficulty | Challenging |
| Min. Tank Size | 378.541 liters 378,541.178 mL 100 US Gallons (378.5L) |
| Size | 30.48 cm
10-12 " (25.4-30.5cm) |
| sg | 1.020 - 1.025 |
| pH | 8.1 - 8.4 |
| Temp. | 296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 298.15 K |
| Water Hardness |
8-18 °d |
| Availability | Rare |
| Diet | |
| Life Span |
12-25 years |
Contents |
[edit] Alternative names
- Giant Cup Mushroom Coral, Giant Disc Anemone, Giant Mushroom Anemone, Giant Flower Coral, Large Elephant Ear, Giant Coral Anemone, Pizza Anemone
[edit] Sexing
- This anemone is hermaphroditic. It reproduces typically by pedal laceration or budding, but fission is occasional.
[edit] Tank compatibility
- Best kept in a species tank or carefully with other corals as this anemone will eat fish. Fish will usually learn to avoid the anemone, but it will always be a risk.
[edit] Diet
- This anemone will actively eat fish if they're available by forming a ball around them so they are unable to escape. In captivity it should be fed large meals of Artemia and other plankton-like foods. It also receives some of its nutritional requirements from the symbiotic algae zooxanthellae.
[edit] Feeding regime
- Feed once a day.
[edit] Environment Specifics
- Due to its tendency to eat fish, it's best kept in a large tank without fish and with a sandy substrate and large rocks. Medium light levels with low current is preferred.
[edit] Behaviour
- A fish-eating anemone.
[edit] Identification
- A distinctive anemone, it has a very wide flat tentacle base which, when open, does resemble a pizza, giving rise to one of its common names. It is capable of folding this up like a ball when a fish brushes past. Colour forms include green, brown and tan.
