Rock Flower Anemone: Assorted Red

The Flower Anemone, Epicystis crucifer, is also commonly known as the Rock Anemone or Rock Flower Anemone. It has a colorful differentiated oral disc and tends to bury itself into a sandy substrate only showing its oral disc and tentacles. The Flower Anemone comes in a huge variety of colors including green, brown, tan, purple, blue, and red. They should be housed in tanks with plenty of live rock creating shady regions and a sandy substrate. They prefer to hide in the shade or buried in the sand. Unlike other anemones, the Flower Anemone is relatively stationary choosing to pick one spot and not move much. They eat a carnivorous diet consisting of small meaty foods.