Rainbow Carpet Anemone
A variant of Carpet anemone (Stichodactyla gigantea)
Representative Carpet anemonephoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A multicolor gigantea showing two or more contrasting tones at once — typically a green or teal disc with purple, blue or pink tentacle tips, reading as a true 'rainbow' carpet under blue light.
📜 Backstory
Rainbow carpets are exceptional wild picks — collectors and importers hand-select the rare multicolor individuals out of large shipments. Because gigantea cannot reliably be aquacultured and bright multicolor specimens are a small fraction of collected animals, these command some of the highest prices in the anemone trade. Origin is strictly wild-collected; there is no propagated 'rainbow' clone line.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it the most intense, stable lighting in the tank and absolutely secure pump guards; rainbows are usually large adult specimens and a wandering one can sting an entire reef, so place it where it cannot reach corals.