1 Year and counting! YEAHHHHHH!!!!

jlroar

jlroar

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6-6-09 I bought some fish, some inverts and by accident a Sebae Anemone on Saltwaterfish.com. I was horrified since my tank was new and I didn't want to kill an Anemone.
After trying to give it away and no one would take it I spent several months researching and working to keep it alive.
Here is the fist picture taken 6-6-10 and a photo taken a month ago.

Thank you Saltwaterfish.com for sending an ultra healthy but bleached Sebae Anemone. If it was not in decent health I'm sure it wouldn't have made it. For anyone thinking of buying a Sebae I highly recommend doing LOTS of research and buy here at Saltwaterfish.com

I think she says thanks too.
James
 
gill again68

gill again68

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Very cool picture as well! I love happy endings. I also like it when the good guy gets shot sometimes, what does that mean?
 
flower

flower

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Congraulations!
LOL...Its just me I guess, but to be honest I think it looks better bleached.

At any rate, one year is a mile stone and your dedication has paid off...It is a good feeling isn't it?
 
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mandolihn

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YAY! Congratualtions! I am in the middle of reviving a sebae as well. A month now and about half of her has turned brown. Can't wait til it's all good to go!
 
jlroar

jlroar

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Thanks for the encouragement and the praise. It was defiantly and still is a work in progress.
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3276343

Congraulations!
LOL...Its just me I guess, but to be honest I think it looks better bleached.

At any rate, one year is a mile stone and your dedication has paid off...It is a good feeling isn't it?
My wife agrees with you 100%. I respectfully disagree. he he he. I hope to post again next year with the same good news.
Thanks again,
James
 
jlroar

jlroar

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Originally Posted by tattoofishguy
http:///forum/post/3277584
wait. all three of those pics are the same anemone?
LOL yes they are the same Anemone. It slowly went from white to poke-a-dotted brown to a yellowish brown, to brownish green now.
The last photo is when the main lights are at full strength and it looked a little yellowed but it is much prettier in person.
I expect to have it around next year so when that happens and it finally makes it to the 2 year point I'm going to post as much information as I can for those who may want to keep one. Mind you I'm doing a lot of things (wrong) different from what everyone else is suggesting to do and it all revolves around my Freshwater Planted tank and what I had learned there. Thanks for the interest.
BTW here is a photo of it (poor photo at that) when it started to color up.

James
 
tattoofishguy

tattoofishguy

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so when its white its not healthy? or aventually they all turn brown? i saw one of those at the store and i was thinking bout getting it.
 
jlroar

jlroar

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A white Sebae is called bleached. Bleach is not actually used it's just where the Zoochlorellae algae is expelled from the Anemone leaving it weak and starving.
This was taken from Wikipedia and edited to prevent confusion since there is no write up on the Sebae Anemone as in depth as this. NOTE: I do not know if the same genus of algae is in the Sebae as listed below but ultimately this is just to give you an idea of why one is white verses brown, green etc.
Photosynthetic symbiosis
Sebae Anemone hosts endosymbiotic, photosynthetic algae in the tentacles, oral disk and column of the polyps. In addition to a chlorophyte, two species of dinoflagellates are known to inhabit the anemone: Symbiodinium muscatinei and S. californium. These algae are generally referred to as zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates) and zoochlorellae (chlorophytes) and many polyps concurrently host more than one type of alga within their tissues. The rate of occurrence of each alga is determined by temperature and light regimes of anemone habitats. Zoochlorellae are typically found at higher latitudes and in deeper intertidal habitats than zooxanthellae.
The mutualistic relationship of these organisms requires adaptations of each partner. The algal symbionts convert inorganic carbon into carbohydrates for use by each partner and release oxygen to the animal host in the process. To accommodate the algae, the anemone must provide concentrated carbon dioxide to their intracellular photosynthetic guests as well as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) to fuel the photosynthetic process. This restricts the symbiotic organism to euphotic habitats and requires consistent exposure to high levels of ultraviolet radiation (UVR). To protect from potentially damaging UVR, the algae provide mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) that act as sunscreen for themselves and the host. The anemones, in turn, produce antioxidants called superoxide dismutases to protect against reactive oxygen that causes oxidative stress.
There are some who sell died anemones normally yellow in color and I highly recommend avoiding these at all costs. I recommend buying here at Saltwaterfish.com as the one I got even though it was bleached was healthy and did survive.
Best wishes,
James
 
flower

flower

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I just purchased a Sabre anemone..bleached. I read that they lose color when messed with from capture or shipping, and stressed. It is dug in and is nice and full. I like it white with the blue tips but healthy is better. I have MH lighting, what did you feed yours and how often? I offered a small piece of shrimp, when I first got it a week ago and it didn’t eat, I will try again tomorrow…any tips?
 
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mandolihn

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These are pics of my sebae from when I bought it two months ago, to the progress it made now. I was feeding bits of raw shrimp and scallops every day until it got to be about 3 times the size it was, now I feed every 3 days and I continues to improve the brown color. My lighting is two T5 24watt 6500k bulbs and a T5 24watt blue actinic marine glo bulb. I have been told many times the lighting is way too low, and I do plan to upgrade in the future, but as of now, things are going well. My RBTA is enjoying it well enough to split for me too. All three stay in the same spot and look very healthy!
 
jlroar

jlroar

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I was just cleaning the tank and was thinking about my post here. Amazing going on 3 years and the clownfish and anemone are still going GREAT! The anemone has not moved since it took it's spot and the Clownfish have only gotten more friendly.
I just gotta say Thanks Saltwaterfish.com again!
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Well, thank you for posting!
You should come back more often! we have all kinds of fun things to do and see on the forums! You should become a regular member!
 
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