New tank additions questions

kender

kender

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Two nights ago I brought home two cute little ocellaris clownfish and a sebae anemone. After drip acclimation everyone was added to the tank. The clowns have already taken to each other and are swimming around as a pair which I can't be more excited about.
My anemone however floated all the way to the bottom of my 90 gallon oceanic bow front to rest on the sand bed. I know that anemones will move themselves around if they don't favor the conditions so I just let it be. The little guy however has moved back under some rock work into the shade which concerns me considering that everything I have read indicates they require good lighting. Should I be concerned?
 
florida joe

florida joe

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some info from the web
Heteractis crispa is known as the Sebae or Leather Anemone. It was previously named Radianthus keukenthali. Heteractis malu may also be called the Sebae Anemone. Heteractis crispa is usually light tan to brown in color, and may have purple tips on its tentacles.
Acclimation to aquarium life can be very difficult for this species and its care should only be attempted by the most experienced aquarists. In the aquarium it requires strong lighting, porous live rock, and a variety of sandy and rocky locations from which it can choose to live. The addition of a Clownfish, such as the Blue Striped Clown, Amphiprion chrysopterus, will immediately help with its acclimatization and improve its chances of survival. When healthy, it will become very sticky. If it grasps onto something (or someone), it will be very difficult to convince it to let go without damaging it.
Once acclimated, it should be fed a diet of fish, worms, clams, shrimp, and other meaty foods once a week.
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kender

kender

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Okay, so I felt like my little nem wasn't getting enough light all hunkered down under the rocks and I relocated him and he seems to have taken to his new spot but today he has let out his second round of nasty goo and I just want to see if there is anything I need to do. Thoughts here?


 
kender

kender

Member
Okay, okay. I was just checking. I thought it was suppose to be clear and that if it was brown that the little nem wasn't feeling well, but if that is normal poo I won't worry.
 
kender

kender

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Boy, when it poops it poops. LoL Unfortunatly... I think that the poop was my cleaner shrimp cause I havent seen him around in a few days.
I tried to tell him he was hanging out to close to the little nem... guess he didnt want to listen to me and thought he knew better.
 
kender

kender

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Yay!!! My ocellaris and my nem have hosted eached other, I am so friggin excited. They are an odd couple from my understanding but they are so freaking cute!

 
spanko

spanko

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The anemone appears whiter in the last picture with the clownfish than it did in the first pictures, is it?
 
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