Sebae anemone acting strange

[jtwilson]

I put a large sebae anemone in my tank two days ago and it still hasnt attached itself to anything. Its just kinda rolling this way and that. It looks fine, but Is this normal? All my parameters are in good shape. Ive got 750 watts of metal halides over a 125 gal tank with a 55 gal sump/fuge.

 

[wangotango]

Anemones will roam until they find the ideal spot. I wouldn't be too concerned.
-Justin

 

[o2ngk]

If it doesn't attach itself within 48 hrs then most likely it will never attach and eventually shrink and die .. if it is roaming around (attaching and moving) then you are OK .. sebae anenome is one of the hard one to keep .. another way is to contain it in a clear plastic/glass container but make sure there is enough water flow in and out the container .. if it attached itself to the container wall, then you may have a chance .. but if it doesn't attach itself, then as long as it is not shrinking or dying then it is up to you to keep it in there or take it out .. another issue is the flow of water .. may be too strong .. re-direct/reduce it until it attached .. or if there is clown fish and if possible find a way to let the sabae attached before letting the clown fish near it .. why not letting it floating around in the tank? because some LR has sharp edges that may damage the sabae foot/body .. so good luck.

 

[sxy_kya_06]

My sebae attached right away, it is shrinking, i would try and see if changes its location or the water flow would help. Mine stayed right were I put it. Im nnot using halides. I have 2 40 watt bulbs, one actinic and the other corallife 10,000k. I also started feeding squid and zooplex.

 

[lexluethar]

Originally Posted by o2ngk
If it doesn't attach itself within 48 hrs then most likely it will never attach and eventually shrink and die .. if it is roaming around (attaching and moving) then you are OK .. sebae anenome is one of the hard one to keep .. another way is to contain it in a clear plastic/glass container but make sure there is enough water flow in and out the container .. if it attached itself to the container wall, then you may have a chance .. but if it doesn't attach itself, then as long as it is not shrinking or dying then it is up to you to keep it in there or take it out .. another issue is the flow of water .. may be too strong .. re-direct/reduce it until it attached .. or if there is clown fish and if possible find a way to let the sabae attached before letting the clown fish near it .. why not letting it floating around in the tank? because some LR has sharp edges that may damage the sabae foot/body .. so good luck.
Whoa... It WILL NOT just shrivle up and die - that is totally false. Anemones tend to roam for the first week trying to find the most ideal spot (flow, lighting, nothing picking at them) - then it will attach. If it doesn't attach to anything within a week or so - try switching up the flow and some rocks. You seem to have enough lights so lighting isn't the issue. Since you say it is in good health (everything is together) then i think it is a flow issue.
IMO i would not "contain" it within a plastic container, this will do nothing but stress the animal out - then you may have a dead anemone on your hands. THe issue isn't b/c the anemone is so picky that you need to try and force it to settle - make sure your PH intakes are covered and let it roam until it settles itself. Again if it takes more than a few days (5 or so) then i would mixup the flow and rocks.
Also you say you have ideal water parameters - but give us the real numbers. 0 nitrates and a high salinity of around 35.

 

[o2ngk]

Originally Posted by LexLuethar
Whoa... It WILL NOT just shrivle up and die - that is totally false. Anemones tend to roam for the first week trying to find the most ideal spot (flow, lighting, nothing picking at them) - then it will attach. If it doesn't attach to anything within a week or so - try switching up the flow and some rocks. You seem to have enough lights so lighting isn't the issue. Since you say it is in good health (everything is together) then i think it is a flow issue.
IMO i would not "contain" it within a plastic container, this will do nothing but stress the animal out - then you may have a dead anemone on your hands. THe issue isn't b/c the anemone is so picky that you need to try and force it to settle - make sure your PH intakes are covered and let it roam until it settles itself. Again if it takes more than a few days (5 or so) then i would mixup the flow and rocks.
Also you say you have ideal water parameters - but give us the real numbers. 0 nitrates and a high salinity of around 35.
The keyword here is "attaching" to LR if the anenome is not attaching at all it is the sign of not healthy/stress anenome. If it is attaching to LR, by all mean let it roam .. if it is not attaching, flowing/rolling on the bottom, you are risking it to be stuck on something and rip its body .. Using a plastic container with "good flow" will not stress the anenome, with additional note please consider the size of the container in relation to the anenome. Just because the tentacles are inflating/blomming it is not a sign that aneome is 100% healthy if the body does not attach to glass/LR.