Sebae Anemone ?'s

[serpentar]

I recently introduced a white sebae anemne into my tank & I have a couple of questions. What should i feed it, if Silversides, how big of pieces? How often should i feed it? Any other information about Sebaes would be greatly appreciated! thanks
P.S. when will my percula clowns go into the anenome?

 

[joojoo]

Silversides or krill works and is easiest, twice a week is what I do. Sebae also prefer the sand.

 

[sng]

I feed it half of a Silverside, 2 times a week.
I have a Sebae Anenome, its been 3 weeks my clowns seem to ignore it.

 

[petjunkie]

Is it bleached? Most sebeas are not naturally white but bleached due to not enough light, they need very strong halide lights and need to be in the sand, I believe they are not one of the easier anemones, if it is bleached you should feed it regularly to help it recover.

 

[thomas712]

Feed it? well you can go through the meaty type of foods to be sure, however I agree with the last poster with regards to lighting. They do tend to be a rather touchy delicate type of anemone. They can be in the sand or in your rocks, but its up to the sebae to decide which. In most cases that I've dealt with metal halides are the best way to help keep this anemone alive long term.
Thomas

 

[serpentar]

I have metal hallide lighting, so that is not a concern, just want to know more about feeding it & i placed it on a rock with strong light & it moved to the sand.

 

[thomas712]

maybe this will help.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/264303/anemone-feeding

 

[barchtruong]

I have 2-150w MHs and 2 PC and the total of 560w lighting sys.
I have tried 2 Sebaes and both died no matter how much care I put in.
So, I gave up on Sebae. They just don't belong in captivity, or at least in my tank!

 

[emeralcrab]

I have two sebae's, one in a 30g and it is the size of a very large dinner plate. I've had it for a least a year now. I feed it krill and silver sides and what ever the little black clown gives it. My lighting is about 5 watts per gal. And I have to tell you it is huge and very healthy. Now I have another one in the 55, feed it the same, clowns host it, it is under about 7 watts. And it is only the size of a small plate and is finally now coloring up. I have actually had this one longer. And these two sebae's started out bleached and the same size. Now if they need Metal H. then why is mine doing do well under 5 watts of PC's?

 

[serpentar]

My sebae died while i was studying abroad this summer & wiped out my whole tank b/c my brother never took it out... what a dumb a$$!

anyways, i am upgrading to a 90g & was wondering if a sebae & bubble will be okay in that tank together? any ideas?

 

[ccampbell57]

Originally Posted by serpentar
My sebae died while i was studying abroad this summer & wiped out my whole tank b/c my brother never took it out... what a dumb a$$!

anyways, i am upgrading to a 90g & was wondering if a sebae & bubble will be okay in that tank together? any ideas?
I have a Sebae and a PBTA in my nano and they do fine together.

 

[serpentar]

So they do not rage territorial chemical warfare like everyone says they will do? good for u, i hope to do the same!

 

[perfectdark]

Its always a gamble when putting 2 anemones in a tank together. Esp mixed species, some people do it and there are no issue other have prob. Run carbon as chemical warfare cannot be seen until it starts to affect your inhabitants.
BTW... what is a PBTA?

 

[ccampbell57]

Well it is a Pink Rose BTA...I just say PBTA. It is highlighter pink. They are doing fine with each other right now and yest it is a gamble, but as long as they are fed I feel like they get along fine.

 

[dawman]

One of my LFS had a BTA and a sebae in their display tank for a year and I always questioned if they ever had problems . I walked in one day to see them both melting away and told the new employee he better get them out asap . Was it chemical warfare or by odds did they both die at the same time for other reasons ?
Who knows , but I have two 26 gal acrylic tanks tied together to a central system [sump] . I have a RBTA in one and a Haddoni in the other . I run carbon in my with my filtration in my sump and so far so good .
Also at one time I had a BTA in a 55 with my LTA and everything was good .