sebae anemone?
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dfishh
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ye, i thought u were gonna get it, but since u now have ur LTA, i thought wat the hell, its pretty cool, i always wanted a sebea, and if i buy it i will probly be saving it from certain death at meles. i thought id buy it next time we went out for RO, liek this week, maybe early next week. u or marc can com too if u want
but i still need sum info and care instructions please
DAVE
but i still need sum info and care instructions please
DAVE
hhands361
Member
I doubt that caring for the sebae is any different than taking care of most low maintenance anemones. Feed it once or twice a week, give it good amount of light and current, and it should be fine. I trashed by RO because i wansn't using it, but if i get some then I will use it in my next water change.
PS that anemone is sure to die at meles so you deffinately should get it.
PS that anemone is sure to die at meles so you deffinately should get it.
spsfreak100
Active Member
I strongly disagree with what was said above.
Although a few people have kept them, these are one of the more difficult to keep anemones. Most last around 4 months in the aquarium. Most actually are bought bleached, which means they have no zooxanthellae, which is a symbiotic algae that live in their tissues, which provides it's main food source, and are extremely hard to keep alive from this point on. They do best under halides, and regular feedings to regain the lost zooxanthellae.
From my experience, they like krill, silver sides, lance fish, and any other 'fishy' type food. Best fed 3x a week, of high acid and fat foods. I wouldn't recommend anemones to anyone, who doesn't have the proper tank, and knowledge to house them. Just because if you have halides, doesn't mean you can keep them alive.
There are many factors that can lead to a dead anemone, and for the most part, anemones have a very very tight life span in captivity.
These are also much more difficult to house than other anemones. I preferably wouldn't attempt keeping any anemone, in any condition. I cannot stress enough that these anemones are hard to keep! Much more than your standard easy-to-keep anemones, esspecielly the bleahced ones (and dyed for that matter).
I just saw your sginature, and I don't think your tank will be able to house one in the long term (IMO, and only IMO)
55 Gallon 220 Watt Jalli PC smartlight, Magum H.O.T., Aquasweep 300, Seaclone 100, 4 False Percs, Red Spotted Hawk, Firefish, Conch, 4 or 5 Red Warty Mushrooms, 1 Unknown Mushroom, 3 Scarlet Hermits, a Chocolate Chip Starfish, and some Live Rock, Golden Coral Banded Shrimp,
You will likely have the best luck with a Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
If you must buy one, but them captive bread/raised. This will save you quite a bit, and this will likely be full of zooxanthellae, and has proven to survive in captivity. Buy one that you SEE eat, not what the LFS has told you. Feel the tentacles, make sure they're sticky. Watch for awareness when you touch it, it should slightly contract. Make sure there are no tears in the base, or foot of the coral. Make sure the foot is attached to something. Remember...captive raised! It saves our reefs, and also saves greif. Captive raised anemones are much more hardly, and usually wont require so much light.
And remember, just because a few people have kept them alive, doesn't mean anyone can.
bleached:
Dyed
Healthy:
HTH
Graham
Although a few people have kept them, these are one of the more difficult to keep anemones. Most last around 4 months in the aquarium. Most actually are bought bleached, which means they have no zooxanthellae, which is a symbiotic algae that live in their tissues, which provides it's main food source, and are extremely hard to keep alive from this point on. They do best under halides, and regular feedings to regain the lost zooxanthellae.
From my experience, they like krill, silver sides, lance fish, and any other 'fishy' type food. Best fed 3x a week, of high acid and fat foods. I wouldn't recommend anemones to anyone, who doesn't have the proper tank, and knowledge to house them. Just because if you have halides, doesn't mean you can keep them alive.
There are many factors that can lead to a dead anemone, and for the most part, anemones have a very very tight life span in captivity.
These are also much more difficult to house than other anemones. I preferably wouldn't attempt keeping any anemone, in any condition. I cannot stress enough that these anemones are hard to keep! Much more than your standard easy-to-keep anemones, esspecielly the bleahced ones (and dyed for that matter).
I just saw your sginature, and I don't think your tank will be able to house one in the long term (IMO, and only IMO)
55 Gallon 220 Watt Jalli PC smartlight, Magum H.O.T., Aquasweep 300, Seaclone 100, 4 False Percs, Red Spotted Hawk, Firefish, Conch, 4 or 5 Red Warty Mushrooms, 1 Unknown Mushroom, 3 Scarlet Hermits, a Chocolate Chip Starfish, and some Live Rock, Golden Coral Banded Shrimp,
You will likely have the best luck with a Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
If you must buy one, but them captive bread/raised. This will save you quite a bit, and this will likely be full of zooxanthellae, and has proven to survive in captivity. Buy one that you SEE eat, not what the LFS has told you. Feel the tentacles, make sure they're sticky. Watch for awareness when you touch it, it should slightly contract. Make sure there are no tears in the base, or foot of the coral. Make sure the foot is attached to something. Remember...captive raised! It saves our reefs, and also saves greif. Captive raised anemones are much more hardly, and usually wont require so much light.
And remember, just because a few people have kept them alive, doesn't mean anyone can.
bleached:
Dyed
Healthy:
HTH
Graham
broncofish
Active Member
Hope this helps got it from a some site a long time ago
Column and oral disk uniform pale color, with stubby tentacles usually tipped in magenta. Column buried in substrate. Seldom confused. Hosts only Clark's clownfish in nature, and may host Tomato and Bluestripe clowns in the aquarium. Only host available from within the USA.
Column and oral disk uniform pale color, with stubby tentacles usually tipped in magenta. Column buried in substrate. Seldom confused. Hosts only Clark's clownfish in nature, and may host Tomato and Bluestripe clowns in the aquarium. Only host available from within the USA.
spsfreak100
Active Member
Plum,
That anemone was dyed yellow, and was not it's natural color
That anemone was dyed yellow, and was not it's natural color
spsfreak100
Active Member
You didn't know?
Well, it's extremely stressfull for the anemone to go through. I remember seeing a hot pink Xenia at Aquatic Outlet I'm very against dying corals or inverts for any purpose, it's reason is to attract customers.
The good thing is, it will eventually wear off. This can last anywhere from a month, to a year...I couldn't tell. Correct me if i'm wrong, but they stick a long needle into the anemone, and slowely inject it with color all over, amagine what impact this could have in the long run. I am not sure if it shortens the lifespan, but I am pretty sure it can poison them
Graham
Well, it's extremely stressfull for the anemone to go through. I remember seeing a hot pink Xenia at Aquatic Outlet
I'm very against dying corals or inverts for any purpose, it's reason is to attract customers.The good thing is, it will eventually wear off. This can last anywhere from a month, to a year...I couldn't tell. Correct me if i'm wrong, but they stick a long needle into the anemone, and slowely inject it with color all over, amagine what impact this could have in the long run. I am not sure if it shortens the lifespan, but I am pretty sure it can poison them
Graham
mbuckley
Member
I bought a sebae approximately 6 months ago for my tank. At first it was a "beautiful white colour with pink tips". Unfortunately I didn't realize that this meant it had been bleached and wasn't healthy. Fortunately, my clown fish took to the anemone almost immediately and gradually over time it began to get darker. At this point it has doubled in size and is one of my favourite additions to my tank.
I think having the clown fish certainly helped a ton, I watch the 2 when I feed my tank and the clownfish will actually spit food back into the tentacles of the anemone. It's really quite fascinating to watch.
Mike
I think having the clown fish certainly helped a ton, I watch the 2 when I feed my tank and the clownfish will actually spit food back into the tentacles of the anemone. It's really quite fascinating to watch.
Mike
reefaddicted
Member
what do they use for the dye?
broomer5
Active Member
Here's a pic of my sebae anemonie - which coincidentally was purchased one year ago today.
As you can see - tt was completely bleached at the LFS - they most always are.
This was it's condition when I got it.
I kept this under 260 watts of pc lighting.
I upgraded my lighting in October to 940 watts
500 watts MH
440 watts VHO
The following pics detail it's progression - and clearly shows the re-establishment of some zooxanthellae.
I feed it once/twice a week -with mixed pieces of meaty foods, squid, silversides and occasionally shrimp.
As you can see - tt was completely bleached at the LFS - they most always are.
This was it's condition when I got it.
I kept this under 260 watts of pc lighting.
I upgraded my lighting in October to 940 watts
500 watts MH
440 watts VHO
The following pics detail it's progression - and clearly shows the re-establishment of some zooxanthellae.
I feed it once/twice a week -with mixed pieces of meaty foods, squid, silversides and occasionally shrimp.