Amphiprion Sebae and Nem
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homegrownREEFER
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Well the best nem for them would be a Sebae, but I dont know if it's the best for your tank.
List how long it's been set up, your parameters, lighting, any exp with nems, and the type/depth of your substrate.
List how long it's been set up, your parameters, lighting, any exp with nems, and the type/depth of your substrate.
Winwood
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This statement is misleading and not entirely accurate. First off the term Sebae anemone is a trade name that has been used to describe atleast two seperate anemone species that look rather similar. Those anemones being H. crispa and H. malu. I have also seen long tentacle anemones (M. doreensis) and beaded anemones (H. aurora) labled as Sebae anemones.
Secondly, this being extremely ironic, is Amphiprion sebae is not commonly found in any of these anemones in nature. In fact, to my knowledge, A. sebae is exclusively hosted by S. haddoni.
Now as if this wasn't confusing enough often times A. clarkii is labled as Sebae clowns and when it comes to A. clarkii just about any anemone will do. Clark's clown are hosted by all the anemonefish hosting anemones.
What I would suggest is to make a positive ID on your clowns first and then go from there. For what it's worth A. sebae is somewhat rare in the hobby and tends not to ship well. So if in fact you do have A. sebae congrats and please post pictures!
phender
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+1 to what Winwood said.
If it helps you to ID your fish, A. sebae is a cousin to A. polymus (saddleback clown) and has the same body shape (big head w/ body almost as wide as it is tall) but usually an opaque yellow tail and a complete mid-stripe. A. polymnus has a black tail w/ white tips and usually an abbreviated mid-stripe.
A. clarki (which is sometimes mis-IDed as a "sebae" clown) has a body that doesn't seem to be "all head" and the body itself is much taller than it is wide, more like a freshwater sunfish. The tail of a clarki clown may be yellow, but the yellow is usually more translucent than that of a true A. sebae.
I will include two pics of A. sebae pairs that I have since sold. The first female had a yellow tail when I got, but it turned black over time. It kept the yellow tips though.
Sorry the pictures aren't great. They were very camera shy and lived in a scratched up acrylic tank.
If it helps you to ID your fish, A. sebae is a cousin to A. polymus (saddleback clown) and has the same body shape (big head w/ body almost as wide as it is tall) but usually an opaque yellow tail and a complete mid-stripe. A. polymnus has a black tail w/ white tips and usually an abbreviated mid-stripe.
A. clarki (which is sometimes mis-IDed as a "sebae" clown) has a body that doesn't seem to be "all head" and the body itself is much taller than it is wide, more like a freshwater sunfish. The tail of a clarki clown may be yellow, but the yellow is usually more translucent than that of a true A. sebae.
I will include two pics of A. sebae pairs that I have since sold. The first female had a yellow tail when I got, but it turned black over time. It kept the yellow tips though.
Sorry the pictures aren't great. They were very camera shy and lived in a scratched up acrylic tank.
Vlado4x4
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Thank you guys for your apreciations. I have to say that mine are exactly like Phil´s second pic.
Regarding the info of my tank, i have a 1 year old 260G sps tank. I had a H. Crispa in the past, but could never made it host a pair of Percula or Ocellaris, that i had at that moment. Gave it away to a friend who has a Clarkii, and it took exactly 40 seconds for the clarki to jump in there, sooooo jellows jajjaja
Parameters:
77,9 Fahrenheit
Salinity 1025
Ca 430
Mg 1400
Kh 8
No3 10
Po4 0.1
Could you tell me all the types of nem that my sebaes would go into.
I´m honestly trying to get some colour into the tank and if this could come in the shape of a nem, and that dosen´t overrule the tank better !!
Sorry for my english, not my native language
Regarding the info of my tank, i have a 1 year old 260G sps tank. I had a H. Crispa in the past, but could never made it host a pair of Percula or Ocellaris, that i had at that moment. Gave it away to a friend who has a Clarkii, and it took exactly 40 seconds for the clarki to jump in there, sooooo jellows jajjaja
Parameters:
77,9 Fahrenheit
Salinity 1025
Ca 430
Mg 1400
Kh 8
No3 10
Po4 0.1
Could you tell me all the types of nem that my sebaes would go into.
I´m honestly trying to get some colour into the tank and if this could come in the shape of a nem, and that dosen´t overrule the tank better !!
Sorry for my english, not my native language
phender
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I am on my third generation of berners. I'm not sure I could have any other dog.
The big drawback for haddonis is that they can and often will eat non-clownfish in the tank. Tangs, rabbitfish, dwarf angels and gobies seem particularly prone to getting eaten. However, some people have had haddonis for years and never lost a fish.
BonsaiNut
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I love sebae clowns...
Possible drawbacks of S. haddoni:
(1) They are sand anemones. They will be down in your sand bed and will want to have their column buried. If you have a bare bottom tank, or only a thin layer of sand, they may not settle in and may continue to wander.
(2) They can get really big really fast. 18" diameter anemones are not unusual.
(3) They are very "strong". In their search for a secure location, they will bulldoze rocks, and may topple rock piles. Once they settle in somewhere, they may not move for a long time, but they have a tendency to keep pushing back into cracks as tightly as possible so they will move any unsecured rocks.
As Phil pointed out, they are probably the single most notorious fish-eating anemone. Over the years I have probably lost more fish to S. haddoni than all other species combined.
Possible drawbacks of S. haddoni:
(1) They are sand anemones. They will be down in your sand bed and will want to have their column buried. If you have a bare bottom tank, or only a thin layer of sand, they may not settle in and may continue to wander.
(2) They can get really big really fast. 18" diameter anemones are not unusual.
(3) They are very "strong". In their search for a secure location, they will bulldoze rocks, and may topple rock piles. Once they settle in somewhere, they may not move for a long time, but they have a tendency to keep pushing back into cracks as tightly as possible so they will move any unsecured rocks.
As Phil pointed out, they are probably the single most notorious fish-eating anemone. Over the years I have probably lost more fish to S. haddoni than all other species combined.
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