Buy the anemone or not?

[trigger05]

I was recently at my LFS and a sebae anemone caught my eye. Instead of taking it home, i decided to do my research first.
I have a 25 gallon tank with about 7 watts of powercompact.
I have a percula pair, a coral beauty and a coris.
As for corals, i have a Frogspawn, some zoos and some mushrooms. is there a reason i couold not keep one?
What must i know before buying one?

 

[GSMguy]

7 watts per gallon or 7w totall


the sebae if healthy will quickly (1-3) months outgrow your tank

was it white?

 

[DetectiveTofu]

with 7 watts of lighting for a 25 gallon, I wouldn't get anything.

 

[trigger05]

whoops!
7 watts per gallon its 192 watts total
The anemone had purple tips

 

[redvipe2010]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10086713#post10086713 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by trigger05
The anemone had purple tips

Was the rest of it white?

I personally would not keep one under PC lighting.

 

[trigger05]

Yeah it was white/ slightly gray with the purple tips. Has any one ever kept one under PC?

 

[trigger05]

Yeah it was white/ slightly gray with the purple tips. Has any one ever kept one under PC?

 

[GSMguy]

depends if its a condylactus anemone then it would be ok but if it is an H. Crispa then no

 

[GSMguy]

if it is a condy then it can eat your fish

 

[trigger05]

how do you distinguish between a condy and a H. crispa?

 

[petoonia]

I tried to keep a sebae under PCs, after the LFS told me it would be fine. It slowly withered away, even with regular supplemental feeding. It died after being relocated to a set up with much better lighting. I wouldnt put a sebae under PC lighting it will just wither away and die. Also I think most anemones will outgrow a 25G in no time at all.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10093456#post10093456 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by trigger05
how do you distinguish between a condy and a H. crispa?

they dont look alike totally different