H. Crispa Adivice

[ATX aquarist]

I have a very small pruple sebae in my 14 gallon bio cube, I've had it for a couple weeks, and it hasn't improved. It is still very small, it won't bury its foot in the sandm and it will grab food, but then let it go. You may think I shouldn't have such an anemone in my bio cube, but my best friend has had one in his 10 gallon with 96 watt CF and its very healthy and has not grown too big, so I'm convinced I can keep mine too. But I don't know what to do to make it happy. Here are some pics, any suggestions as this is my first Sebae.
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[InvaderJim]

What kind of lighting do you have? Try moving it higher up?

 

[Amphiprion]

You really don't have the proper substrate for it. They prefer either rock or fine sand. The light is a bit dim, though, for optimal health.

 

[ATX aquarist]

Well I tried feeding it today, and it finally ate, so thats a good sign

 

[ATX aquarist]

lighting is 1 24 watt true actin and 1 24 watt t0,000k and 2 .75 lunar light.

 

[saltycreefer]

In my opinion its not going to last.It looks unhealthy to me.

 

[GSMguy]

i think it looks ok just needs time
keep up feeding it and try and dig a hole and bury its foot

 

[ATX aquarist]

i have some really fine sand from before I replaced the sand bed with coral rubble in my 26 gallon. I'll try putting some of that sand in a cup, place the anemone in a cup, and place it up near the top. That way it can get more light and won't be pushed around by the current

 

[ATX aquarist]

Well I put the anemone in a clear plastic cup with some good fine sand for it. Hopefully this will help. I really want an anemone for my clowns because the female doesn't look very good. It looks as if she's shedding skin after a sun burn or something. I'm hoping maybe the stinging cells of the anemone can help or clean it off. Any suggestions as to what it is? Here are some pictures
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[ATX aquarist]

Its mouth is completely shut now, i think its healthy, just unhappy with something, hopefully this sand will help since i think what bothers him is the constant drifting

 

[GSMguy]

looks like your perc it has ich

 

[Slakker]

Maybe brooklynella? If it's like a shedding skin kind of thing, doesn't sound much like what Ich looks like...but it's definitely got something...maybe some clearer pics?

 

[ATX aquarist]

the lights are off now, plus a friend was over with his very nice nikon and he snapped a couple pics of my tank. so tomorrow i should have some

 

[sarahkucera]

Keep a close eye on your nem, it looks like even when fully expanded it will be too small for your fish. A fish that is too big for a nem may stress it to death.
Your 20 will eventually wind up being too small for it, but when it outgrows your tank you can either sell it off to someone in your area with a bigger tank or you can upgrade to a larger tank!

 

[ATX aquarist]

my clowns haven't taken the anemone, I bought a bubble tip yesterday which was larger and they ignore it. Anyone know why they won't, at the lfs they were hosting a leather coral, but here they won't take an anemone?

 

[sarahkucera]

Your rocks and your tank look a little too clean to be 6 months past the initial cycle....how long has your tank been set up?
What are your exact parameters?

You really need to have some patience with this hobby! It's my opinion that your tank is far too small for the longterm placement of an H Crispa in the first place, but now you've gone and added a second nem to the tank? You've got to chill out and let nature take it's course, and sometimes that takes time.

I have a pair of true percs who haven't hosted either one of the nems in my tank after 8 months! I give up and just enjoy the pretty nem that lives in my tank.

 

[55semireef]

I don't think your crispa is receiving good flow in that container.
The lighting seems a little weak too.

 

[GSMguy]

ATX the clown in the picture is sick it has a disease or parasites i would suggest posting that pic in the disease forum and quarantine all your fish in that tank