Malu or Sebae Anemone

[afelder]

I won a sebae anemone in a raffle at my local club. It seems to be healthy; except that it is a light tan or off white color. It has eaten at least twice that I know of. It has been in the tank about two days and it looks like it may have found a spot it will stay in. I don't know too much about anemones other than the basics and how to identify healthy ones.

What do I need to know/do to keep this a thriving member of my aquarium? Would I be better off trading for a BTA or less difficult anemone?


Thanks
Ariel

 

[dantodd]

you'll need to take some pictures and even then it is often difficult to tell the difference. You'll get the best information if you include a shot of his oral disk, a good shot of his tentacles and a shot of his column and the underside of the oral disk.

Just so you know malu and crispa both go by the common name sebae.

 

[Genin]

don't worry about the light tan color as much with sebaes in my opinion. I have seen healthy specimines that have been in tanks for over a year that are a light tank, then again I have seen nearly brown sebaes as well. I would focus on whether the mouth is staying shut and that the tentacles are nice and sticky. Your Crispa should stick to the rocks once it finds a nice hole to shove into.

 

[afelder]

The mouth stays tight and the food I put in the tank has been readily caught and eaten. I was more concerned because it seems to have put itself in an odd spot half in a crevice in my rocks half on a rock. And it's a pretty tight squeeze.

Thank You
Ariel