New Sebae Anenome

[iamborg]

Hi,

I got a new Sebae Anenome over thanksgiving. It is quite large, maybe 8 inches when fully opened. I tried to feed it with Mysis shrimp, but the tentacles do not catch the food. I tried to put it near the mouth, but it does not seems to "want" to eat. I fed it twice now, and same thing both times.

It is brownish in color, with purple tips.

There are currently a breeding pair of Maroon clown living in (on) it.
They found the Anenome immediately right after I put it in the tank.

Can Sebae Anenome "make" their own food just with light?

Please advise.

 

[garygb]

Has it attached? It's new to your tank, it may take it a while to accept food. Pics, parameters?

 

[iamborg]

pics added.

The anemone is in my breeding setup tank.
20G L tank. Split into 2 sides with a central AIO filtration system.
12 W LED on each side.
Tank has been setup for more than 2 years now.

 

[zooman72]

You may not have enough light over it for it to be kept long term - what kind of "12W LED" do you have over it?

 

[DasCamel]

With a strong light don't need any food unless you want it to grow quickly. Once acclimated it will accept small pieces.

I'm also skeptical about the current lighting.

 

[iamborg]

It is a custom 1W x 6 white, + 1W x 6 blue LED.

I used to have a RBTA with a 54W Aquaticlife LED, but it seems to be too powerful for the BTA, it keeps moving under-rock, and eventually dissolved.

Is my Sebae healthy from the looks of it? thanks

 

[DasCamel]

Yeah, looks good. Don't rush feeding it, let it acclimate. If it's attaching easily that's a very good sign. Mine was white and translucent when it first arrived. Now little darker than yours.

 

[OrionN]

Not enough light. May not be the right spectrum. Just white and blue is OK for fish but not OK for coral or anemone. I would move it to a situation where the tank and the light can support it.

 

[garygb]

Looks like a healthy one. I would be concerned about the large maroon being too rough with it. As others have said, lighting might be insufficient. Can you locate it where it can get sun directly through a window? Natural sunlight is great for anemones.