Novice Owner of a New Sebae
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westohooligan
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^ This. When I bought mine, it would not eat anything until it started to anchor. I could tell if had foot damage. It would only partially anchor when it finally did after 2 weeks. I had to give it some serious TLC. It's been about a month and it is browning up, fully attached, and has grown about an inch or so. Just be patient and GENTLE. Keep the water super clean, but don't go overboard with water changes either.
So, nemmie's still in the hole, but I dunno if he's "rooted" yet. I took some shots of his perch, and a new one of the whole tank, since the sand is settled now and it's nice and clear again. Cleaned the glass and tried to minimize glare to get a good shot.
The hermit crabs are frolicking around the sebae, I think waiting for it to spit out another krill like the other day, but I haven't fed it again, so tough luck on them.
The hermit crabs are frolicking around the sebae, I think waiting for it to spit out another krill like the other day, but I haven't fed it again, so tough luck on them.
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That's pretty much what mine did and how its foot looked, all puffed out, but mine was completely bleached and stressed so I just assumed that was most of the problem. Yours doesn't look bleached at all. Since I only have experience with the one H. Crispa I have; I'm wondering if not attaching is fairly common when introduced into a new environment?
I'm wondering that too. The only thing I read was that they might not attach if the water quality is poor or there's too much or too little current. I've put it in places both on and out of direct current, and tested my water and had it tested and it's great. I'm testing again today when I get home, but I can't seem to find any easy direct reason it's not attaching.
I tried to rescue a crispa over a year ago, it was bleached and all that. I was under the assumption they like to be in the sand. So, that's where I kept trying to get it to attach. Unfortunately, the anemone would attach for a day or two and then let go. Eventually, the anemone just began to look so bad I had to remove it. So, in November I saw another crispa that was partially bleached and was on sale. I decided to try it again. This time I researched crispas in the wild and in successful owners here on RC. Much of the time, the crispas (both in the wild and healthy, well established ones in aquarist tanks) were attached to live rock. So, with this second one, I went that route. It attached in a hole, almost reminiscent of how Entacmaea quadricolor attaches, but the hole in the rock is facing up more than you would expect with E. quadricolor. Anyway, I also let the anemone settle for over a week before I began to feed it. Just my experience, but the anemone is now established and has almost doubled in width in 7 mos or so. I feed it maybe once a week to once every other week--pe mysis, squid, table shrimp, it will even eat Life Spectrum fish pellets.
Keep us posted.
I particularly like this species. They look like a mop with all their tentacles. I have a orange skunk (natural commensal with crispa) and it loves to wallow around in it.
Keep us posted.
I particularly like this species. They look like a mop with all their tentacles. I have a orange skunk (natural commensal with crispa) and it loves to wallow around in it.
I did a water change this morning as the nemmy still isn't rooted to anything.
Then, based on this thread, I realized that my water chemistry may be a little on the 'unknown' side, so I went to the LFS and grabbed dKH, Calcium and Mg test kits. I also snagged a peice of LR out of their curing tank that looked suitable for the little guy.
I found out my Mg is pretty spot on in the upper 1200s to 1300 range (~1260ppm).
My Calcium is too low at the 320 mark.
My dKH is SUPER high at ~13, which surprised me, because my pH is always spot on around 8.4, or even a little low if anything.
EDIT: Pic uploader not workign right now. I'll try again later.
I tested the Saltwater I got from the LFS while I was there (filled up my saltwater and RO 5gal jugs), and their KH was too low at just over 7 dKH.
So, not sure what to make of all that other than I should do another water change to lower my dKH and get a calcium supplement maybe?? Any thoughts here? I assume I should wait a couple days to do this though? I was thinking Tuesday?
Anyway, he's some pics of the nemmy on the new rock I bought, hopefully he likes it. He's still a little scrunched up from me touching him.
Then, based on this thread, I realized that my water chemistry may be a little on the 'unknown' side, so I went to the LFS and grabbed dKH, Calcium and Mg test kits. I also snagged a peice of LR out of their curing tank that looked suitable for the little guy.
I found out my Mg is pretty spot on in the upper 1200s to 1300 range (~1260ppm).
My Calcium is too low at the 320 mark.
My dKH is SUPER high at ~13, which surprised me, because my pH is always spot on around 8.4, or even a little low if anything.
EDIT: Pic uploader not workign right now. I'll try again later.
I tested the Saltwater I got from the LFS while I was there (filled up my saltwater and RO 5gal jugs), and their KH was too low at just over 7 dKH.
So, not sure what to make of all that other than I should do another water change to lower my dKH and get a calcium supplement maybe?? Any thoughts here? I assume I should wait a couple days to do this though? I was thinking Tuesday?
Anyway, he's some pics of the nemmy on the new rock I bought, hopefully he likes it. He's still a little scrunched up from me touching him.
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I've never found Ca to be of any real concern with anemones. I've had low Ca and the anemones didn't care. I don't dose anything, just depend on water changes for Ca and Mg. I do believe natural saltwater strength salinity, e.g. 35ppt is important (i.e., specific gravity of 1.026-1.027). Likewise low to undetectable nitrates is important, though higher nitrates won't kill an established anemone, from my observations.
If it were me, I would probably put that rock it is on beside another rock, so its foot will have a crevice to attach in. You're to be commended for all your efforts. I hope it settles in for you soon.
If it were me, I would probably put that rock it is on beside another rock, so its foot will have a crevice to attach in. You're to be commended for all your efforts. I hope it settles in for you soon.
That rock actually has a huge crevice in it with a bunch of curved bits which is why I picked it up. The nemmy is wriggling his foot all over in the crevice, but I don't think he's found his 'sweet spot' yet, but he's definitely looking a lot more 'settled' than he was before.
I tried giving it a piece of krill again because it's been about a week, and it reacted instantly, moved it to it's mouth and ate it.
How long does it usually take for them to digest a food item and spit out the waste?
Even if I don't up the calcium level as suggested in the chemistry guide, I think I should lower my dKH. 13 seems super high and that's can't be good for things.
The vast majority of anemone's nutrition is derived from the zooxanthellae in the tissue. Your anemone isn't bleached, so I wouldn't worry about feeding it. Many don't target feed their anemones at all. Once yours takes a hold, then you can feed. Meanwhile, it may actually be better not to feed at all.
Good to know! Thanks, man. I think it did finish digesting that bit of Krill, my wife said she saw it spit out something like a shell at one point. Anyway, it's hanging out around the base of that rock. I figure I'll do a water change in a day or two to try to lower than dKH number and do all the retests. I'll put him back on the rock then, if he hasn't rooted himself by then, barring him getting into a bad spot, then I'll do it sooner.
I'm not sure the nemmy is doing so hot. When I got home from dinner tonight, he was still next to the rock where I left him, but his tentacles were all 'shriveled' looking. I picked him up and put him back on the rock, turned the rock a little so the crevice was positioned differently.
But his foot felt kinda 'hard' and his mouth didn't look quite as tight as it as before? He tentacles almost look like they're in some sort of distress? What's going on? Help, please!
But his foot felt kinda 'hard' and his mouth didn't look quite as tight as it as before? He tentacles almost look like they're in some sort of distress? What's going on? Help, please!
