Occelaris Clown and New Sebae Anemone

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slandsaw

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My wife and I picked up a new Sebae Anemone earlier this evening. I also have a false (occelaris?) clown which has been in my tank for a couple of months. I'm hoping they will bond, but if not that's fine 'cause I love the new addition. :)

So, without further ado here's a shot of the new sebae and my clown a few hours into day # 1:

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I apologize for the quality of the pics. They were taken with a camera phone. I'll post additional pics as the days progress.

As of day # 2 they are still not bonded. I'm assuming this is typical and may take a months or they may never bond. I'm open to suggestions on how to help the bonding process along.

I'll upload a couple more pics this evening.
 
Hi congrats on your new addition, hard to tell but your sebae looks to be in good health.

I have a sebae as well and occelaris clowns. It took about 3 months before my clowns started to host the sebae. Then on monday of this week they found it and have been unseperable ever since. It is a lot of fun to watch.
 
I used to have 4 clowns, then I introduced a nem, all 4 were fighting over it within hours. The 2 I have left now (took 2 back to the LFS) only leave the nem to eat.
 
I have two Ocellaris Clownfish, and bought a Seabae about a month later. It took almost a year, but first one, then a month or so later the other took up residence, and they too rarely leave except to feed. I though I would never see them host but it finally happened.

BTW, my Seabae looked just like your pictures when I brought him home. It wasn't until I actually did some reading that I discovered that the beautiful white coloring was because of a lack of proper lighting (quite common in LFS.)

I know, I should have read up BEFORE I brought it home. Within weeks he turned a nice shade of khacki and has been so ever since.
 
WELCOME TO RC

Your H. malu looks great, but I'm a little concerned about your ocellaris. It looks to be malnourished. Does it eat? How often do you feed it? If it is feeding well, it may have internal parasites. If that is the case, hopefully someone will chime in and help you out with it. I'm no good with disease treatment.
 
^ the anem looks like H. crispa to me, but you are right. the clown doesn't look particularly healthy in that pic.
 
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Day # 2:

Another day another horrible pic. ;)

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13471343#post13471343 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
WELCOME TO RC

Your H. malu looks great, but I'm a little concerned about your ocellaris. It looks to be malnourished. Does it eat? How often do you feed it? If it is feeding well, it may have internal parasites. If that is the case, hopefully someone will chime in and help you out with it. I'm no good with disease treatment.
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You think he looks unhealthy? :( Now I'm worried - he might be under fed. I feed him brine shrimp once a day. He does consume the food pretty quickly. I will increase his food a bit to see if fattens up.
 
Thank you for the advice. I've read a lot of different things about feeding. Some folks say feed every other day while others say feed everyday or even twice a day.

If increasing the food is the key, how long should it take to fatten him up?
 
it is not just the frequency, but the quality of the food. I believe that brine shrimp alone would not completely nourish your fish. Like what was said above try soaking in selcon or other vitamin enriched items. Also try and vary their diet brine, mysis, formula 1 and 2 spectrum pellets. Ya know just mix it up, and soak everything in selcon or something like it. He will fatten up in no time.
 
I also see H.Crispa. although the tentacles do look more sparse towards the middle so it could be either , I dont see any sign of rings.

feeding your fish brine, is like feeding a kid candy sure they love it but its not verry good for them. try getting you fishy on some formula 1 and cyclopeeze that should fatten him up, and the nem will eat it too.
 
Wow. Am I the only one that sees H. malu? The only thing that looks H. crispa to me is the color, which doesn't really mean much. Sparse tentacles in the center and longer, more densely spaced tentacles around the perimeter makes it look H. malu to me.
Does the anemone have a thick leathery column/foot or does it have a thinner column? Can you lift up the edge of the anemone and get a pic of the column?
 
Oh this is a hard one... I tend to lean more toward Malu - but I had one very similar to this and could never decide if it was a Malu or Crispa...

Wish I could be more help in the identifying. This may be one that may be easier to ID with more pictures and after a longer time settled in.
 
Day # 3:

We're making progress! He (Homey) has snuggled with the nem several times today.

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To try and answer your questions. The anemone does have a white leathery looking foot. I'll try and get closeups of the foot for you all.

As always I appreciate your comments and advice/suggestions.
 
Oh, I almost forgot. I'm using a 6-gallon Nano Cube. I just inherited a 90-gallon freshwater tank, but it will be a long while before I'm able to get that project started.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13473571#post13473571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by slandsaw
Day # 2:
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This pic looks exactly like malu to me, but if it has a fat leathery column, it is the strangest H. crispa I've seen.:confused:
 
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