Orange sebea anemone!?! Not eating

[evo.howard2010]

We have had are new sebea anemone for a few days now and it's not accepting frozen krill are clown placed it in his mouth but the anemone does not seem to be responding to the food?! Any ideas on what wrong?


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[plantastic]

Are you fully defrosting the krill?

Is the krill fresh (as far as you know? ie. No frost bite)

Has it settled in one spot, or is it moving around? Is it responding to the day and night cycle, as in , closing down when the lights go off, and opening up when the lights come on?

Do you have a decent pic of it?

 

[evo.howard2010]

Yeah the krill is fresh I got it not that long ago I think he has kinda settled he has been in the same stop for like 3 days now and he is hosting with my clown but he does not really close up at night we drip acclimated him for like an hour before placing him in the tank but when I touch his tentacles they are not sticky like are long tentical


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[plantastic]

I'm sorry that I can't remember, off hand, if the Sebae anemone is supposed to be "sticky" like a carpet anemone. I'm leaning that it isn't, but I wouldn't make any decisions based off of that.

It very well could be that it is still adjusting to it's new environment.

Is there any hint of a brown tint to its tentacles or disc. Or is it "unbelievably" white?

Some decent pics would help.

When any anemone is "past the point", it is unmistakable. You'll need a hose to siphon it out of the tank.

 

[evo.howard2010]

No it looks normal!

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[plantastic]

Dude...he looks good! If it doesn't want to eat, then it doesn't want to eat.

i would start reading everything you can on caring for Sebae anemones. But, I wouldn't implement any "advice" until you develop a common "theme" from multiple sources.

Generally speaking, excellent and consistent water chemistry, appropriate lighting, and appropriate water flow, are going to be the primary factors of success with anemones and corals. And, appropriate doesn't usually mean, "as much as financially possible". Food is easily 3rd in line when trying to "troubleshoot" what could be wrong.

Also, be vigilant, with protecting it from any kind of internal intake screens, or power heads/pumps. Almost always, it is never a matter of "if", but "when" an anemone will get sucked into one.

Your picture doesn't show anything could be wrong at this point.

Good luck (effort) with him!

 

[evo.howard2010]

Well thanks


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[plantastic]

:thumbsup:

 

[Soluent1]

My bubble tips will eat fresh shrimp, but will not eat krill. Maybe try something else. The grocery store thinks I am weird when I buy just one shrimp.

 

[evo.howard2010]

Lol ok I will try


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[82ndengineer]

For the most part I don't attempt to feed my anemones. It stresses them out to have overly large pieces of food. Mysis is about the largest bits of food I'll give them and it's mostly passive feeding from the fishes missed food.

 

[xanthurum]

I wouldn't worry if it needs food it will eat. Just FYI sebae anemones should never be white so the fact that yours has some color is a good sign. I wouldn't be surprised if it steadily gets darker over time. My buddy had one that grew from a tiny 5 inch white sickly baby to a monster tan 2 foot amazing anemone.