chrisbenavides
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What kind of anemone is this? Was told it was a BTA. Don't think so anymore.
Please ID this anemone
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What kind of anemone is this? Was told it was a BTA. Don't think so anymore.
chrisbenavides
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Should I return this anemone and get my money back. This anemones are harder to keep right?
brettandlyndi
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I had a sebae much like this at one time. Had to sell it, because it got too big for my 55. Very nice anemone, pretty hardy IMO. Are the tentacles and body a grayish color, with the purple tips?
chrisbenavides
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Not so much a grey color, more like a pink color. The photo is a pretty accurate picture of the color of the anemone. These are pretty hardy?
I think usually bta's are a bit easier to care for. There seems to be a scale of care as far as anemonies go. Some are easier than others. I think sebaes are higher on that scale than btas. Usually sebaes (H. crispa) do better with stronger lighting. Btas tend to do well under a variety of lighting once acclimated.
Before you decide what to do, I would recomend researching this type of nem, you may be able to keep it.
If you were going for color, a healthy sebae is usally tan/beige/brown in color, not the greens or red's you may have been going for in a bta. It looks like it's in pretty decent health, so that's good, it gives you an advantage if you decide to keep it. If you don't, then you have the options of taking it back to the store, or selling it to a local reefer that can take care of it, you can then use the money to buy a bta (maybe from a different LFS)
good luck!
Before you decide what to do, I would recomend researching this type of nem, you may be able to keep it.
If you were going for color, a healthy sebae is usally tan/beige/brown in color, not the greens or red's you may have been going for in a bta. It looks like it's in pretty decent health, so that's good, it gives you an advantage if you decide to keep it. If you don't, then you have the options of taking it back to the store, or selling it to a local reefer that can take care of it, you can then use the money to buy a bta (maybe from a different LFS)
good luck!
phender
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If the sebae (H. crispa) has attached, is sticky to the touch and is accepting food, you have a good chance of keeping it healthy. If the above things are not true, take it back. If you are a beginner, it won't be worth the work and worry.
As for ease of care, IME they are about equal if they start out healthy. HOWEVER, and this is a big however, the chance of starting will a healthy BTA from your LFS is exponentially greater than the chance that you get a healthy sebae.
As for ease of care, IME they are about equal if they start out healthy. HOWEVER, and this is a big however, the chance of starting will a healthy BTA from your LFS is exponentially greater than the chance that you get a healthy sebae.
chrisbenavides
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so pretty much it is a Sebae?
I agree, it's extreamly difficult to find a healthy sebae in the LFS in our area, and that's half the battle. The challanging part with a sebae is stabilizing them and getting them healthy, then their care requirements aren't much different. Good tank placement, occassional feedings, and light that makes them happy
I think it's a very good chance you have a sebae. They can be easy to confuse with M. doreensis from what I've read (and seen), but a big clue is the foot. Usually M. doreensis have a red/orange foot, and the sebae has a foot about the same color as the body.
Good luck!
chrisbenavides
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Well as of today everything seems pretty good. It accepted a piece of krill today and has not moved from its spot. It has only attached half its body onto a rock and the other half on the sand. So he looks good.
Is it bad to feed them more often than not? I ask this because I know that since it is a more bleached anemone (right?) I should probably be feeding the anemone something since it is sort of bleached. What color will this guy be once it has regained it symbiotic-algae?
Is it bad to feed them more often than not? I ask this because I know that since it is a more bleached anemone (right?) I should probably be feeding the anemone something since it is sort of bleached. What color will this guy be once it has regained it symbiotic-algae?
Feeding meaty foods (ours is especially fond of scallops) every other day, in small pieces would probably be fine at this point. Usually these guys are brown/beige/tan when they are healthy. Now we feed ours less (about once a week or so), but he does get tidbits of food from the water column when we feed other things.
If he's attaching, that's a good sign.
If he's attaching, that's a good sign.
