Seabae anemone for nano tank

[Julian.Rad17]

I was thinking of getting a seabae anemone for my Red Sea reefer nano. The tank is 6 months old and is stable parameter wise. I have a pair of Ocellaris clowns to host the seabae. I've red this anemone hangs out on the sand(which is the only room I have left) and that it doesn't move as much as BTA's. If anyone has experience or knows about these anemones let me know if it will work for my tank.

 

[djbon]

Sabae anemone usually suffer a lot during shipment. Most of them are bleached and their foot are no longer sticky. If you want to get one, make sure they are not bleached (LFS might say its a white colored) and the foot is not torn, damaged or lost its stickiness. Mouth gaping is another clear indicator that it might not survive in your tank.

 

[AlSimmons]

How big is that "nano?" Maybe a specimen tank? It might not be ideal, but it can work.

Ten years from now you might be "hit girl." Maybe another hero.

 

[Julian.Rad17]

How big is that "nano?" Maybe a specimen tank? It might not be ideal, but it can work.

Ten years from now you might be "hit girl." Maybe another hero.

The display tank is 21 gallons. I don't plan on dedicating the entire tank to one anemone.

 

[AlSimmons]

So define that 21 gallon tank? I might help you out. (maybe not)

 

[Julian.Rad17]

Mix of corals(13 LPS, 5 SPS, 3 soft) all parameters good except nitrates a little high(15-20) but all my corals are healthy/growing especially my red monti cap. Firefish, diamond goby, 2 clowns. Lots of pods seen at night. Lots of tiny white sponges growing in tank and sump. Green and purple coralline growing in certain places. Bag of denitrate Seachem media in sump. 20-30% water change done every 1-2 weeks. Manually dosing cal&alk with Seachem Reef Fushion(not very often) ATO with float valve in sump. Eshopps 75 gallon skimmer. Red Sea Filter Sock. AI Prime LED, most colors above 65%.

 

[polaravic]

I had a Sebae Anenome at one time and it did hang out on the sand and host a clown. But, it grew very big encroaching my corals and injuring them so I had to get rid of it. I had a 100 gallon corner tank at the time.

Polaravic

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Just don't feed it and you should be ok for a while. They grow very fast if fed.

 

[davocean]

The most common sebae being a crispa gets way too big too fast, 2' in diameter, even a smaller one will be so close to pumps and intakes, and it will sting, and kill most any coral it touches, so there won't really be any room for anything else.

 

[snorvich]

The most common sebae being a crispa gets way too big too fast, 2' in diameter, even a smaller one will be so close to pumps and intakes, and it will sting, and kill most any coral it touches, so there won't really be any room for anything else.

What he said. In general, more over, anemones do best in larger tanks.

 

[rt67ghy]

Sebaes get very big. I'd advise against it. I had one which grew from about 5" to 12-14" in only 3 months.