so i got a sebae yesterday, the last one i tried never latched to anything and then died after about a month. so im giving it another try. so i have it in the tank is sticky and looks great. he has only been in the tank for about a day and has not latched on to a rock yet. any ideas what i can do to get him to latch and advise on how to make him grow nice and healthy?
Sebae Anemone aqustions
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Jamie1210
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your anemone is actually a sand dwelling 'nem, and will not attach to rock piles. i've seen that they usually like to have their foot buried in the sand and attached to the sand/rock interface. what i would do is dig a small hole in the sand and place the foot against the rock, and re-cover it up with sand.
bradleym
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While they are often found in the sand/rock interface, they are also frequently found attached to rock only. It depends on the tank and the attitude of the anemone.
You will need to make sure you have a bright enough light and very clean and stable water. Also, if it is bleached it will need to be fed in small pieces as often as every other day.
You will need to make sure you have a bright enough light and very clean and stable water. Also, if it is bleached it will need to be fed in small pieces as often as every other day.
phender
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While H. malu is exclusively a sand dwelling anemone, H. crispa is quite often found attached to live rock far from the sand. In fact most of the wild pics of H. crispa I have seen are on the reef.
If the anemone is truly healthy you should be able to just turn off the water flow a bit and hold its base gently against a rock for a few minutes and it will attach. If it doesn't you can try to put the base into a crevice between rocks or dig a pit in the sand next to a rock and put it in the pit with its foot facing the rock. If nothing happens, your anemone is not as healthy as you think it is and you my be in for trouble.
Edit: looks like Bradley beat me to it.
If the anemone is truly healthy you should be able to just turn off the water flow a bit and hold its base gently against a rock for a few minutes and it will attach. If it doesn't you can try to put the base into a crevice between rocks or dig a pit in the sand next to a rock and put it in the pit with its foot facing the rock. If nothing happens, your anemone is not as healthy as you think it is and you my be in for trouble.
Edit: looks like Bradley beat me to it.
I have a sebae (crispa) rescue that I purchased right before Thanksgiving. It attached to various small rocks and then a day or two later would detach. This went on for a week or so. So finally I placed the anemone on a large rock with a hole about 2 inches across and a couple of inches or so deep. The crispa has remained stationary, regained its zooxanthellae and eats whatever I feed it. As Bradley and Phender have indicated, this species is often found in rocks, and from my experience, they seem to prefer to attach in rock. This anemone is attached in a site BTAs would likely be found.
it is a white one with blue tips, its actually color is a tint of brown to it though, i would describe it as a dirty white. i put it on top of a piece of live rock right over a nice hole in the rock, it really hasn't attached yet but it looks good. ill have to give it a day and if it still isnt attached try down by the sand.
another question when it eats does it eat really really slow? i put some shrimp ion it and the shrimp stuck to it and over the last half hour the shrimp has been moving really slowly to its mouth. its right at the mouth now but i cant tell if its eating it or just holding it there.
another question when it eats does it eat really really slow? i put some shrimp ion it and the shrimp stuck to it and over the last half hour the shrimp has been moving really slowly to its mouth. its right at the mouth now but i cant tell if its eating it or just holding it there.
Seahorse NJRC
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I would have to say that the one of the keys to keeping an h.crispa alive in our systems is provide adequate lighting. My crispa is thriving with the strong lighting that I have.
Toddrtrex
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How long are the tentacles? A picture would be very helpful. The shrimp should be gone in 30 seconds (( if not a lot sooner )) as opposed to 30 minutes.
What size tank?
What lights?
Current water parameters -- with numbers please
How long has the tank been set up?
What all do you have in there -- livestock wise.
What size tank?
What lights?
Current water parameters -- with numbers please
How long has the tank been set up?
What all do you have in there -- livestock wise.
I'll get some pics posted tonight. I took a water sample to the lfs sense my test kit I orderedmhasnt arrived yet. They told me alk was great 0 nitrite 15 nitrate which I think is because of my canister filter it is long overdo for a change. So tonight I'm going to replace the sleeve and clean canister then do a water change. I'm also going to move the anemone down to the sand next to the rocks. Will see if that helps I guess.
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now this is what i found when i got home, only the blue lights are on and the tentacles have shrunk again. my question on this photo is what is the stuff coming out of its mouth. is it poop or is its stomach coming out.
now this is what i found when i got home, only the blue lights are on and the tentacles have shrunk again. my question on this photo is what is the stuff coming out of its mouth. is it poop or is its stomach coming out.
Seahorse NJRC
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What size tank and what lighting is the nem under??
