sebae anemone not cooperating!

[Ethan_W]

i picked up a sebae anemone 2 days ago. my parameters are pretty ideal, nitrates no more than 5. i turned my powerhead off so it would have a chance to grab hold of the rocks or sand, and so far it wont attach to anything. occasionally it will just be floated away from the filter current and i relocate it hoping it will grab hold. nothing

am i doing something wrong? a small number off its tentacles shrank on one side. does it sound like he will make it?

 

[Toddrtrex]

What color is it?

What are your actual parameters?

What size tank?

What lights? (( are you acclimating it to your lights? ))

 

[Ethan_W]

its a 29g tank w/ 10g sump. the anemone is white with blue, almost violet tips.

pH - 8.2
specific gravity - 1.024
ammonia - 0
nitrites - 0
nitrates - <5

the soft corals in the tank are doing great. but he just wont put his foot down

 

[Ethan_W]

not T5 lighting, just using a regular actinic and 10,000K fluorescent bulbs

 

[Toddrtrex]

Long term a "sebae" H. Crispa will out grow a 29.

Should raise your SG to 1.026.

The main issue is that you bought a white one -- white ones are bleached, and rarely recover. And if the tentacles are really short it is already starting to consume itself for energy.

What lights do you have?

 

[Toddrtrex]

not T5 lighting, just using a regular actinic and 10,000K fluorescent bulbs

That isn't going to be enough lighting for an H. Crispa.

 

[Ethan_W]

thanks for the advice. i think ill be moving him out