sebae nems fish eaters?

[fishkid6692]

i bought a bleached sebae a while ago for really cheap but it has become very healthy and it getting larger. it regained it's color and doesn't have the short stubby tentacles it used to have. i am starting to get worried about my angel being in the same tank with it. the angel seems to swim VERY close to it at times. should i be worried? sell the nem? i don't have another tank for it ATM. thanks!

 

[jasonrp104]

I wouldn't worry. Unless the fish is sick, it should be able to escape if it ever did get nailed.

 

[marc price]

both H. crispa and H. malu sebae anemones are not known for that trait, your C. ebili angle is in no danger of being eaten. conversely, if you had a large angle (Pomacanthus, etc.), the sebae would be at risk.

 

[jer77]

It depends on the size and health of the fish I have found. It obviously sounds like your fish is in good health and not too small so I wouldn't worry at all.

I have wondered the same with my H. crispa. Its mouth can open to about 4'' diameter when feeding. Even though its large my H. crispa has very rarely eaten a live fish. It has only happened when the fish was small and added very recently and was in shock and swam directly into it! S. haddoni's are the ones to fear for they react quicker, their sting is more potent, their tentacles are much sticker and they have many more tenticles.

The biggest point I believe is that most imported H. crispa are imported bleached which I think has an lessening effect on its stickiness and sting potency. This takes time to come back I have found from touching mine over the years. It still isn't even close to a haddoni.

 

[davocean]

I had my H.crispa 5.5 years, and in that time I had lost 3 fish to it, but all 3 were very young nasos, and they swam straight into the nem on intro.
Guess baby naso are clueless to nems.
Other than that, no probs.
All nems can potentially eat fish, but usually not an issue unless they are weak.

 

[marc price]

prior to separating the sebae anemone when feeding, my purple tang (~ 4" total length), would take the anemones morsel from it's tentacles, often brushing them. one time it must have been stung in a sensitive place because it jetted from the tentacles driving it's snout into the sand bed, no harm done.
imo and ime, the chances of losing your C. ebili angelfish or any of your reef fish to your sebae anemone are miniscule.

 

[fishkid6692]

ok thanks guys! i am just really nervous because i was going to have 2 RBTA's in the tank but i think i might sell them. the sebae is a natural host for percs correct? i was thinking of getting rid of the sebae but now i kind of got attached to it. it looks so much better then when i got it.

 

[marc price]

... mixing the sebae with bta's isn't a good idea.
i had a beautiful H. crispa which i later regretted selling back to the lfs a few months after adding a rbta (overgrown aiptasia). the two were alright together in my 100g reef but i wouldn't attempt it long term, too many reports of bad endings.
according to F.&Allen H. crispa is a natural host but that is believed to be incorrect and not supported by field photographs.

 

[fishkid6692]

i haven't had a problem with mixing them. i have had them in the same tank for close to a year now. i will sell the RBTA's and get some nice percs.