Sebae warring with BTA?
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1) Don't even go there. We've already had our share of people who think they know what they're doing because some other guy did something like that. JUST DON'T GO THERE. It'll only get ugly. Just listen to us. We know exactly what we're talking about. Your sebae will get too big. Don't question us; just listen and obey.
2) How is the BTA doing "better than ever" if it's fighting with a sebae anemone? You should sell your sebae to your LFS. You don't have enough room for it, especially in a 20g with a BTA. GET IT OUTTA THERE! The best thing that could happen: one anemone dies and the other is horribly wounded. Worst thing: they both die and pollute your tank, killing everything that lives.
3) That guy's sebae probably is 5 yrs old. But that's only because anemones split, I.e. that anemone has been alive for years, it's just not been the whole part of the anemone. Something to also consider, don't pay too much attention to exceptions to rules. For example, someone might stumble upon a BTA that can breathe atmosheric air. Just because that one is mutated enough to breathe air, doesn't mean yours or anyone else's will be able to.
storagedaddie
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Dude.... Just passing along another opinion. Thought I'd try to regain control of the thread. 
Actually no problem guys... hijack away.
The Sebae's already out, until next weekend. And, by the way RA, I agree with you. It seems to be a common newbie mistake, at times, to suddenly be endued with power from on high when it comes to the salt world.
There are a 100,000+ opinions out there, and you're probably right. Someones probably got a Sebae that's sits in his own Lazy Boy and watches the games with him.
Actually no problem guys... hijack away.The Sebae's already out, until next weekend. And, by the way RA, I agree with you. It seems to be a common newbie mistake, at times, to suddenly be endued with power from on high when it comes to the salt world.
There are a 100,000+ opinions out there, and you're probably right. Someones probably got a Sebae that's sits in his own Lazy Boy and watches the games with him.
I feel like I might be stoking a fire here, and that's not my intention, I just felt the need to address this part.
It is HIGHLY unlikely for a sebae (H. crispa or M. doreensis) to split like a bta would. I'm not saying it's impossible, or will never happen, or that a hobbyist can't force a split, but referencing the anemone FAQ these very well informed authors do not know of any natural split in captivity.
There was one possibility with M. doreensis that I saw on wetwebmedia, but the author freaked and tossed part of the nem that had separated (disk had separated from column), so we don't know what would have happened.
Again, not impossible, but highly unlikely that the 5 year sebae you referenced was a "split". More likely it received a minimal amount of food to keep it small.
I just don't want newbies buying sebaes thinking they're going to split and then being disappointed.
Just my 2cents...
catdoc
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I'd love to try a sebae in my 125 but I'm reading up on the possibility first. I have 2 roses and a green bta at one far end of the tank, in the upper 1/3 of the water column. Since the sebaes prefer the sand, would they be able to coexist? The sebae at my LFS is about 5", tan with purple tips. I understand they grow quickly--just how big and how quickly? Also, this particular sebae is being harassed by a large tomato clown and wasn't attached to the substrate when I saw it yesterday. (It was tucked in behind a rock until the LFS employee moved the rock to introduce me to it, then it just tumbled in the current with the clown chasing it.)
