Sebae

[Ghstwolf]

I'm new to trying to keep an Anemone and because of this I am researching the heck out of them before I buy. I don't want to see one suffer because I screwed something up.

I know the Rose Bubble Tip is like the crowning jewel but they come with a price tag to match. The more common long tentacles and common bubble tips just don't look as attractive to me. The carpet type I have passed on, just don't care for them.

I've been seriously looking into a Sebae Anemone but everything I've read/asked about says they are the most difficult to keep. Again being new to them I don't want to get something only to watch it die.

What makes the Sebae so much harder to keep vrs other types?
What water params are needed to keep this type vrs the others?

Any help/info you can give would be greatly appreciated.

My tank is still VERY new so I'm not going out to buy one anytime soon, just doing research..

 

[bradleym]

"Sebaes" aren't necessarily hard to keep. H. Crispa is average to keep, but they do not ship well and finding a healthy one is the hardest part. H. Magnifica, however, is pretty hard to keep, and also don't ship well. They require really great, stable water, as well as bright lighting and lots of chaotic flow.

 

[Ghstwolf]

Do you inspect Sebae's like you would any other anemone? IE... Inspect the foot for tears, closed mouth and no visual signs of infection/disease?

The White Sebae is the one I am really interested in getting, again once my tank has had a couple more months to mature.

Below is some of the info I have found on the type I like. For lighting I have 2 ecotech radions, and for flow I have 2 evo 1400's and 2 evo 750's set up on a hydor wave control.

Temperament: Aggressive
Reef Safe: Yes
Family: Stichodactylidae
Native To: Indo-Pacific
Diet: Photosynthetic and Filter feeder
Adult Size: Up to 20"
Lighting Needs: High
Water Current: Medium
Temperature: 72 - 78°F
Water Parameters: sg 1.023-1.026; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Care Level: Difficult
Tank Size: 30+ gallons
Scientific Name: Heteractis crispa
Environment: Marine

 

[bradleym]

None of the anemones that are called "Sebae" come in white. A white sebae is almost always a H. Crispa that did not do well in shipping. A side effect of the stress and poor care is that they expel their internal algae. The remaining anemone appears white or translucent. This process is called "bleaching" and it usually leads to death in this species.

 

[Ghstwolf]

Thank you. That is good info to know..

 

[garygb]

H.crispa is especially prone to expell their zooxanthellae. That doesn't preclude a successful recovery. It seems that the majority expell their zooxanthellae in transport. If the anemone is white, but otherwise seems healthy, you will have a decent chance of rescuing the animal assuming you provide very good water quality, sufficient lighting and small feedings of fresh seafood.

 

[frankthtank51]

After reading all of this i guess i got lucky when i got my Sebae. I purchased the first one i saw bc my gold band maroon clown almost got killed by my pygmy angel (which i am trying to get ride of now). I really did not give it any speacial care did not start feeding it silversides until last week ( I got it when it was 3 inchs wide and white with purple tip, Now 6 months later it is 12 inches in diameter and i feed it silver sides once a week.

I have a jbj 29 gal bio cube with the standard lighting on for 12 hours of the day

Also just purchased a green bubble tip which is striving as well.

Hope you get as lucky as I did

 

[Catchoftheday]

you no if you are going to wait to get an anemone and you really want an RBTA i would do some looking around you and see if you can find a local reefer they are much more cheep going that way

 

[naso_1]

Question, I recently purchased a sebae anemone, he was white with purple tipsi have had him about 2 weeks now. He is hosting a clarkii clown, he is roughly 3.5" he was about 2.5" when I got him. The anemone is now a yellowish color still with purple tips. He eats shrimp and brine shrimp and looks pretty good, but everything I read says he will live only 6. To 8 months


Tank is 2 months old, but liverock and sand came from a 2 year old system
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 8.3
96 watt T5 half actinic half 10k and a 70 watt metal halide 10k
Nitrates barely show
Any opinions on its future

 

[garygb]

naso, you read it will live only 6 or 8 months? perhaps you read the outdated and poorly executed Wilkerson study done many years ago. Your sebae will live as long as you provide it with proper conditions, essentially.

 

[jwoyshnar]

I've had my sebae for years. And trust the dimensions that are given with them getting to 20" across.

 

[frankthtank51]

I've had my sebae for years. And trust the dimensions that are given with them getting to 20" across.

wow thats big i thought they only got to 12 in max size from everywhere i read?

 

[OrionN]

Anemone are ageless. They will out live you if you provide good care for them.

 

[naso_1]

That is good to hear, I have had carpets and LTAs. In the case of this guy, he will be alone with two Clarkii Clowns before he reaches 6 to 8 inches. This 29 gallon tank will be deicated to him