sebaes?

[canes52]

Just got a small white sebae. I've been reading up online and its got me nervous that mine will die because that I've read the whites dont make it. is this true and also does anyone have any experience?

 

[jupiter]

Yes this is pretty much true. Even the brown, healthy ones are tough to keep in the beginning but once they acclimate, they do okay. I think the consensus is no one keeps a white sebae alive more than a few weeks. My experiences have both been failures but I also took the hint after the first 2 and stopped trying to keep them. Both of mine were white at the start.

The best you can do is properly acclimate it to your lighting and feed it regularly. Who knows, you may have luck. Others will chime in with their own experiences but white sebae = dead sebae IME.

Some other white host anemones aren't as fragile, e.g.: BTAs or LTAs, even some carpets, but sebae is a tough one. Based on health alone, I think they are harder than ritteri anemones to keep.

I look forward to reading the experiences of the others.

 

[What The?]

Yep, a white sebae is going to be a challenge. ( along with a yellow ) My sebae has been in my care for 2 months. key things to check is if he is sticky and holds on to you if you touch him it is a good start. when feeding him use very small pieces.
As far as placement i started in a shady spot at the bottom of the tank he moved himself to get a little more light but after 2 months he still dont like full light stays small.
I do have a sebae clown that the anemone is hosting but only at night.

Just dont give up you can save him it just takes time. GOOD LUCK