Unhappy Sebae

Matrexz

Matrexz

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I got a white sebae from ART back in july and I was told it would color up brown, but it still hasn't colored up to brown and it actually has shrunken in size and looks un-happy. What can I do for it??
 
PaulW has a lot of knowledge about them but I have heard rumors that you can get them to start coloring up by feeding them a piece of another well colored anemone or some other creature with symbiotic algae.

Are you feeding it anything?
 
Did I hear my name?

What lights is it under?
When you feed, does it ake the food readily or does it just spit it back up?

Is it in sand?

P.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8536969#post8536969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Russ Braaten
PaulW has a lot of knowledge about them but I have heard rumors that you can get them to start coloring up by feeding them a piece of another well colored anemone or some other creature with symbiotic algae.

Are you feeding it anything?
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You're talking about the technique of seeding it with a proper Zooxanthallae clade. This seems to be very difficult to do and not very viable for your average aquarist. I've known a couple people that have tried it with no success.
 
I had a bleached sabea that started to get his coloring back, but I don't think it happened quick enough, he perished shortly after.
 
heres mine,

i got her from ART about a year or so ago. It was also white and quite small. I popped her in the sand of my frag tank and she grew. i then moved her to the big tank.

They need sand and preferably a rock to get under with the foot.

sebabe.jpg
 
Yes mine is the sand with it's base shoved under a base rock. It normally eats food but this last time it really didn't grab onto the food. It's under 250 watt 15k xm bulbs that aren't even a year old and the tank is only 24 tall.
 
sounds like you are doing everything right.

The only difference in my scheme is that i feed shrimp pieces and aI mush them up first to make them more digestible.
 
Paul,

Are Sebaes likely to split and when they do, do they all go through the white stage? Or is it the act of being grabbed from their home and tossed in a plastic bag what causes them to bleach?

Are they good reef anemones? I am planning a new 125 and I think I want some nice anemones to be showcased.

Russ
 
its collecting and shipping that causes that to happen.

They dont move much, which makes them excellent reef anemones. they are home to ocellaris clowns.

Paul.
 
Paul W., would you recommend a Sabea over a Bubble tip for a pair of ocellaris? I'm considering a new anemone for my 150g, now that i have more appropriate lighting I think my luck will increase. I've found a green bubble tip I like, but the sabea in your picture is giving me second thoughts.
 
BTAs are not the normal host for ocellaris.......so yes, I would suggest a sebae.

I have seen very large sebaes that are truly stunning.

P.
 
ahhhhhhhhhhh now theres a point.

Im pretty sure one of the stores had some condylactis in (at least I have seen some somewhere)
 
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