weird sabae anemone
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ocellaris123
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Hmm, you say the sebae is yellow which is not at all a natural color for a sebae anemone. Your anemone is probably dyed (Body is bright yellow with purple tips) and is not healthy at all. Normal sebae anemones should be a brownish/purple color. Yellow sebae as well as the white sebae anemones tend to wither away and die in a couple of weeks after their purchase.
i've had that anemone for three months and it was the same color when i got it. the guy at my lfs said it was a rarer find due to its colors...but i have heard of dyed anemones before. last time my water was tested it showed some nitrates and a slight bit of ammonia...and my light is 130 watts (65 actinic, 65 10,000K). my camera cant get a good picture of the anemone with the red tips
ReefingintheUSA
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i have read that yellow sebaes do not naturally exist. think yours is a dyed anemone? In fact you can check out this link for alot of info about that and how to care for a dyed coral/anemone if you find yourself the owner of one.
let me know and ask your LFS about it too!!
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/dyedcorals.htm
let me know and ask your LFS about it too!!
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/dyedcorals.htm
normally my ammonia is 0 and the trates are 10-20...i cant get them down. my anemone has a clownfish hosting it so it does get fed by the clown to help it get food...and it seems perfectly healthy for the 3 months i have had it..my tank has been up for 4 months now. my tank is a 36 gallon and idk if you count the sand and rock in the tank to calc lighting...but 130watts/30 = 4.3 watts per gallon i would guess. here is my anemone but my tanks lights arent on in this pic
davocean
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Yeah, thats a pretty typical bleached, maybe dyed sebae.
Mine looked the same when I first got it.
It should get more tan as zooanthele builds up.
Your light is a bit low for that nem, and it will outgrow that tank not too long from now.
Watch those intakes.
The fact you still haven't posted params concerns me.
You should post all, even salinity.
Mine looked the same when I first got it.
It should get more tan as zooanthele builds up.
Your light is a bit low for that nem, and it will outgrow that tank not too long from now.
Watch those intakes.
The fact you still haven't posted params concerns me.
You should post all, even salinity.
angel_eyez84
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i have had one for over a yr that looks just like yours and is completely healthy! its not really yellow though its white with purple tips.
angel_eyez84
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i have had one for over a yr that looks just like yours and is completely healthy! its not really yellow though its white with purple tips.
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