zooxanthellate

[stone-d]

I have a sebae anemone that is bleached and not doing very well. It seems to be doing fine one day and the next is touch-and-go. I read that sebae's need zooxanthellate to function properly. Is there any way that I can acquire it so as to administer it to my sebae and give him a fighting chance.

 

[Slakker]

Zooxanthellae is an algae that grows within the tissue of the anemone. Your sebae is going to need a lot of good quality light and some good food to recover.

What kind of light (type, wattage, and spectrum) is it under, and are you feeding it anything?

Pictures would be helpful too.

 

[GSMguy]

[welcome]

 

[Amphiprion]

Re: zooxanthellate

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9704819#post9704819 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stone-d
I have a sebae anemone that is bleached and not doing very well. It seems to be doing fine one day and the next is touch-and-go. I read that sebae's need zooxanthellate to function properly. Is there any way that I can acquire it so as to administer it to my sebae and give him a fighting chance.

Yes, pictures would be good, if possible. It takes time and care for the anemone to recover, not simply administering zooxanthellae directly to the tank. Oh, and just an FYI, "zooxanthellate" is an adjective that refers to anything that harbors zooxanthellae (zooxanthellae are the symbiotic dinoflagellates themselves).

 

[slevesque]

One question over here

Let say there is no more Zooxanthellae in a bleached anemone. What can we feed the anemode so the zooxanthellae start to populate the flesh of the anemone again? I guess, even perfect light is useless if there is no zooxanthellae in the anemone. I might be wrong, that's why I ask .

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9712332#post9712332 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by slevesque
One question over here

Let say there is no more Zooxanthellae in a bleached anemone. What can we feed the anemode so the zooxanthellae start to populate the flesh of the anemone again? I guess, even perfect light is useless if there is no zooxanthellae in the anemone. I might be wrong, that's why I ask .

all aneomones need supplimental feeding.
the require meaty foods like silversides and shrimp, krill and other foods.

 

[slevesque]

So the needed zooxanthellae will be in the meaty food?

 

[Amphiprion]

No. Zooxanthellae is found in LFS water that contained corals, other anemones, etc. Yet one other reason that anemones do best in a reef setting.

 

[stone-d]

to slakker:
the sabae is in a tank with a power-glo, 18000k bulb. I've been trying to feed him with silversides, but it's not working that well. If it takes it's time or drops them other inhabitants steal them. sorry, cant do pictures.

 

[stone-d]

to amphiprion:
points noted, so you are saying that the anemone will get the zooxanthellae from the water itself. also, any ideas on food source to help this process along.

 

[stone-d]

to GSMguy:
you said silversides, shrimp, krill and other foods.
think you could elaborate on other foods.

 

[Slakker]

I think "other foods" means feel free to experiment with other fresh seafood from the grocery store. Some people have success with scallops, squid, clam, and a bunch of other stuff.

You may have to place a strawberry basket or something similar over the anemone while it eats so that the other creatures don't nab it's food.

Amphiprion, I've never heard that the zooxanthellae comes from the water like that...it does make some sense though. Do you have a link that'll explain that further?

 

[phender]

Your anemone will not recover with only one power-glo bulb over your tank. Anemones need very bright light for their zooxanthellae to thrive.

Assuming your one regular fluorescent is the same length as the tank, you will need at least 4 bulbs to satisfy the light requirement. If your tank is taller than 16" inches, you will likely need Metal Halide lights.