Purchased first Anemone! (clownfish picture trick)

After long thinking, a lot of research, and some impulse buying (ive been debating buying one, just didnt think I was going to buy one yesterday! haha) I decided to dive in and get one. Its size is pretty big and it is the Sebae Anemone.

I put the anemone in last night and it seems to be doing great and has attached nicely in a weird spot, but it seems to love it. I have two black clownfish that have been showing it interest but nothing happened. So, today before I went to work I taped a picture of a Clown in an anemone and what do you know?! THEYRE IN IT, after less that 24 hours of it being in the tank.

Not sure if the picture is what did it, but they're definitely in it now!

 

Very cool. Go with what works. Send pics please.

 

Thats awesome! I say the picture worked.

 

Ok now that is a cool idea- I love it.

 

thats too funny!

 

Here are the pictures as requested, this is at night while they are "sleeping" i will have to get some other ones with the halides and the T5's.

However, even though I felt I prepared myself and researched adequate for the anemone and how to take care of it, I missed an important detail whenever buying; a bleached anemone is NOT healthy. The LFS had it under lighting that made it look yellowish, but to be honest in my research I just found that the foot needed to be ok, it needed to be planted in the LFS and not free floating, it should not look shriveled, no gapping mouth, and it should be sticky. Well, it was everything that I described, except that it is bleached. Im hoping I can get some insight on how to recover this back. Here are the pictures











LMK what you guys think. The tips are a solid white, the tentacles are more beige looking. Also, any idea as to what this is? I was told it was Sebae, but just wanting confirmation.

 

We also did this and were sucessful. Its a great tip. Your clowns look happy

 

from what i've heard/read they usually get to be that color through a rough shipping experience. It will take a week or two and you should start to see it coloring back to normal. It's just stressed right now.

My guess is a sabae.

 

appreciate that, I hope that is the case!

anybody else have any other opinions?

 

if this works . . . the possibilities are endless! how about a pic of a trigger peacefully and contently swimming through a coral garden. I can only wish