Seabae Anemone IOTM feb. 09

i just received my sebae that i ordered from petsolutions and it arrived with its BEAUTIFUL light brown with purple tips and was not bleached. which surprised me bcuz i had heard that they usually bleach when shipped. i have 2 perculas and an ocellaris, if any of these fish choose to host the anemone will it help its chances of surviving becuz it has a host? and also how often should i try to feed it? right now it will not eat anything

 

2 times a month but you will have to see sometimes they eat more then others

 

thanks ray! i have owned a tank for years, but am just now about to embark on inverts. i too get the sense that a lot of folks over-quote what is necessary to keep healthy inverts with respect to lighting after speaking with certain tank owners. i guess the only way to find out is to jump in (after doing lots of research and find out for myself

 

Just thought, after seeing so many comments on other types of anemone, that I need to qualify my remarks from my previous post.
I only have experience with the sebae anemone and cannot say that the same conditions would apply to other types.

 

I've had mine a few months now i think...mine came in a creamy white with purple tips, and after a few days under my actinic it now has a fluorescent green tint to it, it's kinda neat, sometimes if I have company over after my lights turn off I'll leave just the blues on for the ooohs & ahhh's lol...once I put mine in the tank it found its home & stayed there, and my clarkii was weary at first, but within a few days also, he found himself a new home. Just yesterday though, I noticed it inching away from its spot, now its on the other side of the rock...I'm hoping it's health isn't declining...I don't feed it as often as I should, maybe like once ever couple weeks, and I have yet to notice any browning...what are your thoughts 10acrewoods? Oh, and great article btw!

 

This is great I just bought my first Sebae yesterday and I traded in my pink tip nem! How do I get my clown fish to host with it?

 

Great article.. glad to see something about nems. I believe a lot of the horror stories scare people from keeping them. I may have to get one for the new tank. I miss having them. I traded my LTA when they outgrew my tank.. and my sebae b/c I was afraid it was going to nuke the tank.

 

Alot of very good info.. !!

Thanks, Larry

 

Ya I just picked my seabea anemone today, he is purple with pink tips and is almost to large for my 55, but my two clarki's seam to love it..... Hopes everything works out.