Sebae Anemone Health?

I purchased a Sebae Anemone a couple of days ago to go with my 2 true percula clowns. Since I made a stupid move and bought the Sebae before researching, I had to double my lighting. I currently have a STARTER 5gal (will upgrade when necessary) with 4 watts per gallon. I would just like to know if it is looking healthy. Its currently all fanned out, and my one of my true percs hosted the Sebae anemone yestarday, and will not leave its sight! Please let me know. -Taylor;D
P.S., It has been lying on its side, and then standing back up, is this normal?

 

You'll get alot of people moaning at you cos you have a small tank.... but heres my advice

Are there any tears in its foot?
Is its mouth gaping?
Its essential to keep your nitrates and phosphates to undectable levels with anemones.
Lighting is essential, what lights do you have?

Other then that it looks healthy

It should be known tho, that anemones are quite possibly one of the hardest inverts to keep.

 

i have 2, 10 watt, 50/50 mini compact fluorescent bulbs. How do I know if the mouth is open wide? My water is spot on. I have a larger tank being un-used, when do you think I should switch it? Its a 20 gal.

 

oh yeah, sometimes its foot puffs up, but not all of it does. Does that mean it has a rip? My true perc is constantly cleaning it!

 

Adding to this, an additional indicator of health in the the Seabae is the brown/tan color. The whiter it is, the more it is starving, lighting in essential....and yes, this is the "most difficult" anemone to keep alive for more than a couple of months...

Best of luck...take lots of pictures...and enjoy the time you have...

 

You'll know if there is a rip in its foot, because you will see its filamentous digestive system hanging out.
you can tell if its mouth is gaping because it is open!

I personally dont think you have enough lighting but it is a small tank so who knows?
It is a good colour tho. Feed it some fish to supplement its diet.

 

at the store i bought it from, they just told me to feed it these liquids, calcium, and another. Just because he's kind of small. I was told my lighting is more than enough, but if necessary, ill add another bulb! So how fast do these grow? When will I have to switch to another tank? Oh yeah and its mouth is closed.

 

Well it does look healthy. To be on the safe side i would add the additional bulb.

Nope when you feed them, they require something meaty. In the wild, they eat fish! Krill or silversides would do nicely.

I cant comment on how fast it will grow, there are a huge number of varying factors that would determine that.

 

okay, ill call the aquarium today, and ask about the feeding, it just kinda shriveled, and turned darker on half of its body...turned smaller, is this normal? How would i feed it? If u can see in the picture, there is a small gap on its foot... It still hasnt attached itself to a rock, sand... is tht normal?

 

Still look'n good. It is natural for them to inflate/deflate a bit through out the day. To add to feeding, I picked up some raw, frozen shrimp from the grocer...rinse one well, and cut into small chunks, and feed using a wooden skewer.

One bag of shrimp usually last only until the weekend, raw shrimp, skewers, grill, beer, and the anemone goes hungry...but I'm smiling...