Anemone ID
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Coralreefer1
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It’s a Sebae Anemone! The colored tips give it away every time!
They require pristine water conditions with good flow and moderate to high lighting. Feed them a meaty food source such as clam, squid, silverside or pieces of shrimp periodically.
They require pristine water conditions with good flow and moderate to high lighting. Feed them a meaty food source such as clam, squid, silverside or pieces of shrimp periodically.
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Looks like a Sebae to me. A bit bleached which is typically how I see them at an LFS. You might try digging a pocket for it's foot at the edge of the rockwork where the sand and the rock meet and see if it settles better there.
There are 2 types of sebae and both are very different, H. crispa would be a better ID(H.malu is the other sebae)
It is very bleached, mysis squirted towards it a couple times a week would be best to help regain health and color.
Do not feed silversides as suggested, those can be problematic.
It is very bleached, mysis squirted towards it a couple times a week would be best to help regain health and color.
Do not feed silversides as suggested, those can be problematic.
Thanks guys! Do sebea have an issues with bubble tips? I ask bc before lights went on the we’re both stretched out toward each other. As if trying to either attack or ?????
He is currently rolled himself underneath/ at The foot of the rocks my Rose bubble is mounted. The bubble tip is mounted awkward where it’s foot is under a shelf and it contorts it’s head in 180 degrees between two other rocks and then blossoms up toward the light.
So idk if this was just how the RBTA relaxes after lights out and it head just hangs. But still doesn’t explain why the sebea was stretching toward it too....
Should I try moving the sebea to another spot if this is bad behavior or too much handling already?
He is currently rolled himself underneath/ at The foot of the rocks my Rose bubble is mounted. The bubble tip is mounted awkward where it’s foot is under a shelf and it contorts it’s head in 180 degrees between two other rocks and then blossoms up toward the light.
So idk if this was just how the RBTA relaxes after lights out and it head just hangs. But still doesn’t explain why the sebea was stretching toward it too....
Should I try moving the sebea to another spot if this is bad behavior or too much handling already?
I prefer no touching, especially w/ different species, when this can be done, but I probably would not mess w/ the new crispa too much if you can.
Chem warfare has been claimed and debated over the years, I think it can happen depending on how they have "met", as in did they just grow towards each other, or a new to tank being aggressive towards each other.
I have had nems look like they were trying to claim the same space, and I have pulled them apart from each other, but many do have their anemones grow towards each other and had no issues.
It may vary among animals and tanks as to how they react towards each other.
It's hard to say for certain what is always best, but I do think most people mess w/ their new anemone too much while new to tank.
Pics usually help us see what's actually going on.
Chem warfare has been claimed and debated over the years, I think it can happen depending on how they have "met", as in did they just grow towards each other, or a new to tank being aggressive towards each other.
I have had nems look like they were trying to claim the same space, and I have pulled them apart from each other, but many do have their anemones grow towards each other and had no issues.
It may vary among animals and tanks as to how they react towards each other.
It's hard to say for certain what is always best, but I do think most people mess w/ their new anemone too much while new to tank.
Pics usually help us see what's actually going on.
So after looking at both crisps and Malu and some mild reading although I can’t positily ID with its current condition, I’m thinking more the lines of malu. It seems most of the malu have that fringed pastry, Italian cookie, type of disc. And it doesn’t appear leathery
Only common written difference I’ve seen, since they come in similar colors. Is the marbling or ringed tentacles. And since this looks bleached or stressed it has neither now lol. Saw one site point out the smooth vs wavy disc..... I guess time will tell if it rebounds it’s colors
I hear ya, I’d much rather let them work it out since now the new anemone seems anchored and happy.
I’ll try to get a pic tonight after lights out if it does it again.... was only for first hour until lights came on and what I’m guessing during the night
My RBTA just started hosting my clowns so would prefer for her to stay put. ( which is funny bc I bought this anemone bc my clowns weren’t hosting that one haha. Walk in with new clowns and anemone and boom that night there paired)
Last pic too the far right is where I originally placed the sebea and it used its tentacles to somersault to where it is now haha
Looking at it in pics as it is now, I'd assume crispa, and those are by far more common than malu.
I agree ringed tentacles are usually a clear indicator of malu, but not all have them.
Honestly it can be difficult to tell the 2 apart when they are new and small, even by experienced nem keepers, and usually time will tell as malu will not get bigger than 10" while crispa will get 2 feet in diameter, so it becomes obvious w/ age/time.
Usually you can tell malu as they lay lower and flatter in sand bed compared to crispa, and crispa loves light, so they tend to reach up more.
I agree ringed tentacles are usually a clear indicator of malu, but not all have them.
Honestly it can be difficult to tell the 2 apart when they are new and small, even by experienced nem keepers, and usually time will tell as malu will not get bigger than 10" while crispa will get 2 feet in diameter, so it becomes obvious w/ age/time.
Usually you can tell malu as they lay lower and flatter in sand bed compared to crispa, and crispa loves light, so they tend to reach up more.
Got ya either way care seems to be the same from online reading He’s found himself a somewhat shaded area so idk. Will be fun to see in time. Thanks everyone for the help and don’t mind the PVC in the pics haha
Care is a little different, malu are more sensitive, like less light and flow, crispa can deal w/ heavy light and flow.
The fact it's bleached even if crispa will usually make it hard to deal w/ strong light, so I'd expect either to pull into shade at this time, poking out for light as needed and to what it can tolerate.
