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[davocean]

So why is it sebea anemones come in so bad compared to the other anemones like carpets, or bubble tip anemones?

Sebae is just most common, and really not a proper ID since it covers 2 very different types of anemone, crispa, and malu, both very different in size and lighting/flow needs.

Many nems are poor shippers and take some effort to bring back to proper health

 

[davocean]

That is true Malus are sand dwellers..
Hard to tell what it is unless seeing the underside... I sometimes can tell a crispa from its tentacles if they look like a crispa but sometimes when a crispa is not well it tentacles looks like a malus.




Na a Bubble tip anemone would be fine and is by far one of the easier ones to start with.

Easier in more forgiving to light and water params, yes, just that they wander the most by far, that is the challenge w/ BTA's, keeping from walking all over rock and stinging corals in their path

 

[reefer134]

So typically it’s better to buy nems from the lfs vs ordering them online and having them slowly decline and die from shipping.

 

[davocean]

That is true Malus are sand dwellers..
Hard to tell what it is unless seeing the underside... I sometimes can tell a crispa from its tentacles if they look like a crispa but sometimes when a crispa is not well it tentacles looks like a malus.




Na a Bubble tip anemone would be fine and is by far one of the easier ones to start with.

It can be hard to tell sometimes, and agree when not happy even harder, especially when both are small.

Crispa will stand up and stretch for light, malu will lay low and flat, not as light needy.

Crispa gets to 2 feet in diameter, malu 8-10", so it is kind of important to know which you have based on tank size alone, but light and flow for crispa is much stronger than malu

 

[davocean]

So typically it’s better to buy nems from the lfs vs ordering them online and having them slowly decline and die from shipping.

Well, they are shipped to LFS, so not exactly, but it is nice to see in person.

Divers den is what you see you get, so usually that is a good option, though they sometimes mis ID.

Honestly bringing a bleached anemone back to health is not that difficult, if it was a species I wanted, it would not stop me.
I've brought many bleached nems back to health

 

[reefer134]

How do you know if it’s to a point of unrecoverable state?

 

[shred5]

Crispas and malus are not real hard if they are healthy when you get them..
They come in damaged allot though..
Haddoni are not suitable for most a small tanks because they are fish eaters and in a small tank have a much better chance to grab a fish unless it only has clowns.

This was my crispa that I had for many years until a unfortunate accident in a move..
This one is pretty easy to tell it is a crispa.. It almost doubled in size from the video

 

[reefer134]

Oh, so that is the main reason why they are not good in smaller tanks cause they will eat your fish, also are there any other anemones besides carpets that are known fish eaters?

 

[shred5]

Oh, so that is the main reason why they are not good in smaller tanks cause they will eat your fish, also are there any other anemones besides carpets that are known fish eaters?

They get big too...

There are a few.. I have had Stichodactyla tapetum eat fish..

 

[davocean]

Oh, so that is the main reason why they are not good in smaller tanks cause they will eat your fish, also are there any other anemones besides carpets that are known fish eaters?

Hadonni have a stronger sting and sticky tentacles more than others, so small space makes hard to not touch them.
They do have the worst rep for getting fish.

I think you should chill and take care of what you have, feed mysis twice weekly, see what it does

 

[reefer134]

Oh so mini carpet anemones eat fish like their larger cousins?

 

[davocean]

My last crispa I had 5.5 years, they do get really big!

 

[davocean]

Oh so mini carpet anemones eat fish like their larger cousins?

I don't think so, and they are not considered host anemones

 

[reefer134]

https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+499+633&pcatid=633 this is where I got it.

 

[davocean]

https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+499+633&pcatid=633 this is where I got it.

LA is not perfect, they do make mistakes, but have a good gaurantee.

Someone needs to inform them there is no such thing as a "White" healthy host anemone.
No host anemone should be white, tan or beige at lightest

 

[shred5]

I don't think so, and they are not considered host anemones

Mine did they ate two fish..

 

[saltyhog]

I had a very good experience with LA for a malu. It arrived with decent color and was fully inflated in the bag. Had to peel it from the bag and then from the bucket after acclimation. It attached almost immediately on introduction and hasn't budged since.

 

[davocean]

Mine did they ate two fish..

Good to know, my main focus is on host anemones so I don't have hands on experience w/ these or rock flowers, but I like to at least know

 

[davocean]

I had a very good experience with LA for a malu. It arrived with decent color and was fully inflated in the bag. Had to peel it from the bag and then from the bucket after acclimation. It attached almost immediately on introduction and hasn't budged since.

Cool, I was wondering if that one was yours or an LFS pic or something.
Get some good pics, maybe a thread to follow it's color and what it does.

I love malus, such a great mixed reef anemone, perfect size, location, great colors!

 

[reefer134]

Y’all have any experience with corkscrew anemones or hellfire anemones?