My new anemone.

Srt8killer · Apr 4, 2019

I have to start by saying I love me wife to death but sometimes I don't understand her. She likes the reef tank but never wants to help clean or maintain it. I start by saying this because I came home from work today and she had bought an anemone of some kind I think it's a bubble tip. But I'm more worried about the mouth of it being opened. I'm not sure if it was open when she bought it but it has been open the entire time it's been in the tank. What do you guys think.

Captain Quint · Apr 4, 2019

Best I can tell from the pic is that it is a Seabae Anemone. Hopefully, it is adjusting.

I'd keep an eye on the mouth for sure. And for some reason, some tend to think the whites do not do as well as tan or other coloration?

Please keep us updated.

Jon Fishman · Apr 4, 2019

If it comes around, it will look awesome with those lilac dots on it..... pretty nice looking.

D-Nak · Apr 4, 2019

There's no such thing as a white sebae. It's bleached and if taken care of properly, it will color back up in a couple of months.

Captain Quint · Apr 4, 2019

D-Nak said:
There's no such thing as a white sebae. It's bleached and if taken care of properly, it will color back up in a couple of months.

Exactly my point I should have mentioned it, so thanks for bringing that up... I have seen some healthy off-white (light tan mixed in), not stark white without the care they generally do not do well.

Srt8killer · Apr 6, 2019

Little up date on the anemone. It still won't eat and it rolled over and I saw this.

Srt8killer · Apr 6, 2019

My clowns have started to host it. I really hope it pulls though

Dom · Apr 6, 2019

Let it be and watch it closely.

It seems to have moved to a place that it is comfortable. And I think that the clowns hosting it can only help.

Keep us posted.

Srt8killer · Apr 6, 2019

I have tried it feed it twice in the last week and it doesn't respond at all. Any ideas?

Captain Quint · Apr 7, 2019

Dom said:
Let it be and watch it closely.

It seems to have moved to a place that it is comfortable. And I think that the clowns hosting it can only help.

Keep us posted.

+1 and just seeing this...been busy most of the week until now and would have advised just as @Dom has done.

Captain Quint · Apr 7, 2019

Srt8killer said:
My clowns have started to host it. I really hope it pulls though

EDIT: comment on the wrong post...oops.

Captain Quint · Apr 7, 2019

Srt8killer said:
I have tried it feed it twice in the last week and it doesn't respond at all. Any ideas?

If possible I might try to keep the clowns out of it for a little while.

Dom · Apr 7, 2019

Captain Quint said:
If possible I might try to keep the clowns out of it for a little while.

Why is that?

Captain Quint · Apr 7, 2019

Dom said:
Why is that?

IME with the mouth agape this long the clowns may not be helping matters and I have separated some for a few days and the anemone recovered a little quicker...Might have been a bit lucky, but it certainly didn' hurt.

EDIT: I based my comment on a pair of Maroons which love one to death and had to get a hardier one used to all the lovin'.

Yours as appears better as Dom pointed out.

Srt8killer · Apr 7, 2019

Captain Quint said:
IME with the mouth agape this long the clowns may not be helping matters and I have separated some for a few days and the anemone recovered a little quicker...Might have been a bit lucky, but it certainly didn' hurt.

It moved so that's not a problem my clowns don't long to move out of the corner

Captain Quint · Apr 7, 2019

Srt8killer said:
It moved so that's not a problem my clowns don't long to move out of the corner

Any improvements on its mouth? *Hoping for great things*

Captain Quint · Apr 7, 2019

Dom said:
Let it be and watch it closely.

It seems to have moved to a place that it is comfortable. And I think that the clowns hosting it can only help.

Keep us posted.

I missed this and if they have just started hosting, they could indeed be helpful. Good catch @Dom!

Srt8killer · Apr 7, 2019

Captain Quint said:
Any improvements on its mouth? *Hoping for great things*

Hasn't seemed to change. But it's hard to tell. It's foot it not in the sand bed

Srt8killer · Apr 8, 2019

My wife just informed me that my fish are picking at the anemone. What should I do? I don't have a quarantine tank

Captain Quint · Apr 8, 2019

Sorry but kinda wondered which is why yesterday at 3:56 PM I suggested to:

'If possible I might try to keep the clowns out of it for a little while.'

You can make flow through a protective barrier in about 5 minutes as I've shown before to cover you anemone to allow healing...let me see if I can find that thread from quite sometime back...If not, I will construct one and post what it looks like.