New Anemone!

Ron Leversee · #1 09/03/2004, 11:05 PM

I have a couple RBTA... and they are doing fine...

I have just purchased this anemone and want to know if there are any special requirements that differ from RBTA's...

Want your opinions over my LFS...

Thanks for the input!!!

jslomo420 · #2 09/03/2004, 11:28 PM

What kind of anemone is that?

Ron Leversee · #3 09/03/2004, 11:30 PM

I was told that it is a Seabae???? But I don't know?????

jslomo420 · #4 09/04/2004, 12:26 AM

I have one like it and was told the same so i guess it is

Ron Leversee · #5 09/04/2004, 12:30 AM

This is one of my RBTA....
They are doing fine...But want to know if care is the same for this new one!!!

showjet98 · #6 09/04/2004, 02:01 AM

Its a bleached malu anemone, give it very bright lighting and it should color up in a few weeks...

finding nemo · #7 09/04/2004, 11:36 AM

Hi Ron, looks like a sebea to me also, but is bleached I think, feed it the same as your roses. Silversides, it will probably brown up with good light and food. (HI)

traveller7 · #8 09/04/2004, 12:07 PM

Definitely bleached. More likely H. crispa then H. malu, but you'll need to post a picture of the underside of the oral disk and a top side view of the tentacles from the mouth outwards to get a better id.

It will likely dig into the sand under a rock. If there is not enough light and it climbs the rocks, it is almost certainly H. crispa.

Good luck and feed it well.

Ron Leversee · #9 09/04/2004, 01:54 PM

finding nemo - HI!! Thanks that is what I thought but I never try to pretend to be an expert in something I'm not, And anemone's is one area I could use the advise in!!! I will treat it like the Rose then...
traveller7-- thanks too... I will try and get a couple more pics of this little one...and post them...

finding nemo · #10 09/04/2004, 02:28 PM

Hi Traveller, good advice. Hi Ron, best of luck with it. Its pretty but needs food and light. Show us a pic in a few weeks, it will look differently. You will start seeing the bases of the tenticle turn tan then brown and then it will creap up each tenticle till it is all brown. Then will be happy and healthy. Good luck with her Ron

Ron Leversee · #11 09/04/2004, 05:34 PM

She is still acclimating I guess... Not wanting any food yet... So will see what happens over the next few days....

finding nemo · #12 09/04/2004, 06:51 PM

HI Ron, most of the time they wont take food the first few days, but when she is fully open and looks happy, offer it to her.
I just fed all of my roses, geze they can eat.! I am happy when they are happy.

traveller7 · #13 09/04/2004, 07:04 PM

I'll second Karen and offer that most of my H. crispas have taken about 2 weeks to eat well after a significant tank move.

Ron Leversee · #14 09/04/2004, 07:35 PM

Thanks Traveller7 and finding nemo!!! I will keep you posted on her progress!!!

By the way... my roses eat like pigs!!!

finding nemo · #15 09/04/2004, 07:39 PM

Hi Ron, what made you make the move to this anemone? Is it in the same tank as your roses?
I have a cool flower anemone in my tank, ( pics added to my site today) and he has done just fine for years.
Karen

Ron Leversee · #16 09/04/2004, 07:50 PM

Actually, this anemone is in my 60gal... for my mated pair of maroon clowns.... Hoping that they will help her adjust!! Not too interested yet!!!

finding nemo · #17 09/04/2004, 07:52 PM

lol, will take time, or they will just hop on in, funny things clowns. I have a rose in my 40 for my baby percs and they prefer the ricordia. I swear, they never read the book on hosting.

hwyman · #18 09/04/2004, 09:56 PM

yeah its a sebae alright, looks just like the one we got. Hes the healthy one in our aviator. Feed him 2 times a week until he gets his color back. Ours likes live goldfish. the big ones.

Ron Leversee · #19 09/04/2004, 10:06 PM

Nice avatar,,,, Great....looking seabae.....Yeah, I always like a challenge and was hoping that I could save this one... WE will work hard to get it going!!!

finding nemo · #20 09/05/2004, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hwyman
yeah its a sebae alright, looks just like the one we got. Hes the healthy one in our aviator. Feed him 2 times a week until he gets his color back. Ours likes live goldfish. the big ones.

Are you buying goldfish feeders from a LFS? If so , be carefull, they use allot of chemicals in there tanks. If not, where are you getting them, how do you feed them live?

hwyman · #21 09/05/2004, 08:06 AM

get them from lfs. I don't put the water in tank just the fish. I grab em and stick them into the tenticles. the bigger ones put up a short fight. sometimes they get away and i have to put them back in. But the anemone just loves the live ones. straight to the mouth, dead ones he takes awhile to get there.

traveller7 · #22 09/05/2004, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hwyman
get them from lfs. I don't put the water in tank just the fish. I grab em and stick them into the tenticles. the bigger ones put up a short fight. sometimes they get away and i have to put them back in. But the anemone just loves the live ones. straight to the mouth, dead ones he takes awhile to get there.

Why torture the goldfish when there are properly balanced foods for saltwater critters in frozen form? In addition, frozen is cheaper and allows the anemone to conserve resources by not firing large numbers of nematocysts to catch a meal.

Silversides, krill, and seafood based cubes are proven longterm feeds for the few anemones which actually survive the first years.

finding nemo · #23 09/05/2004, 11:44 AM

Personally I would NEVER do it , first not to the goldfish, second, if they get way, they are suffering in the saltwater. Then to have to catch them and disrupt the whole tank to try again? Nope. And there is the chemicals in the tanks at the pet shop, ick remedys , urine in the water so thick you cant see the fish thru the water and on and on. Just not my way of keeping anemones.

racrumrine · #24 09/09/2004, 06:34 PM

I just bought an existing tank and have a bleached one of these on a rock that is only about 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter. The former owner said he had owned it for awhile. The tank has 400W MH lighting.

If he's a sebae, the FAQ says that they prefer sand to rocks.

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Heteractis malu (Delicate, Sebae, or Sand Anemone)
Difficulty: More difficult.
Maximum size: 1 foot in diameter. Short tentacles.
Recommended Minimum Tank Size: Small - medium (minimum 10 gallons).
Placement in Tank: In sand only.
Light: Metal halide lighting.
Current: Low-moderate.
Natural clown fish symbionts:
A. clarkii
Split history in captivity: None.
Additional info: Very common in trade, but more difficult to keep than numbers would
tend to indicate. The most frequently dyed anemone species â€“ often seen in an unnatural
and garish yellow or pink color. A bright white specimen, while pretty, is not healthy â€“ it
is bleached and will turn a brownish color once it regains its zooxanthellae.

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That said, my initial plan is to leave him where he is and not disturb him. Would you agree?

Last night, I tried to feed him a small chunk of Formula 1. I couldn't get it to stick to his tentacles. Should I try something else?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Roy

finding nemo · #25 09/09/2004, 06:39 PM

Hi Racrum, Can you get a picture of it for us for and identification?
Would make it easier to tell just what it is. I suspect it is not a sebae but not sure inless we can see it. If it is not eating and is white, it is not healthy. Have you tried mysis shrimp for it to eat? Give that a try.