Blue Tip Sebae Anemone Help

jonto · 11/20/2017, 05:43 PM

Hello AGAIN folks, hope you don't get tired of me!
My Sebae arrived last week. I haven't been able to get him to anchor anywhere. He just ends up where the water flow takes him. I have adjusted my pumps and just moved him to a spot he might like. We'll see. Been squirting him brine shrimp but its hard to keep it away from my Melanarus Wrasse. I think PetSmart has some frozen silverside. I don't have an LFS. Should I try this instead? And then I have to figure out a way to get it to him.
He's about 4inches and still a brown color. Never was white bleached.

billdogg · 11/20/2017, 05:51 PM

Try placing a colander over it so that it stays in one place. More information about your system would help as well. Generally speaking, if they are happy they will find a place that suits them. If conditions are not just right, they will continue looking.

Small Heavens · 11/21/2017, 05:42 AM

Weaker Nems can have a hard time grabbing on proper while also adjusting to new settings.

You can help it by trapping it and securing it somehow, you can always rearrange your display the way you like it later, when the Nem got settled in.

jonto · 11/22/2017, 07:34 PM

Well, I tried feeding the Sebae and the Rose Bubble Tip with some Silverside. The Rose chowed it down but the Sebae just spits it out. Should I try a chunk of shrimp? She still has good color but has not attached anywhere yet. I will try the colander trick and see if that will work. They have both been in my tank about a week now.

jlmawp · 11/22/2017, 09:43 PM

Not an anemone expert, but I often read people on this forum saying not to feed a nem in a new tank for a couple weeks or so. Doing so can stress it out more. I would just let it find a good place to be first.

jonto · 11/24/2017, 08:02 PM

Still haven't been able to get the Sebae to anchor any place. Tonight I put him in a good place and holding him there with a stick. I also cut down on the Jabeo powerhead quite a bit. Will see where he is in the morning.

ca1ore · 11/24/2017, 09:05 PM

There is a forum here on RC for anemones ..... post there as you'll get more of the experts to reply. My sebae always ended up wedging their foot under a rock at the sandbed. Generally not a high flow anemone like Magnifica. I'd not try to force feed it until settled. You could try contraining it with a circle of something like gutter guard. May attach for you ..... and then wander until it finds a happy place.

11/20/2017, 05:43 PM	#1
jonto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Porterville, Ca. Posts: 110	Blue Tip Sebae Anemone Help Hello AGAIN folks, hope you don't get tired of me! My Sebae arrived last week. I haven't been able to get him to anchor anywhere. He just ends up where the water flow takes him. I have adjusted my pumps and just moved him to a spot he might like. We'll see. Been squirting him brine shrimp but its hard to keep it away from my Melanarus Wrasse. I think PetSmart has some frozen silverside. I don't have an LFS. Should I try this instead? And then I have to figure out a way to get it to him. He's about 4inches and still a brown color. Never was white bleached.

11/20/2017, 05:51 PM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Try placing a colander over it so that it stays in one place. More information about your system would help as well. Generally speaking, if they are happy they will find a place that suits them. If conditions are not just right, they will continue looking. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

11/24/2017, 09:05 PM	#7
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	There is a forum here on RC for anemones ..... post there as you'll get more of the experts to reply. My sebae always ended up wedging their foot under a rock at the sandbed. Generally not a high flow anemone like Magnifica. I'd not try to force feed it until settled. You could try contraining it with a circle of something like gutter guard. May attach for you ..... and then wander until it finds a happy place. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

11/21/2017, 05:42 AM	#3
Small Heavens In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 246	Weaker Nems can have a hard time grabbing on proper while also adjusting to new settings. You can help it by trapping it and securing it somehow, you can always rearrange your display the way you like it later, when the Nem got settled in.

11/22/2017, 07:34 PM	#4
jonto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Porterville, Ca. Posts: 110	Well, I tried feeding the Sebae and the Rose Bubble Tip with some Silverside. The Rose chowed it down but the Sebae just spits it out. Should I try a chunk of shrimp? She still has good color but has not attached anywhere yet. I will try the colander trick and see if that will work. They have both been in my tank about a week now.

11/22/2017, 09:43 PM	#5
jlmawp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 595	Not an anemone expert, but I often read people on this forum saying not to feed a nem in a new tank for a couple weeks or so. Doing so can stress it out more. I would just let it find a good place to be first.

11/24/2017, 08:02 PM	#6
jonto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Porterville, Ca. Posts: 110	Still haven't been able to get the Sebae to anchor any place. Tonight I put him in a good place and holding him there with a stick. I also cut down on the Jabeo powerhead quite a bit. Will see where he is in the morning.