Sabae anemone?

rayn · Feb 6, 2015

Those first two pics are where I was worried about bleaching and dye job. But now that I have seen the base, foot, and lower part of the tentacles it isn't dyed.

Also still no movement. Right were it was placed and I finally turned all my pumps back on. Tank is a 120 and running 3 mp 40 on it for now. Two in sync, one anti-sync.

rayn · Feb 7, 2015

Best pic I have so far under full light

jman9331 · Feb 7, 2015

Is the purpose of turning the pumps off, so he doesn't get sucked up into a pump or power head?

rayn · Feb 7, 2015

That and it gives them a chance to plant their foot down. The powerheads could just blow them all around the tank other wise.

Running three mp40, one is on the back wall. Once it gets turned on it kinda blasts the water all around and creates a good mix with th other two. I wanted to give the nem a chance to settle before that flow was added. It may move to a better flow or less flow spot yet, they kinda decide that. However, so far it has stayed put and is starting to fill out a bit.

jman9331 · Feb 7, 2015

good info to know definetely going to be getting a nem or 2 for the new tank!

rayn · Feb 9, 2015

4 days. May try feeding a bit tonight.

jayjigga · Feb 9, 2015

rayn said:
4 days. May try feeding a bit tonight.

If he doesn't like it, I'll just start driving and grab him from you

jman9331 · Feb 9, 2015

Seems to be commited to that spot!

rayn · Mar 3, 2015

Okay, so the issues start. First it came off the rock, so I was thinking maybe it did want the sand bed after all. Placed in the sand,must got home to see it face down. Repositioned it in a hole in the sand and sat it back upright. Will get picks when lights come up
Trex, it does have verracue on the bottom as well. Foot is a light tan and the base lightens up with white verracue.

jayjigga · Mar 3, 2015

rayn said:
Okay, so the issues start. First it came off the rock, so I was thinking maybe it did want the sand bed after all. Placed in the sand,must got home to see it face down. Repositioned it in a hole in the sand and sat it back upright. Will get picks when lights come up
@Trex, it does have verracue on the bottom as well. Foot is a light tan and the base lightens up with white verracue.

You and I both are living the dream at this point. I'm fighting with a purple LTA, and I've had to position my crispa so that the pumps don't let him float off, but there's no way my little guy would be able to stretch from glass through the sand, so I'm stuck with a rock crevice. Best of luck Sir!

OrionN · Mar 3, 2015

He is a H. malu.
Not a lot of flow, bright light and sandbed is what he needed (and maybe antibiotic treatment)

rayn · Mar 3, 2015

Here is the pic. Through this whole thing the mouth has pretty much stayed shut too, so I am still hopeful. The foot looks to be going down below sand now, hopefully attaching to the glass and rock. Lighting is good there, flow is slowed as it is surrounded by rock mostly. Slow, not dead.

jayjigga, aren't crispa sand based? No place to wedge the foot in the sand around some rocks?

OrionN · Mar 3, 2015

H. crispa is a rock anemone. H. malu is a sane anemone.

rayn · Mar 3, 2015

With the debate on which one is sand and rock based, which do I have for certain? I was thinking malu, but positive ID?

Fieryfrog · Mar 3, 2015

I had one for a short time. I had it in the tank for a few weeks, and that darn thing Never chose a spot. Just moved all over the tank. I was annoyed the whole time. I made sure to leave him alone and make his own choice. I guess his choice was to be traded for some Dragon Eye Zoa.

rayn · Mar 3, 2015

This guy didn't move once for two weeks or so. Placed him and that was it. All of a sudden staying put is a issue, but not really from walking around.

jayjigga · Mar 4, 2015

rayn , let me know if you want me to post on my own thread, but I think we have the same nem. I don't have much in terms of verrucae, just some orange spots on the foot of the nem, but not much besides right under where the tentacles start.

Two pics to help my ID. I was told crispa, so I've went with a crevice placement. This little monster doesn't like sand all the much otherwise, lol...

Sorry for the yellow of the last pic.

What kind of sebae is it?! Trex & OrionN

rayn · Mar 4, 2015

Nah, your fine. Kinda combines some of the info on them.

Looks real similar too! Any issues with the mouth opening?

jayjigga · Mar 4, 2015

rayn said:
Nah, your fine. Kinda combines some of the info on them.

Looks real similar too! Any issues with the mouth opening?

He's been real good for me. He eats well, and opens up during the day, shrinks a little at night. I'm hoping for crispa, but I'll deal if he's a malu.

OrionN · Mar 4, 2015

It is hard to tell when they are stressed. From the look and the size of it, I would have to guess Malu. Once they are healthy we can see and try for a better ID