anemone question

[dawgfish]

I have a sebae anemone that I have had for a week that has not attached to a rock. I will eat ghost shrimp and will open up fully. Any suggestions on getting it to attach to a rock? TIA

[ September 20, 2001: Message edited by: dawgfish ]

 

[davelin315]

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I will eat ghost shrimp and will open up fully.

Is that kind of like some people who use alcohol to loosen up? What exactly do you want to get off of your chest?

As far as getting the anemone to attach, you may want to try the lace trick of holding it down to a spot by covering it with a sieve of some sort, but I think the key to any anemone is to realize that it will move around until it feels comfortable, so you just have to provide it with some places that it likes. I don't know a lot about sebae anemones habitat, or I would advise you of what you can do to make spots in your tank more desireable.

 

[jamesw]

The reason it hasn't attached to a rock is that it is a sand dwelling anemone. It will want to be attached either in or near your sandbed.

If you don't have a sandbed, you have just made a poor choice of anemones. That's why it's always a good idea to research an animals needs before you purchase it.

HTH
James

 

[EmilyB]

I have an LTA, BTA, and a Sebae. The Sebae was probably the most worrisome to me, for settling, eating, etc. It was pure white when I got it.

Now it is an eager feeder, and seems to have found a happy spot:

 

[HARRISON]

Your post is killing me. If Dave had not beat me to the punch I would have had fun with that one...oh well too easy.

Good eye Dave

 

[rayjay]

FWIW, my Sebae has remained anchored to the bottom of the tank, and to the rocks surrounding its base now for 7 1/2 yrs. I have never had a sandbed of any kind in its tank, as it has always been bare bottom.
I'm led to believe that this creature then, has a great ability to adapt to it's captive surroundings.

 

[zspeed32]

i recently purchased a sebae...no more than two weeks ago......wasn't totally white, but not much brown, either.......anyway, got it home and it attached to a rock half way up in fairly strong current......i think it would have rather liked the sand, except that the current is pretty strong on the bottom..........i run about 700gph through a 30G long......anyway, a couple of days later, i saw it sitting in the back corner under no light.......i removed it twice and found it back there twice.......now i have reduced current and created a sandy low flow area up front for her........it hasn't attached to nearby rock,though.......all it seems to do is roll itself around in its little area.....it could escape, but hasn't yet.......although it does behave strange.........flips itself over, or lays on its side????????.......it does eat well, however is very picky about offered types.........maybe this doesn't help, but if your anemone is eating you've got to be at least a little happy......