Ft/fs Sebae Anemone

Whatigot · #1 09-18-2008, 02:55 PM

Marlin, I gotta say that therealbigal takes more care in fewer tank inhabitants rather than overwhelming himself with many...
That is to say, the sebae when he had it was fed a silverside every 2 days by hand and literally had the run of his tank...

I would bet his library of books on clownfish husbandry exceeds even your own as he buys a new one every week or so and reads them until I can't even stand how much he has to say about clowns...

I know we're all just trying to help each other out, but I wouldn't question his knowledge on something like this just because his darwins wouldn't host on his sebae as planned when he puchased it.
you guys might actually have much to discuss on the subject, given your own mutual interest and commitment to the better care of these animals

BTW, seahorse_fanatic has taken the anemone and so it has gone from one very good home to another.

mods....do as you will.

Marlin65 · #2 09-18-2008, 04:05 PM

I was not intending to question anyone or say that he did something wrong was only trying to be helpful. Most people think they are easy to keep and most people can't keep them alive for more than a year.
They just do not have a good track record in captivity and for an animal that can live up to a century I feel they should not be in the trade.
This is just my opinion and by no means were my comments meant to offend anyone. Sorry if it came across this way.
PS your PM box is full.

Whatigot · #3 09-18-2008, 04:48 PM

just emptied it, and for the record, I had no idea that 'nems had bad tank track records...
so you definitely learned me

for the sake of discussion, are there cases you do know of where a nem has lived a longer fuller life in captivity than the time you mentioned above?

you see so many in the lfs, it's sort of dissapointing to learn this.

Marlin65 · #4 09-18-2008, 05:36 PM

Not saying it is not possible but if you check polls you will see that maybe one out of 36 makes it to five years, and that is with hobbyist that have five plus years experience.
Most don't live long as the don't ship well. The consume them self to survive and are hard to bring back after they have started to expire.
Some are better than others. If you can get a clone your odds become much better. They are recommended for people that run reefs as they require the same care as SPS. Most inexperienced hobbyist don't know enough about them but buy them for their clown fish. That is why people always tell you they need MH light to keep alive as they need lots of light and need stable SG as they are sensitive to that as well. Never keep one lower than 1.024-1.025 if you don't they can't absorb the trace elements they need.
They need to be fed heavily as well and that does not go well in most nutrient poor environments.
The hobby has come a long way over the years, but we are still not sure as to what they need to survive ( for long term) maybe in a few more years.
The biggest problem I see is that most are taken from the wild and clown fish in the wild need them to survive as they are poor swimmers and easy prey for other fish.

Marlin65 · #5 09-18-2008, 05:42 PM

Therealbigal I hope this does not affect your sale if it does I will pay you the $20 sorry to hijack your tread.

Whatigot · #6 09-18-2008, 05:57 PM

nono.
therealbigal and I both went to anthonys last night and traded him for some great zoas.

He took my tang as well as als sebae.

I couldn't believe how much that anemone had grown since all bought it, almost 3 times bigger in a month...

I think that either way, that nem is now on easy street....

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #7 09-18-2008, 07:15 PM

It is now in my 210g reef under 250w DE MH lighting with a ER RS250 skimmer to keep it clean hooked up to a 75g sump. I have had a small sebae anemone (in my seahorse/refugium/frag tank) that is now over 2 years in capitivity. It has shrunken a little in size due to the fact that I have not been home for 3.5 months but we're moving back with the baby tonight & so all my fish/corals & tanks will get the attention they need.

I am really glad that on this forum, it is possible to have informed & heart-felt discussions/debates without too much drama or slamming.

Marlin, I live in Burnaby very close to you so if you ever want to come by for a visit, let me know. I'm sure we would enjoy a visit. Had a great time talking fish/corals with WhatIgot & TheRealBigAl last night. They even got a chance to feed pacific shrimp to my Snowflake & Porcupine Puffer with my long pokey stick while they were here. That's usually entertaining to visitors

Anthony