Clowns and bubble coral

[Coralgurl]

Sebae anenome, 30 mins temp, 30 mins drip every 5 mins. I left the house for a bit came back and it looked funny, wilty, turned out lights and it perked back up.
Pics are coming.

[Coralgurl]

I can't get the pics to upload and i'm getting tired. Will try again tomorrow though.

[Timbits]

congrats! i think watching the clowns play in the anemone is the coolest thing

[Coralgurl]

I just added the clowns on Wednesday and last night I noticed them in the bubble so it looked like they wanted to get into something....I've read that some can take a long time before they will move in, even the lfs said it would take about a week, so to see them domit right away was pretty amazing! The nem has moved a bit, backed up into the rock, hope that's where it stays.

[mayheim]

I have a couple that have made a home in my Kenya Trees. so that mught be an option for you.

[Coralgurl]

Well the nem I picked up last nite, I posted pics on another forum I use and was told that it's bleached as it's whitish yellow and needs go be nursed back to health. It's a sebae nem with purple tips. The store had 2 diff colors, one more beige and we liked this one cuz it was brighter and wasn't told it was unhealthy. Was at another lfs last week and saw the same ones, same color. I have 2 t5s white and blue and vertex LEDs white and blue. My corals are all growing. Do I have a problem with this nem??

[mayheim]

I know they don't require a lot of light. I have a carpet and a red bubble tip. They both haved housed themselves wiithin my live rock..not in direct light. My clown fish spend the day going from the nems to the Kenya
Trees. They also don't like direct water flow on them. So that may be something else to consider. Look at the mouth on the nem. If it is wide open it is probably stress. I would turn your fans of they will find a home. Avoid the temptation of moving them all the time..placing them were you would like them to be. They tend to want to find a spot were they feel "safe". Im running combo six t5 and 3 250 watt mh. Unit is 72 inches. My nems are down low out of light, out of direct light.

[Coralgurl]

I've read they require med light and flow. He's tucked right into the rock now, fed last nite, was excreting stuff this morning, clowns were trying to help remove....gross...haven't seen the mouth since I first put him in, even when I fed just grabbed the food with it's tentacles and it disappeared. Lights have gone off for the afternoon, my t5 light clips broke so have to figure out how to rehang them. Skimmer is in the tank so only front half available for lights and that's where my LEDs are....if it's not one thing it's another....

[dc4]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I've read they require med light and flow. He's tucked right into the rock now, fed last nite, was excreting stuff this morning, clowns were trying to help remove....gross...haven't seen the mouth since I first put him in, even when I fed just grabbed the food with it's tentacles and it disappeared. Lights have gone off for the afternoon, my t5 light clips broke so have to figure out how to rehang them. Skimmer is in the tank so only front half available for lights and that's where my LEDs are....if it's not one thing it's another....

I bought a purple/pink sabae a few weeks ago and it may look bleached depending on the type of light you are using. I am using a led setup as well and it definitely looks more white/bleached in color until my lights turn off and then you can definitely see that it is purplish/pink. It was only the size of a twoonie at the lfs and it tripled in size after the first day so I would say its quite happy where it is.

[Coralgurl]

It's def whitish yellow, even with lights off. Puple pink would be really cool as well. It looks better with lights out too, puffier. We turn out the lights in the afternoon, then back on in the evenings for a few hours. I have to a water change, my phosphates are at 0.25, but everything else is good. Got the light rehung as well, phew.