(Didn't make it, please close) sebaia anemone H. Malu

[mws]

They are small and egg shape. The nem is a size on the chinese mandarin.
I do have a skimmer and I did try to feed it mysis and brine srimp, bifore it went on a move.

[ponokareefer]

I've found with anemones that when you try to put them upright and in a different position, it is a good idea to turn your powerheads off for a while until the anemone can get a good hold of something. After that, bring one powerhead on at a time. Otherwise, it may just continue to get blown around. I'd definitely recommend getting a container of sand, digging a hole in the middle, and putting the anemone in there. Sebae's like to be able to retract in the sand if they feel threatened.
As others have pointed out, I wouldn't recommend putting this in another tank, and I'd hold off feeding it now for probably at least a few days of being in the same spot.

[mws]

Thanks everyone, I will get sand today and see if that will make him happier.
It hold on to the rock overnight , looking a little better then yesterday, but still not hot.
I always turn off my powerheads and start them up one at the time.

[mws]

Here how it looks like this morning.

[Seamazter]

He looks okay to me, its when they bulbs get stringy and start to peel you know its going to die.
Anyone else think it just looks depressed?
Id give it a small dish with sand ,leave it in the same water, and give it some time.

[ponokareefer]

It looks extremely pale(bleached), which is not a good sign. It's got a long road to recovery. Sebae's are not naturally white.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

It looks extremely pale(bleached), which is not a good sign. It's got a long road to recovery. Sebae's are not naturally white.

yeah i gotta say its not a healthy color they shouldnt be white at all and that one is bleached fully and he looks stressed id say its a result of not acclimating well enough as these guys need to be acclimated over a series of hours using drip methods for best results. physically moving the nem has also caused him some harm if i were to guess......they arent a nem to be moved around physically like a bta would be these guys are very finacky and when they find a good spot they settle in good him moving around is using up alot of energy and where hes not eating or staying put long enough to gain food from the lights he has no choice but to shrivel up.

i would also agree that moving him is not a good idea as they dont acclimate well and another move will surely kill it, what are your water parameters like and the flow in your tank??? is there any clowns in there giving it a hard time?? when a nem is sick or unhealthy a clown trying to forcfully host is not helpfull and alot of times does more damage then before but ive read that anemone crabs help with sebae's for food havent experienced it though.


best thing for your nem is really clean water, isolation(not picked at) and a safe place to rest its foot.once it has these things it will start to take food and get its color back.


its important to mention that all anemones do better in established tanks but especially sebaes if they dont get enough light they are forced to get supplemental feedings in which a new tank under a year old can barely provide and mysis alone wont keep him healthy.

water qualityand temp is another very important factor with these types of anemones which is another reason alot of people cant nurse them back to health, your water and temp have to be stable and less than perfect isnt good enough which is why they ship poorly the salinity gets high the temp is constantly changing and water conditions are always changing its a hard process to endure.

food will bring the color back but you cant rush it these nem are slow healers and will probably stay small and bleached for a while it doesnt mean its gonna die it just means you need to make sure it gets food and make sure your water quality and temp stay steady.small mysis on a baster every few days will help with its color along with a steady light schedule.dont move him and get it some sand it will find it on its own if you keep it close enough.it will proably be weeks or more before you see any color or before it gets use to your system

cheers and good luck

[Nebthet]

Thanks for uploading some pictures. If it is beginning to attach to a rock that is a good thing. Allow it to do that.
From picture number two, thankfully your sebae still has a little bit of it's brown color. Not much, but it is better than having non at all. This means it will be a little easier to bring it back to health but it will still take a long time.

Please remember to keep a lot of room around these anemones. They often grow to be around 20inches in size, not including the tentacles.

Feed this guy every other day for at least 4 months. You should start seeing the brown color darken, and then slowly spread out to the other tentacles. Shrimp, clams, squid, are all good if finely chopped up.

Please keep up updated on the changes with this sebae.