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Names
Scientific name
Heteractis crispa
Common name
Sebae anemone
Purple tip anemone
Leathery sea anemone
Origin
Origin: Tropical Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
Kind
Kind: Anemone
Form: many long tentacles often with purple tips
Group
Stichodactylidae
Volume
200 L - 44 imp gal - 53 US gal
Parameters
T°: 22 à 26°C or 72 to 79°F
pH: 7.5 to 8.5
Density: 1022 to 1028
Difficulty
Easy
Size
up to 50cm (20") in diameterr
Brewing
Average to strong
Lighting
Strong
Aggressiveness
Average (urticant)
Food
How to feed the Sebae anemone?
Food
How to feed the Sebae anemone?
It contains zooxanthellae (unicellular algae produced by photosynthesis) that provide it with food. Occasionally, it can also be a carnivorous predator of fish or shellfish. In the aquarium, distribute once a week a shelled mussel, fish meat, squid or shrimp.
Try this experiment: if you have clownfish that are smart enough, give them small pieces of minced fish. They will feed themselves their anemone! However, do not be dependent on this system to feed your anemone and check that it is eating enough.
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Sebae anemone?
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Sebae anemone?
This anemone is solitary and not very mobile. It will settle between the stones or directly on the sand if the brightness is sufficient.
The leathery anemone is the perfect refuge for many species with which it has symbiotic relationships (clownfish, shrimps...).
Apart from a few special symbiotic species, this anemone may represent a risk of burning for corals or fish (because of its poisonous tentacles). It is therefore recommended to maintain it in a specific aquarium, for example with a pair of clownfish (see «Good to know»).
Breeding
How to breed the Sebae anemone?
Breeding
How to breed the Sebae anemone?
The multiplication of the leathery anemone is done by separating the foot. Sexual breeding has never been done in an aquarium.
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Sebae anemone?
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Sebae anemone?
It will settle perfectly in a marine aquarium, but it will be necessary to be more careful as for its introduction in a reef aquarium. Decorate with algae, rocks and invertebrates. If you want it to settle in the sand, install a 3-4 cm or 1.2-1.6 inch layer at the bottom of your aquarium to attract it.
As this anemone is likely to move, it is safer to protect the suction of your pumps.
It enjoys a strong brewing and powerful lighting like the HQI.
Good To know
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Good To know
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Here is the list of clownfish compatible with this anemone:
Amphiprion akindynos
Amphiprion barberi
Amphiprion bicinctus
Amphiprion chrysopterus
Amphiprion clarkii
Amphiprion ephippium
Amphiprion latezonatus
Amphiprion leucokranos
Amphiprion mccullochi
Amphiprion melanopus
Amphiprion omanensis
Amphiprion perideraion
Amphiprion polymnus
Amphiprion sandaracinos
Amphiprion thiellei
Amphiprion tricinctus
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