Gregsf66 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) I got this anemone about 2 weeks ago..... He was doing great. Eating, Opening to full length and even had my saddle back clown host in him. In the past 3 days he went south. He shrivled up like a raisin and then started melting.... I felt him and he was slimy not sticky. My water quality is below.... I have plenty of lighting. 760w to be excact. Any thing that I did wrong. My other Seabae is doing fine. It keeps releasing from its rock but that might of been b/c of the other anemone poluting the water. Any Ideas? I have had the 75g tank running for 3 years, and I have a 30g refug and a 25g Sump. Any Ideas of what Im doing wrong. First it was fish now it is corals!!!! Maybe it is just me but everthing that I buy from Austin Aqua dome dies in the first 2 months.... I have managed to keep alive the Pigmy angel fish for 3 years from them..... Pleaes let me know. Nitrates - 15 Calcium - 420 Ammonia - 0 POS - 0 Edited April 5, 2011 by Gregsf66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I don't see anything off in what you posted above... though what is your salinity? Are you dosing anything? I really don't have a good suggestion, as I have not had any luck with anemones in my current 75g either. When I had my 24g, I had great luck with a bubble tip. But in the 75g, I have tried bubble tips and long tentacle ones to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I stopped getting Sebaes (and most wild collected anemonies) a long time ago because of that reason. I haven't looked to see if captive raised Sebaes are available but BTAs are readily available and captive raised will have a lot better survival rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefish84 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 what color was your sebae when you first got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 what color was your sebae when you first got it? This is a good question, sometimes these animals are artificially dyed which is pretty much a kiss of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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