Sebae anemone

Care at a glance

The sebae anemone has long, pointed tentacles often tipped in purple or magenta, on a leathery, tough column. It is regularly sold bleached, stark white from the loss of its symbiotic algae; such animals are weakened and recover only under ideal conditions.

So buy only a specimen with clear colour and a firm, attached foot. It asks for strong lighting, stable parameters and a mature tank; screen your pumps, because this species too can start to wander.

Good to know

• Potent sting — keep distance in the tank
• Needs a mature, stable tank

Related species

• Beaded sea anemoneHeteractis aurora
• Magnificent anemoneHeteractis magnifica
• Long tentacle anemoneMacrodactyla doreensis
• Pizza anemoneCryptodendrum adhaesivum
• Haddoni carpet anemoneStichodactyla haddoni
• Tube anemoneCerianthus membranaceus