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Leathery Sebae Sea Anemone Profile

By Stan & Debbie Hauter, About.com Guide

Lori Adelman

Scientific Name:

Heteractis crispa.

Other Common Names:

Leathery Sea Anemone, Sebae Sea Anemone.

Description:

This is a mop-like Anemone with a lot of tentacles.

Reproduction:

The Leathery Sea Anemone is a solitary animal and does not appear to clone itself.

Feeding & Aquarium Compatibility :

This Anemone should be tan or cream-colored (not pure white, which is a sign that they have lost their zooxanthellae) when purchased, otherwise the odds of survival in an aquarium will be slim.

This species will accept fish meat, plankton, shrimp, live adult Brine Shrimp, smelts, bloodworms and squid.

Hosted Clownfish:

  • Barrier Reef Clownfish (Amphiprion akindynos)
  • Two-Banded Clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus)
  • Orange-fin Clownfish (Amphiprion chrysopterus)
  • Wide-Band Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)
  • White-Bonnet Clownfish (Amphiprion leucokranos)
  • Red & Black Clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus)
  • Clark's Clownfish (Amphirion clarkii)
  • Red Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion ephippium)
  • Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula)
  • Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphipirion perideraion)
  • Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus)
  • Orange Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion sandaracinos)
  • Three-Band Clownfish (Amphiprion tricinctus)

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