Anybody want to give me some ideas about what kind of fish my newest addition should be? The tank is a 72gal and I've got about 130-150lbs of LR with about 2-3 inches of LS. My livestock consists of some star polyps, some mushrooms, a hammer coral, an open brain, a couple of feather dusters, a tube anenome, and a sebae anenome, a handful of hermits, snails, emerald crabs, and a cleaner shrimp. The only fish I have is a blue damsel (fairly small), a six-line wrasse, and a sebae anenome ( he's one mean mother______). I was thinking about some type of wrasse, if that would work, but I'd really like to hear what some of your thoughts my be on what has worked out in your tanks. Thanks in advance for any input.
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If the anemone is healthy, I'd add a clown.
If you want a wrasse, there are some cool ones that are reef safe.
I like flasher wrasses, there are a couple Coris wrasse that are supposedly reef safe, the only one I remember right now is the Yellow Coris Wrasse.
I had a Juvenille Formosa wrasse in my reef for a while, Loved that fish but they aren't typically reef safe, they'll eat your inverts
If you want a wrasse, there are some cool ones that are reef safe.
I like flasher wrasses, there are a couple Coris wrasse that are supposedly reef safe, the only one I remember right now is the Yellow Coris Wrasse.
I had a Juvenille Formosa wrasse in my reef for a while, Loved that fish but they aren't typically reef safe, they'll eat your inverts
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wrasses are cool. How about a pigmy angel or some cool gobies?
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Is the Sebae white with purple tips?
It was when I first bought it...bleach white. Over a few months time it turned to more of a tan. Looks great now, about the size of a dinner plate when it is fully extended during the day. It even seems to have a greenish glow under the actincs. The sebae clown loves it. Can I put two sebae clowns together?
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True Sebae clowns are really rare you either have a Saddleback or a Clarkii. Glad the Sebae Anenome is doing well they are very difficult and you start out behind when they are bleach white. What kind of lights do you have over the tank. Most success as been with MH and regular feedings.
Info on getting another clown
Sexing Clownfish
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=215088
Pairing Clownfish
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=215098
Info on getting another clown
Sexing Clownfish
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=215088
Pairing Clownfish
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=215098
The first six months was under a 40watt NO 50/50 tube with twice-a-week feedings. I then put a double strip and put a 10000k and an actinic and it started to change color. Now it's under a triple strip NO fluor. with two 10000k 40watt and one actinic 40watt tube. I feed it about once or twice a week with table shrimp. The clown also feeds it on a daily basis. Really cool, it will actually take pieces of food and drag them over to the anenome. I'm only guessing that it is feeding it. It's probably just hoarding all of the food. 
I might just be lucky, but this is a reason that I've not really upgraded my lighting. From what I've read, I need more lighting but from what I have, everything is doing fine. I've had the anenome for about a year and a half or two years now and it's probably close to 12 inches in diameter when extended. When I got it, it was very small and very white.
As for my clown, that's just what they had marked on the tank at Aquarium World when I bought it. It's more than likely a Clarki. He just seems pretty dominant over the others though. Do you think I could put another one in?
I might just be lucky, but this is a reason that I've not really upgraded my lighting. From what I've read, I need more lighting but from what I have, everything is doing fine. I've had the anenome for about a year and a half or two years now and it's probably close to 12 inches in diameter when extended. When I got it, it was very small and very white. As for my clown, that's just what they had marked on the tank at Aquarium World when I bought it. It's more than likely a Clarki. He just seems pretty dominant over the others though. Do you think I could put another one in?
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rxonco said:I'm only guessing that it is feeding it. It's probably just hoarding all of the food.
That is what it is doing. In the wild clowns don't feed their anenomes but in the wild they don't have extra food. In your tank the clown thinks it may want a snack later so it hides it in his home not realizing that it is feeding its anenome.
Glad it has worked out for you but don't suggest others follow your lead with Sebaes or anenomes in general.
Yes you can add another one. Make sure it is smaller and read those links I posted earlier they'll explain in detail.
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That is one of the signs of a successful pairing; that the clowns share or at least sleep in the same anenome. Your best bet is to get a tank raised fish because they are young enough to be unsexed. Make sure you do have a Clarkii. Sebaes and Saddlebacks are shaped kind of like a torpedo.
Is there a good reference where I could get an ID on what I have? I think it's pretty close to what you have in your avatar. He's not torpedo shaped though. I'd post a picture but I don't have any way of linking it to this site.
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Clarkii
Sebae
Saddleback
Sebae
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I must have missed in the original post where you said you had a clown.
I just saw the anemone.
I just saw the anemone.
