First Anemone, Sebae or Rotteri?

[carlos_fb]

I'm looking to get my first anemone for my Perculas.

Should I get a Sebae or a Ritteri? and why?

[WM15]

RBTA

[WM15]

or just any colored BTA

[carlos_fb]

why?

[Arati]

BTA are much hardier and they live in the rocks and come in many great colors. If you ask around you will find one that was not wild caught. these will have better survival rate.

H.crisp is not nearly as hardy, I have read that most don't last a year. Healthy ones are almost always brown, even though some are purple .Ive never seen a purple one irl. If you ask around you will hear many more horror stories about H.crispa . Most are wild caugh I belive.

IMO its hands down bta, for a first nem.

[reef fanatic]

I have a sebae but not as my first. It is the hardiest nem I have had. It has gotten very large too at almost as big as a basketball. I have a pair of clarkii so not sure if percs are typical hosts of a sebae though.

HTH, Scott

[seanb1]

dont buy a ritteri anemone.

if you read on the net about them they are listed as the #1 anemone to stear clear of, they have very little chance of survival even with advanced aquariasts.

some people just get lucky with them.

[reefdogg1107]

BTA is the best for your first or a LTA but the BTA's come in some nice colors. Besides you dont want a ritteri in a 65 he will most likely cauise some damage.

[Reef Ruler]

My LFS has had two ritteris in a tank, each with pair of clowns in it, for a year now. The anenomes themselves are huge, well over a foot around.

Sorry, but I've never kept a nem. just throwing in my $.02