Sebae keeps detaching

jallard · 09/29/2018, 07:00 AM

So my sebae was settled for a week or so now it keeps releasing and ending up upside down.... thoughts?

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humphreyhh · 09/29/2018, 08:44 AM

So it sounds like he is not happy where he is. Turn down the flow and help it get to somewhere the sand and rock meet might help. Someone else with more experience of this nem might help.

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davocean · 09/29/2018, 10:40 AM

What kind of sebae?
Have you checked foot for tears?
Where are you placing it, sand or rock?

jallard · 09/29/2018, 11:01 AM

Malu.... foot looks fine... i tried placing it against a rock

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davocean · 09/29/2018, 11:15 AM

Well Malu will want a decent sand bed to burrow into, maybe sometimes close to rock, but not on rock, medium flow and light

jallard · 09/30/2018, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davocean

Well Malu will want a decent sand bed to burrow into, maybe sometimes close to rock, but not on rock, medium flow and light

so i got home and turned off my PH and am only corculatimg water via my all in one return pump. I placed the Sebae again with his foot down. How long does it take for it to begin to bury its foot

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davocean · 09/30/2018, 10:18 AM

I've had them set right away before, and I've had a couple times it may have taken a couple hours to see it setting on it's own, so it varies some.
I always try to bury them some and have a couple rocks near to kind of block flow.
If conditions are right and it's healthy and foot is free of damage it should not take too long

Tony414 · 10/11/2018, 08:50 PM

How did you make out?

jallard · 10/12/2018, 07:26 PM

I made a little horse shoe shape out of some rocks and dug a deep spot in the sand bed. Kept my Power head off four a couple days...and the sebae seemed happy and didn't move for a few days. I fed it a couple times too and put my PH back on. Last night it moved to the other side of the tank and it seemed to plant itself firmly in the sand...

davocean · 10/12/2018, 09:39 PM

usually I don't feed them for first couple weeks at least to let them really settle, while it did not stay where you may have placed, at least it's set, so cool.
Post pics when you can

jallard · 10/13/2018, 06:41 AM

this is where it was ....and then where it decided to move to....

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09/29/2018, 07:00 AM	#1
jallard Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,960	Sebae keeps detaching So my sebae was settled for a week or so now it keeps releasing and ending up upside down.... thoughts? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk __________________ (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny (")_(")into your signature to help him gain world domination. URL removed per User Agreement Current Tank Info: 34g Solana

09/29/2018, 10:40 AM	#3
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	What kind of sebae? Have you checked foot for tears? Where are you placing it, sand or rock? __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

09/29/2018, 11:01 AM	#4
jallard Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,960	Malu.... foot looks fine... i tried placing it against a rock Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk __________________ (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny (")_(")into your signature to help him gain world domination. URL removed per User Agreement Current Tank Info: 34g Solana

09/29/2018, 11:15 AM	#5
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Well Malu will want a decent sand bed to burrow into, maybe sometimes close to rock, but not on rock, medium flow and light __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

09/30/2018, 10:18 AM	#7
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I've had them set right away before, and I've had a couple times it may have taken a couple hours to see it setting on it's own, so it varies some. I always try to bury them some and have a couple rocks near to kind of block flow. If conditions are right and it's healthy and foot is free of damage it should not take too long __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

09/29/2018, 08:44 AM	#2
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	So it sounds like he is not happy where he is. Turn down the flow and help it get to somewhere the sand and rock meet might help. Someone else with more experience of this nem might help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/11/2018, 08:50 PM	#8
Tony414 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 16	How did you make out?

10/12/2018, 07:26 PM	#9
jallard Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,960	I made a little horse shoe shape out of some rocks and dug a deep spot in the sand bed. Kept my Power head off four a couple days...and the sebae seemed happy and didn't move for a few days. I fed it a couple times too and put my PH back on. Last night it moved to the other side of the tank and it seemed to plant itself firmly in the sand... __________________ (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny (")_(")into your signature to help him gain world domination. URL removed per User Agreement Current Tank Info: 34g Solana

10/12/2018, 09:39 PM	#10
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	usually I don't feed them for first couple weeks at least to let them really settle, while it did not stay where you may have placed, at least it's set, so cool. Post pics when you can __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

10/13/2018, 06:41 AM	#11
jallard Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,960	this is where it was ....and then where it decided to move to.... Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk __________________ (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny (")_(")into your signature to help him gain world domination. URL removed per User Agreement Current Tank Info: 34g Solana