Yellow Tip Sebae
A variant of Sebae Anemone (Heteractis crispa)
Representative Sebae Anemonephoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A Sebae whose tentacle tips read **yellowish-green to yellow** rather than the usual magenta, often over a tan or greenish body and oral disk. Yellow-green tips are a documented natural color form of *Heteractis crispa* alongside the standard purple-tip form.
📜 Backstory
Sold as 'Yellow Tip Sebae Anemone' by importers such as BlueZoo Aquatics, confirmed as *Heteractis crispa*. Yellowish-green tips are recognized as a natural alternative to the purple-tip form (per care references like WetWebMedia and the Aquarium Wiki); origin is simply the Indo-Pacific wild fishery, not any named collector or aquacultured line. Honesty caveat: the hobby has a well-documented problem with 'yellow Sebae' and white-bodied specimens being artificially dyed or sold while bleached, so this name covers both a genuine natural variant and a commonly faked one — vet the individual animal.
Keeper tips for this variant
Strong lighting (it relies heavily on its zooxanthellae) plus regular spot-feeding of small meaty foods helps it hold color after import. **Buyer beware:** a solid-yellow body or a stark-white animal with bright colored tips is very often dyed or bleached — these are not natural and are far more likely to die. Choose a naturally tan/green specimen showing genuine yellow-green tips.