Well thanks for all the interest, I lost the big bubble tip last night. He was only in there just over a week, he hid behind the rocks most of the time, and then just shrivelled. The other anenomies look fine, and are taking food well. I had the water tested 3 times this week, and had no problems found. I don't know if he was very recently wild caught or had some reaction to something in the tank. There are a few corals, and fish, but nothing out of the ordinary. The anenomie crabs I got for him stayed with him till the end, and did all they could to cheer him up. He seemed fine until the late on Saturday night, then just crashed. Maybe he was not a bubble tip. He was shipped as one, but several have wondered if he was, and I could not find pictures of anything that looked like him. I don't know if he was perhaps something particularly fussy. My rose bubble tip has had 2 major run ins with power heads (which are now covered with big sponges) and is recovering very well from what seemed like life threatening injuries, so the conditions in the tank can't be that bad. I am not sure what was wrong for the big guy. I feel really bad, he was beautiful, and someone with more expeireince could maybe have figured out whatever the problem was in time to save him.
I tried to draw him out of the rocks with mini power compact lights, but he would only come out toward them for a short time, and then retreat within a few minutes. In the end after several days of fussing, he was just gone. I got some pics of him the first few days he was here, but I haven't figured out how to post them yet. Sorry, this whole bb on the internet thing is completely new to me. In the meantime, are there any other suggestions, (aside from the now odvious don't mix several anenomies) to be sure the others continue to do well. The really hot days may have been part of the problem, I don't yet have a chiller, and the tank came up just over 80 on the hottest days this last week. Does anyone have a chiller available that they have outgrown, that would work for a 60-100 gallon system. Let me know if there is anything out there, or if you have other suggestions. I really want the animals to thrive in there, and would love to know exactly what you guys feed, and how often etc. Mine are taking a mix of mysis shrimp and Marine Cusine chopped up and blown into them with a turkey baster. What regiments do you guys follow for your anenomies?
