Anenome Question

[J Feez]

Thanks so much for the video Beverly! That was very helpful. Did your RBTA move around on you when you first placed it in the tank?

[J Feez]

Help!

Ok so I haven't been home in a couple days because of work and when I got home just now I noticed that some of the tenticles in my anenome were green. I'm really hoping that this means new tenticles are coming in but I suspect that it is not good news. Can anyone help??

[OCDP]

Does the anemone itself look good to you? (like it used to) If so, then I'd say it's just the colouration of your anemone and your lighting. Sounds harmless. Could be new tentacles.. not exactly sure how they grow new ones though ahah!

Scott

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by J Feez

Thanks so much for the video Beverly! That was very helpful. Did your RBTA move around on you when you first placed it in the tank?

You're welcome, Joel

We started out with a GBTA in our 37g in early November and learned a lot about water movement requirements through much trial and error with the GTBA. So when we got our RBTA for our 67g, we pretty much had the perfect spot picked out for the RBTA. It only moved a few inches to get a bit more water movement.

Overall, I'd say our BTAs both need low, indirect water flow, just enough to very gently move their tentacles.

[J Feez]

Well it looks like everything is going to be ok!

My tank just underwent some major renovations. My two little damsels, who were in there to cycle the tank, have now made their way back to the fishstore. Both of them were just way too aggressive and were stressing my new clownfish out. When I came back from the fishstore, both my clowns looked completely relaxed and my anenome is looking better than I've seen it. I had to take out all of my LR to get those fast little buggers. I have a completely new aquascape and everything is looking extremely happy so far
I never imagined salt water fishkeeping would be so enjoyable. Compared to a freshwater fishtank, it seems like absolutely everything has a personality. It really is quite amazing! This website has been an incredible advantage because of the very friendly and knowledgable people who frequent it Thanks so much to everyone so far (so far because you know you'll be seeing my name on these message boards a whole heck of alot more times, probably even today! haha).

I took your advice as well Beverly and I've moved my anenome to a much more indirect water flow vantage point. She seems to be doing very well!

[seadooer21]

I got a bubble anenome yesterday. I got him in the tank and put him in a rock where we wanted him. I turned the filter off so he could attach. fter several hours I thought that he was ok and turned the filter back on. Several hours later he till seemed ok. The next morning he was not where we had him. He was down on a bottom rock right next to my green plate coral. He was very small. I moved him back to the orig. spot we had him, turned the filter off again but he i not attaching. What is wrong?? What do I do??
I hope that some one can help me. I am very new to all of this.
Candy

[Beverly]

Candy,

Did you turn off all the water movement in your tank when you first got your BTA?

[seadooer21]

Beverly
yes... I turned off the water flow. He just moved again. I hope he will stay there. How long can I leave the water flow off with out problems to the tank???
Candy

[Beverly]

Personally, I would leave the water flow on at all times, except perhaps when feeding the BTA, or doing water changes.

If the water flow is too great for the BTA, it will move. If you want the BTA in a particular location, reduce water flow there, but prepare for it to move if it still doesn't like the location.

It can take weeks of adjusting water flow so an anemone will be happy in the location you like, and the anemone will move to where it likes it in the tank.

[seadooer21]

Well, My anenome finelly attached to a rock and he is moving around the tank. But he is against the tank glass. I don't really want him there because I don't think he will be able to open all the way. How do you move them????

Candy