Klownfish
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I have a RBTA who is more than 5 yrs old. He has been in my tank for 8 months. He was doing great, attached to a rock, fed every few days a good diet, and he was the size of a large dinner platter, more than 15" across. He has never split, for me or the past owner. Then, I had to move his favorite rock. He began to wander, and found a powerhead, that had the intake covered by a sponge. Well... you know the story. He got a few tentacles caught in the powerhead. I removed him, and put him high up on a rock. He appeared to be doing great for about a week, then he balled up, and went to the bottom of the tank, under and behind the rocks. I left him alone for about a week, thinking he might be splitting. But he wasn't. I continued to try to feed him, and he was taking some food, before.
I changed out my old VHO lights, to T-5's. I thought maybe the new light would help him to recover. I added 4 X 54w T-5's on IC ballasts, with 1 actinic on a TEK, for dawn to dusk effect. I wasn't able to acclimate with screens, because the stuff was too close to the lights. It looked like it was starting to melt. The few other corals I do have are doing fine. I also added a chiller, to stabilize the temp at 78-79 degrees.
He is now in the back of the tank, and much smaller. He has shrunk about 1/2 in size, has a dark red color, instead of the light fluffy pink he was. It has been 3 weeks. He isn't taking any food. He just doesn't grab onto it. I have tried minced clams, chopped silversides, and blown Cyploeese at him. He hides under the rocks, and isn't getting enough light, IMO. I moved him on the rock he was attached to up into the light, and he released, and moved back in 8 hours. I have 60 percent of my LR in my sump now, so I can keep a close eye on him. My tank paramaters are as follows; SG 1.025 Temp 79 d Ph 8.2 (day) Nitrite0 Nitrate less than5 ppm dkh 11.8 Ca 350. It's a 70g w/a large sump, skimmer, and refugium with pods, macro, and LR. All fish are Fairys, Perc Clownfish and Assessors. No mean fish.
I am out of ideas to help keep my anemone from starving to death. He is/was the main attraction in my tank. Any suggestions, please.
I changed out my old VHO lights, to T-5's. I thought maybe the new light would help him to recover. I added 4 X 54w T-5's on IC ballasts, with 1 actinic on a TEK, for dawn to dusk effect. I wasn't able to acclimate with screens, because the stuff was too close to the lights. It looked like it was starting to melt. The few other corals I do have are doing fine. I also added a chiller, to stabilize the temp at 78-79 degrees.
He is now in the back of the tank, and much smaller. He has shrunk about 1/2 in size, has a dark red color, instead of the light fluffy pink he was. It has been 3 weeks. He isn't taking any food. He just doesn't grab onto it. I have tried minced clams, chopped silversides, and blown Cyploeese at him. He hides under the rocks, and isn't getting enough light, IMO. I moved him on the rock he was attached to up into the light, and he released, and moved back in 8 hours. I have 60 percent of my LR in my sump now, so I can keep a close eye on him. My tank paramaters are as follows; SG 1.025 Temp 79 d Ph 8.2 (day) Nitrite0 Nitrate less than5 ppm dkh 11.8 Ca 350. It's a 70g w/a large sump, skimmer, and refugium with pods, macro, and LR. All fish are Fairys, Perc Clownfish and Assessors. No mean fish.
I am out of ideas to help keep my anemone from starving to death. He is/was the main attraction in my tank. Any suggestions, please.
