any way to get my BTA "bubbly" again?

[coralnub]

I have a green BTA which was "bubbly" when I bought it. But ceased to be so almost immediately when my tomato clown started to live in it.

I recently did a tank transfer, banishing my clown to the sump while I decide what to do with him. I thought he might be stressing the anemone, but it seems to be pretty much the same as before. I've tried feeding, and not feeding. After not really seeing a difference, now I just drop a couple dry pellets into it each time I feed.

Other than not having bubbles, the anemone seems to be doing pretty well. It has grown a lot since I first got it and has a nice, dark greenish brown color.

I've read that the presence of bubbles is not indicative of the health of the anemone, but this seems pretty strange. I also prefer the looks of the BTA to other anemones.

 

[Doahh]

they get bubbles when they're stressed

 

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10569176#post10569176 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Doahh
they get bubbles when they're stressed

That's not true. The only thing really known about why a BTA forms bubbles or not is that we don't know

 

[kirkland]

Our gbta doensn't have bubbles anymore either. When we first brought him home, he was nothing but bubbles. However, now he is never bubbly, has 2 gsm that feed him aplenty, and hasn't moved at all plus he's huge so he certainly seems to be happy enough without his bubble tips!

 

[yellowslayer13]

ya its normal some times they have the bubbles sometimes not