Bleached rbta help

[87ford]

So I bought a rbta maybe about 2 or 3 months ago and he looked red and then I bought a horrible tomato clown which loved it to death and I believe made it bleach out so I got rid of the tomato clown and it's been 2 months and no color unless this is what it's supposed to look like but I doubt it I have been feeding it every other day a small silver side some mysis and krill small pieces any help would be great I never caught it loose any zoo bacteria but maybe it did when I wasn't here I have 200 watts of t5 lighting and the tank is a 36 bow with 2 korilas a protien skimmer and a fluval c4 filter the readings are ammonia nitrite nitrate 0 and 8.2 ph calcium is 440 iodine is .06 and hardness is 8 it never moves and always has bubble tips mouth is closed tight eats every time so I know it's not dieing just want to know if it's bleached or not and if so how long on to recovery

Thanks
Tom
Pic is now pic

 

[87ford]

This is before when I first got it

 

[davocean]

I would probably screen off that light a bit, fairly strong light already and may be a bit much for a bleached nem.
Small feedings like mysis will help.

 

[87ford]

I can turn down the lighting if need be to 100 watts if you think 200 is to much! I just figured the more wattage the better

Thanks
Tom

 

[davocean]

When they are lacking in zooxanthellae they can not process that light, later after it colors up bring lights back up.

 

[87ford]

Ok I will give that a shot thank you

 

[87ford]

Ok so I turned off the extra lights and now I noticed that I am 70% sure it is splitting is that a good thing or a bad thing and what to do after the new anemone is born! Lol

 

[Menace2Sobriety]

When they are lacking in zooxanthellae they can not process that light, later after it colors up bring lights back up.

In a case of "screening off the light"... Is the system of adding 3 window screens and removing 1 every 2 days proper? Or should the screens be removed as zooxanthellae start to grow back?

I too am attempting to rescue a bleached Nem and have just been running my actinics the past few days but I gotta start feeding him some light soon. Problem is, my 250 w halide is I'm sure a bit much for a bleached BTA.

Mine looks exactly like the OP's.

Menace

 

[jlongwell]

Ok so I turned off the extra lights and now I noticed that I am 70% sure it is splitting is that a good thing or a bad thing and what to do after the new anemone is born! Lol

They'll split when stressed enough, sort of a last ditch effort to reproduce before death. BTAs are hardy enough that they'll recover after this sort of split and this one probably won't die, but I still wouldn't classify it as a good thing.

On the bright side, you'll now have two BTAs when they recover.

 

[jlongwell]

In a case of "screening off the light"... Is the system of adding 3 window screens and removing 1 every 2 days proper? Or should the screens be removed as zooxanthellae start to grow back?

I too am attempting to rescue a bleached Nem and have just been running my actinics the past few days but I gotta start feeding him some light soon. Problem is, my 250 w halide is I'm sure a bit much for a bleached BTA.

Mine looks exactly like the OP's.

Menace

I would remove them slowly, one at a time, over the course of a couple weeks. If you can raise your light, that would be even better than the screen technique.

 

[87ford]

Yeah it's just weird maybe I shouldn't have touched the lights and left it alone and see if it would have came back it's been like that for 3 months now or longer idk exactly but I remember how it happened when I had a huge tomato clown love it to death but by the time I pulled him it was to late it has to be happy though it's been in the same spot now for a while and has been growing and having bubble tips eats everytime I feed it and the water paeans are spot on for this tank a fish could rot in this tank and there will be no effect lol I guess it's good I have 2 cause it's free money lol but I will know if it's unhappy if the clone stays close or moves away thanks for the replies and here is a pic I'm now 100% sure it's splitting lol

Tom