BTA caught in nano powerhead - lost colour - help

[Silfer]

Hi,

I foolishly never covered my koralia nano powerhead (others were covered) -its just a 900L/Hr one behind the rocks and of course my new nem while looking for a spot got stuck on it, it never got damaged at all somehow.

I turned the powerhead off it got itself out and is now attached to the rock again, but it went into the rocks.. i turned the rock over to check it and it moved itself back into the rock away from direct light.

The problem now is instead of being a full healthy green it's colour is alot duller/a little white on the disc. It used to be fully bubbled/full green with pink tips.

Now the tentacles aren't bubbled and they are retracted a fair bit.

Tried feeding it a little bit of krill but it's not sticky, the shock of getting caught seems to have stressed it into losing some zoox (not all, still green but lighter/white in parts).

What can I do for it? As food won't stick to it to feed it.

I don't want it hiding, getting no light/energy and dying.

Cheers

 

[saltymight]

Did you accumulate it to your lights. If not they tend to bleach. As for him not bubbling, it just happens you can do a search about it and find people asking about it. I have a green bubble tip that when he was at the store was nice and bubbly. He has not moved an inch from his rock since I had him yet he does not bubble.

 

[Silfer]

yes i've had my photo period down, but it was on the same total wattage of lights / t5's like mine in the shop.

Bubbling doesn't bother me, it's the fact it's tentacles are retracted alot since the powerhead. What can I do for it to help regain it's zoox? As food won't stick to it.

 

[popwin]

my nem's changing color too, when I bought it, it's dark green, now it's light green with less transparent bubbles. it's at the bottom of the tank. he's not shy about light but also hesitate to move up.

Did you accumulate it to your lights. If not they tend to bleach. As for him not bubbling, it just happens you can do a search about it and find people asking about it. I have a green bubble tip that when he was at the store was nice and bubbly. He has not moved an inch from his rock since I had him yet he does not bubble.