BTA color

[Trumpetytrump]

I have a bta that was recently exposed to a heat spike. AC went out in my office a little bit ago and tank got up to about 92. Everything survived, but my bta didn't look good for a while. It is starting to expand again and bubble up. Looking better, but it is almost completely white. Any idea how long it will take to get its color back?
Thanks

 

[SaylorsReef]

It could take months.

 

[Trumpetytrump]

anything I can do to help it out?

 

[Mavrk]

Feed it daily for a while, when it starts to color up move to every other day, etc. until you get to your normal schedule. I have said it many times, without the zoothanthellae the anemone has no way of getting nutrition except from eating. In order to recover it will need food.

Here is a good site to read up about BTAs (there is a section on bleached anemones):
http://www.karensroseanemones.net/

 

[Trumpetytrump]

Thanks greatly... been feeding cyclopes to it daily.

 

[SaylorsReef]

Feed it daily for a while

Agreed! Feed small portions. You don't want it to regurgitate.

 

[Mavrk]

Thanks greatly... been feeding cyclopes to it daily.

How big is it? If it is large enough, you could feed cut up pieces of shrimp, silversides, scallops, squid, etc. If not that big, you can blend these into a puree. Or you can do mysis if it is big enough. I guess it comes back to the question of how large is the BTA?