BTA problem, Any advice?

[Phish4081]

Ph-8.2
Nitrate- 0-5
Nitrite- 0
ammonia- 0


Ok so I got an Anemone on saturday, placed him in the tank and he attached to the rock right away. he moved a little but not to far from his original place i put him. but for some reason during the day he has his stomach out and is ejecting what i am hoping is food he has digested. his tenticles are short. at night he will look full and healthy. not sure why he is doing this during the day. ohh my salinity is a little low at 1.02 i am gradually raising it to 1.025 hoping that that is the problem. and insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[adambirk]

what is your lighting and flow? also where is it in the tank

 

[Phish4081]

my lighting is T5's and it is in the middle of the tank, there is no direct flow on the anemone. it has perched itself in a crevice.

 

[logankolby]

BTA take some time getting use to a new enviroment. I wouldn't be supprised if it goes into hiding for about a week. Then it will come around. If it doesn't look like its melting away to nothing don't worry yet.

 

[bgraves]

i have a gbta and t5 lighting it has moved to the top of the tank next to a anti siphon hole in my returns on the back wall and it used to move alot. it has done some strange things but has alway came back. my water parameters are simular to yours. i gave up stressing about it and feed it every 3 days. it has grow alot.

 

[Henryreef]

Re: BTA problem, Any advice?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14683160#post14683160 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Phish4081
ohh my salinity is a little low at 1.02 i am gradually raising it to 1.025 hoping that that is the problem. and insight would be greatly appreciated.

My guess would be that the salinity is the problem . BTAs like 1.025 much better. Also like the other posters it could be because it is relatively new to your tank. See how it looks when you get the salinity back to normal and go from there.

 

[jhentr]

It's most likely just acclimating itself to your tank. I don't know if your anenome was 'tank raised' but I got one from a hobbist who's anenome split and it seems pretty hardy.

I'm not the best at husbandry and my salinity fluctuates b/w 1.022 to 1.025 and it seems fine with it (although raising your salinity to 1.025 isn't a bad idea).