Bta splitting? Pic

[Kentonluff]

My gbta has been looking like it might be ready to split for about a week now. He brings his sides in almost to where he looks like an 8. Is this an indication it may split or am I just being hopeful.

 

[ColaAddict]

Sometimes they do that and they are just stretched out. Just keep an eye on it. Your BTA looks a bit bleached though, I don't know if it's just the picture or it's mostly white. If it's mostly white, make sure you feed it often until it get's it's color back.

 

[Kentonluff]

Nah he's not bleached. He is in really good health especially since my tomato started hosting it. And she actually likes to take ghost shrimp and push it it's mouth. Really cool. Thanks for looking out though.

I hope it splits as I am about to start stocking my new tank. Saves me 25 bucks.

 

[EMUReef]

yes...yes he is bleached

 

[Kentonluff]

Well what should I do then? He gets fed quite well between my target feed and the tomato clown. He looks brighter and more colorful than any of the bta I see at the stores I've gone too. But we all know that doesn't always say much.

 

[EMUReef]

What kinda lights do you have over what kinda take?

 

[e46slc]

maybe it's the lighting but he does look bleached.

 

[zeeter]

I'll +1 the lights. Also how long has the tomato been hosting? It takes a while for the clown's benefits to be seen in the anemone.

Anemone splitting is not always a good thing. Sometimes they do so out of stress. Plus it usually only takes a day or so for it to finish. At least that's how long mine took.

 

[Kentonluff]

It's a 55 gallon. T5 lighting. Clown just started hosting about 2 weeks ago. I'm gonna try to get some better pics. Because I have a buddy that is very affluent with nems and he tolde that it looks great. Maybe it's just my stupid camera.

I hope hes ok. Y'all got me freaking out now haha.

 

[Enyo]

It's bleached. It lacks Zooxanthellae (opaque brown, often masked by a green or red hue) which is why it is transparent.

Over-feeding, lack of light, too much light, water/temp fluctuations, and various other stressors are to blame.

You say t5, but I wouldnt keep this under any less than 4 bulbs.

 

[zeeter]

Yeah looking at the pictures again and comparing them to healthy ones online I'd say it's definitely bleached. There should be a reddish color at the tip of the tentacles. At this point it will likely die in around a week or so. Some nems can regrow the algae in their tips but there has to be some left to begin with and this doesn't look like it.

 

[2Addicted]

Yeah looking at the pictures again and comparing them to healthy ones online I'd say it's definitely bleached. There should be a reddish color at the tip of the tentacles. At this point it will likely die in around a week or so. Some nems can regrow the algae in their tips but there has to be some left to begin with and this doesn't look like it.

What? How did you come up with the idea that its going to die in a week?

 

[lionfish300]

I dont think it going to die seriuosly, unless it your camera then it definessly bleached

 

[sjwitt]

It is bleached, so you should target feed it SMALL meaty chunks of mussel or shrimp every other day. Don't feed it too much because it will regurgitate it (you may not see it do that ... could take hours to ingest the regurgitate).

 

[Angel*Fish]

It is bleached, so you should target feed it SMALL meaty chunks of mussel or shrimp every other day. Don't feed it too much because it will regurgitate it (you may not see it do that ... could take hours to ingest the regurgitate).

That's true, it's usually better to chop up their dinner.

Yeah looking at the pictures again and comparing them to healthy ones online I'd say it's definitely bleached. There should be a reddish color at the tip of the tentacles. At this point it will likely die in around a week or so. Some nems can regrow the algae in their tips but there has to be some left to begin with and this doesn't look like it.

No,no, no. Sure it looks a little bleached, but saying it's going to die in a week is extreme.

There's no reason to assume this one will not improve with proper care from the owner. And we don't know whether it's darker, or lighter while it's been in the present tank. For all we know, it's much improved with the present conditions.

And why would there be any assumption that the tips of a gbta should turn red?

 

[Kentonluff]

Well like I said I got a professional opinion from a friend who is familiar with that specific specimen. He has reassured me fully that he is fine.

And I agree I think it's a little forward to say that it will die in a week. Though I do appreciate input he has never shown any signs of stress especially that which would lead to terminal diagnosis.

 

[Kentonluff]

Here's a pic I just took of it. He's a little small cause he just opened back up.

 

[Angel*Fish]

The color isn't bad - but it does look like he could darken up a bit. Is his foot in a hole?

 

[Kentonluff]

Yep he's made that rock his home and hasn't left it

 

[Angel*Fish]

It could be opening a can of worms, but if he needs more light you could move the rock higher in the tank.