Bubble Tip Anemone question for discussion

[artkwan]

Question for you reefers that do keep and raise BTA's-

What would make a BTA not stay "bubbled". I have both a green and a rose bubble tip (recently), and noticed that they don't stay bubble tipped in my tank for long. The green one over the last 4 months has developed long tentacles instead. The RBTA that I got 2 weeks ago has started lengthening its tentacles and the rounded tips are starting to change shape too.

So what gives? The color has stayed very nice and stayed the same intensity. They eat when fed.

Am I just experiencing a "variation of normal"?

Art

 

[scuzy]

I really don't know why they don't stay bubble tipped. I have over 20 of them in my tank and non of them are in bubble tip form. They are doing gray it's just a mystery. I assume its just normal now after 8 years

 

[Pink Dolphin]

Usually mine bubble up from more intense lighting

 

[Jet Black]

I've never had mine bubble, my avatar is when one of them got bubbled the most(great yellow phone pic I know). It's split twice in 5 months so it's happy, I think it's just a communist plot that all the fish stores are in on.
Tagging along on this thread

 

[MikeyUU]

I've seen this question come up before, and no one really supplied a good answer. Mine usually has its tentacles extended long instead of bubbly.

 

[79chopperdr]

Mine was always long and stringy too. LFS are probably using bubble enhancing drugs!

 

[Saltwaternooby]

I thought It was High lighting also. I figured they stretch out to capture more food, or they could be hungry.

 

[beautycoral]

my is always bubble i had him for long time. But lately he is acting weird doesnt open stay hidden. I check water is fine. I m starting to suspect electricity in the water cause some my corals not open too. What do you guys think

 

[artkwan]

if it really is related to lighting then at what specific wavelengths of light is making these anemones bubble up our stay bubbled? The blue / actinic wavelength or the wavelength generated by MH at 14K?

 

[artkwan]

my is always bubble i had him for long time. But lately he is acting weird doesnt open stay hidden. I check water is fine. I m starting to suspect electricity in the water cause some my corals not open too. What do you guys think

That may be easy to diagnose. Get a battery operated voltmeter (harbor freight has them at great prices) and place the black lead into the ground portion of a socket (third prong) and the red lead into the water. Should be able to detect an electrical leak. Highly suspects are old pumps or heaters.

Art