bubble tip split
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Yes, it can be a blessed event or the first in a downward spiral.
They will split in bountiful times when they are fed and happy and feel that there is enough to propogate.
Or they with split as a survival instinct to stress.
The key is light and energy, during this time they will not eat and must live off of the stored energy within them and the photosynthetic light. Because of this tramatic event, it takes a lot of energy to generate the tissue and complete the healing process.
If they are already starved, they could literaly "eat" themselves and shrink to a much smaller size, only to wither away.
My Sebae has always not been symetrical from when it split before I got it, I imagine eventually it will even out over time.
Is the anenome hiding and roaming constantly? How long have you had it, how big is it, and what kind of lighting do you have?
I always fed mine silversides at first, but realized they always puked it back out nearly whole. I switched to the PE Mysids and have had excellent results. In fact, the Sebae was bleached when I got him and nursed it back with these. Had you been feeding yours a lot recently and do a large water change?
They will split in bountiful times when they are fed and happy and feel that there is enough to propogate.
Or they with split as a survival instinct to stress.
The key is light and energy, during this time they will not eat and must live off of the stored energy within them and the photosynthetic light. Because of this tramatic event, it takes a lot of energy to generate the tissue and complete the healing process.
If they are already starved, they could literaly "eat" themselves and shrink to a much smaller size, only to wither away.
My Sebae has always not been symetrical from when it split before I got it, I imagine eventually it will even out over time.
Is the anenome hiding and roaming constantly? How long have you had it, how big is it, and what kind of lighting do you have?
I always fed mine silversides at first, but realized they always puked it back out nearly whole. I switched to the PE Mysids and have had excellent results. In fact, the Sebae was bleached when I got him and nursed it back with these. Had you been feeding yours a lot recently and do a large water change?
Mike16
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its in a 24 nano.
I Got it in august and it hasent moved since
Fed it silver sides always ate them
Power compacts
Been shrink for a week or two now
And his moiutu I'd now gaping open
It opens up to let the clown I. So ya any ideas about what's going on and your right about him eating
I Got it in august and it hasent moved since
Fed it silver sides always ate them
Power compacts
Been shrink for a week or two now
And his moiutu I'd now gaping open
It opens up to let the clown I. So ya any ideas about what's going on and your right about him eating
Nu2SW
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What wattage is the power compacts...... that can be the key point.
I had a Green bubble tip that turned a redish brown because of low light. They will do that.
Mine split after 5 months, with yours being so new, it may be a stress sign. Hard to say.
Make sure the pieces of silver sides are cut up and not bigger than its mouth so, that it doesnt have to stress over too large of food.
Best thing is to get a MH light when ya can. It took me a while to get one, but now I can't go back to anything less
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If you aren't keen on trying the PE Mysids, I used to slice the silverside up to help break it up. Though, I am a big fan of the Mysids I must say.
Though there are always exceptions, I don't believe the PCs give it enough PAR to survive long term. I have a Viper 150W MH over my 24g, in which mine is. I find it a great setup for keeping anenome.
That is a good observation on the color Edwin......your anenome "browned" out to compenate for the lack of energy so it increased its zoanathelle denisty. Because anenome are so hard to diagnose, any tell tale like that I think is key to keeping them alive. Thanks for the tip.
Though there are always exceptions, I don't believe the PCs give it enough PAR to survive long term. I have a Viper 150W MH over my 24g, in which mine is. I find it a great setup for keeping anenome.
That is a good observation on the color Edwin......your anenome "browned" out to compenate for the lack of energy so it increased its zoanathelle denisty. Because anenome are so hard to diagnose, any tell tale like that I think is key to keeping them alive. Thanks for the tip.
MandM
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Mike,
You may say you are not trying to be rude, but that was quite rude and incorrect as well.
Please consider that others may actually know more than you even though you do work at Your Reef.
Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)
Scientific name: Americamysis bahia
Common name: Opossum shrimp, Mysid shrimp, Mysids
You are asking for input but get huffy when input or advice is given. People are being patient with you because, as you have told us often, you are only 16. You are still old enough to be respectul when people offer you opinions that conflict with your vast knowledge.
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Whoo tough crowd, who would have thought: Reefing and Spelling/Grammar in one place.......?
Technically he is right, as well as wrong. Actually, I want to thank you for reminding me, I have been wanting to look this up because when I see and hear "PE" I think Polyp Extension, which I know we don't have a bag full of Polyped Extended Crustaceans.
Yeah Latin isn't my strong suit, (you should hear me pronounce some of these things sometime), and you missed the point of even suggesting them.......but we digress.
Species: relicta
Genus: Mysis
Family: Mysidae (aka Mysid)
Now for our semantics:
Yes, you are correct it is Mysis in this instance where "PE" is in front of the offending word as it is a proper name and a trade name. Unfortunately, you did the exact same thing when trying to correct me and screwed up the name as well. The MYSIS in the catchy little trade name is an acronym for: Mountain-lakes Inland Yield Superior Inland Shrimp, or M.Y.S.I.S for short and should be capitalized when referring to this product name as in PE MYSIS, which you failed to do when "correcting" me.
Potatoe Potato/Tomatoe Tomato
We can hold each other over the fire and split hairs another time. Keep your anenome alive and we will talk grammer another day.
Technically he is right, as well as wrong. Actually, I want to thank you for reminding me, I have been wanting to look this up because when I see and hear "PE" I think Polyp Extension, which I know we don't have a bag full of Polyped Extended Crustaceans.
Yeah Latin isn't my strong suit, (you should hear me pronounce some of these things sometime), and you missed the point of even suggesting them.......but we digress.
Species: relicta
Genus: Mysis
Family: Mysidae (aka Mysid)
Now for our semantics:
Yes, you are correct it is Mysis in this instance where "PE" is in front of the offending word as it is a proper name and a trade name. Unfortunately, you did the exact same thing when trying to correct me and screwed up the name as well. The MYSIS in the catchy little trade name is an acronym for: Mountain-lakes Inland Yield Superior Inland Shrimp, or M.Y.S.I.S for short and should be capitalized when referring to this product name as in PE MYSIS, which you failed to do when "correcting" me.
Potatoe Potato/Tomatoe Tomato
We can hold each other over the fire and split hairs another time. Keep your anenome alive and we will talk grammer another day.
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ReefnAv
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I had a question regarding the "Browning" that you noticed on your Green BTA?
Mine did that as well after about 2 months in my tank. My assumption was that the BTA was turing that reddish brown due to the fact that he was "bleached" and this is more of his natural color. He was almost flourescent green and clear when I first bought him. I guess I was wrong?
I have 2 150W MH on my 70 gal reef tank and after he has settled in his spot he has not moved since I purchased him. Also he split last week as well w/ both doing well and eating. I feed cut up silver sides as well.
Did your BTA regain his green coloring after feeding Misis or Misid?
Fragmented
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Just to spice things up a little more, I'll jump in and add my experiences.
It took me quite a while to research BTA care. I've had mine for 2 years, and have had some ups and downs. I have finally learned to keep mine alive and healthy. I figure that like people, and our individual tanks, each BTA is different. It takes some experimentation to find what works for your BTA and your tank environment.
What made the difference for my BTA was to think about the natural diet. Living on the substrate, BTAs get what filters down to them. These foods are usually small particles and plankton. Additionally, the cells of the gastrodermis ingest small fragments of the prey and much of the digestion occurs in those cells.
When I started feeding my BTA small bits of food, it became much healthier.
Just some food for thought.
It took me quite a while to research BTA care. I've had mine for 2 years, and have had some ups and downs. I have finally learned to keep mine alive and healthy. I figure that like people, and our individual tanks, each BTA is different. It takes some experimentation to find what works for your BTA and your tank environment.
What made the difference for my BTA was to think about the natural diet. Living on the substrate, BTAs get what filters down to them. These foods are usually small particles and plankton. Additionally, the cells of the gastrodermis ingest small fragments of the prey and much of the digestion occurs in those cells.
When I started feeding my BTA small bits of food, it became much healthier.
Just some food for thought.
:lol: Heck, I'm in the biz and I didn't know that (guess I never looked at the packaging all that close). I always "assumed" they called it mysis since they are a freshwater species
.FWIW silversides are far to large to be a suitabel feed in this case. They don't catch many fish on the reef, but tons of small particulates and zooplankton with zooplankton being the majority of their "food" intake (discounting zoox).
