I have a around 320 gal of water in my system. I think my water is clean enough to drink because my skimmer can handle a much larger system than mine. acans dont do well in my tank at all because of the water quality. i put in a fairly large rbta that was very bublby about a month a go i have a maroon clown that is close to the same size as it just a lil smaller but the nems tenticals are shrinking and the disk is starting to get lighter. i have 400w 20 k halides and my water perams are dead on and consistant any ideas? can the water be to clean?
can your water be to clean for a nem?
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Acrophiliac
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I doubt the water can be too clean for the nem. Do you feed it?
Does it get plenty of light or is it in a bad spot?
Does it get plenty of light or is it in a bad spot?
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
So is the anemone close to the same size as the clown? If so, wouldn't consider that to be a "fairly large rbta". If the clown is being hosted by it that could be part of the issue you are having. Maroons have been known to love anemones to death if their size is similar.
Also, did you acclimate the anemone to your lights?
MarinaP
Active member
Nope, with feedings like that your animal will recover and grow fast
zooxanthellae feed from phosphates and nitrogen compounds (nitrates). It is possible that your system is to clean, but I doubt it. Light shock and a large clownfish are more likely causes for your anemone.
I would put some screen mesh under the metal halide bulb to shade the anemone for a couple weeks. Also, feeding the anemone very small (no bigger than a pencil eraser) pieces of meaty seafood like shrimp, squid, clam, fish, and scallop would be good. I'm not a fan of silversides. Some anemones don't seem to like them, sometimes anemones will spit them back out whole because they can't digest them because they are large, and they are harder to digest than finely chopped seafood (due to the surface volume).
I would put some screen mesh under the metal halide bulb to shade the anemone for a couple weeks. Also, feeding the anemone very small (no bigger than a pencil eraser) pieces of meaty seafood like shrimp, squid, clam, fish, and scallop would be good. I'm not a fan of silversides. Some anemones don't seem to like them, sometimes anemones will spit them back out whole because they can't digest them because they are large, and they are harder to digest than finely chopped seafood (due to the surface volume).
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
no fan of silversides here
no fan of silversides here
feed the anemone small particles of meaty foods. A really good skimmer will allow you to "shotgun feed" the whole area around the anemone.
no fan of silversides here
feed the anemone small particles of meaty foods. A really good skimmer will allow you to "shotgun feed" the whole area around the anemone.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
No, the water cannot be too clean - in terms of lack of nitrogenous waste.
Any other info about your tank? Size, depth, etc? Photo period? Other bulbs? How do you maintain your chemical balance? What else is in the tank - particularly what type of critters THRIVE in it?
alright thanks i stopped feeding as big of chunks of food and just spraying it with a lot more smaller food and it likes that more and seems to be responding well the color is coming back a little is starting to bulb up a little more. i hae also screened the light some. but thanks for the advise everyone
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