GBTA Exposed to Air

[Steve71175]

I had an incident in my 40 breeder this morning that resulted in approximately 1/3 of the tank's SW on my floor. I had a plenty of SW mixed and ready to go so I immediately refilled the tank. But, based on what I can determine the GBTA in the attached pictures was exposed to air for about 20-30 minutes. It doesn't seem to be showing any negative effects from the exposure. The pictures were taken about 10 minutes after the tank had been refilled. Any suggestions? Anything I should be doing or behavior I should be looking out for?

 

[BonsaiNut]

No harm no foul. Anemones can be exposed to air and full tropical sunlight for an hour or two without any long-term ill effects.

 

[Medicoles]

If it's not already showing negative effects then I'll bet it'll be fine, but there are a few things you should watch out for like: it's mouth gaping open, coming unattached from the rock, spewing stuff from it's mouth, or bleaching. In my experience once you start to see problems then there is not much you can do other than just wait and see. Maybe someone else could offer some other tips

 

[Reef1589]

low tide in the ocean

 

[MidMichiganReef]

Agree, I've seen them out for over an hour getting fragged in half and they both came out fine.

 

[Steve71175]

Thanks for the advice! The GBTA is still doing fine.

 

[rssjsb]

If it makes you feel any better, I once tripped and dropped one on the carpet while moving it from tank to tank. It was fine. These guys are pretty tough.