GBTA running from light.

[glenns]

I've had a GBTA for about a week an a half. It was attached to a rock when I added it to the tank. It quickly moved to a large piece of a LR. My marroon clowns began hosting it the same day. For about a week it remained in the location. The Christmas day, it retracted in on itself after all 6 T5's were on. I did not panic. The next day the anemone was extended again. Yesterday it had moved under the shade of a large mat of TX trash Palys. It was extended. This is further up the rock. Sometime, After all the lights were on, it it retracted again. This morning, with all the lights out again, it is extended out from under the palys.

The clowns are regularly rubbing up in it. I've seen them feeding it. Is it the lights, flow, the Palys or excessive attention by the clowns after the lights are on?

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

How big is the anemone,if it is small the clownfish could be stressing it.

 

[glenns]

The anemone is roughly palm size. The clowns are 1.25" and 1".

 

[Toddrtrex]

What lights was it under before you got it, and did you acclimate it to your lights?

 

[glenns]

It was under 6 or 8 T5's in a tank with the same depth as my tank. Because the tanks were the same depth, and I had the same or fewer bulbs, I did not do any special light acclimation.

 

[kretzkiller]

are you sure it's not running away from strong flow?

 

[glenns]

Could be. I do have a Korillia 3 pointed from the corner to the middle part of the front glass. But, it does not appear to be swaying to much. What about the palys irritating it?

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

If the palys are irritating it will move,it just might be still adjusting to it's new home.

 

[kretzkiller]

If the palys are irritating it will move,it just might be still adjusting to it's new home.

+1I doubt taht the paly's would be irritating it though. usually nem's irritate everything else.

 

[glenns]

Thanks for the advice. The GBTA was out all night Monday. It was out Tuesday, then closed up again. It was out again this morning(lights are off). It does not appear to be ill. I guess I'll just keep an eye on it.