GBTA with red dots on it

[bluetanggirl]

I have a GBTA with red dots on it. It kinda looks like that is algea growing on it, but I am not sure what it is and how to get rid of it???

 

[bluetanggirl]

BTW the dots are on the tenticles only.

 

[xroads]

More then likely they are sperm/eggs.

Can you take a pic?

 

[patriots81]

pics would help alot

 

[bluetanggirl]

It is hard to get a good picture the dots. They are way to small for the type of camera that I have.

What is going to happen??

 

[bluetanggirl]

This is the best picture that I could get. Hope that helps.

 

[patriots81]

that is very bleached. how long have you had it? what are your water parameters? what kind of lighting do you have?

 

[dalston]

As Patriotss81 said, it's very bleached, the red dots are probably what is left of it's zooxanthellae.

 

[xroads]

Do you feed it meaty foods at all? If not that is the first place I would start.

 

[bluetanggirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15672981#post15672981 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xroads
Do you feed it meaty foods at all? If not that is the first place I would start.

I do sometimes but I can start to feed it more often. Sometimes means like once a month. I feed it silverside. How often should you feed it?? I have heard every 3 days but that seems to be a bit much to me.

 

[patriots81]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15669918#post15669918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patriots81
how long have you had it? what are your water parameters? what kind of lighting do you have?

 

[bluetanggirl]

I have had the anemone from between 5 and 6 months. parameters?? I have a T5 260 watt aqualight with 8 LEDs.

 

[patriots81]

parameters= ph, salanity stuff like that

 

[adtravels]

Are you sure it's not a bleached RBTA, I looks like one to me

 

[xroads]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15674848#post15674848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bluetanggirl
I do sometimes but I can start to feed it more often. Sometimes means like once a month. I feed it silverside. How often should you feed it?? I have heard every 3 days but that seems to be a bit much to me.

How do you think you or your fish would look if you only ate once a month?

I feed mine every other day. It doesnt have to be alot either. And you want small pieces, pencil eraser sizes.

 

[patriots81]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15678508#post15678508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xroads
How do you think you or your fish would look if you only ate once a month?

I feed mine every other day. It doesnt have to be alot either. And you want small pieces, pencil eraser sizes.

hey, i just want to point out that some people don't even feed their anemones at all.

 

[fishkid6692]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15678508#post15678508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xroads
How do you think you or your fish would look if you only ate once a month?

I feed mine every other day. It doesnt have to be alot either. And you want small pieces, pencil eraser sizes.

you don't have to feed nems at all. i don't feed my nems at all and there fine. if you have the right light it won't be a problem. but considering your BTA is extremely bleached i would feed every other day if it has a feeding response.

 

[clowns101]

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15677780#post15677780 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adtravels
Are you sure it's not a bleached RBTA, I looks like one to me

I was thinking the same thing!

 

[dalston]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15678508#post15678508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xroads
How do you think you or your fish would look if you only ate once a month?

An anemone's main food source is the light, providing you have sufficiant lighting you shouldn't need to feed them at all. Mine are lucky if they get fed once a month, and if they do, it's only a few pieces of mysis.

 

[xroads]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15681848#post15681848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dalston
An anemone's main food source is the light, providing you have sufficiant lighting you shouldn't need to feed them at all. Mine are lucky if they get fed once a month, and if they do, it's only a few pieces of mysis.

Sorry not quite right

Here is a quote from an article by Ron Shimek,


Host, and many other, anemones have zooxanthellae. People tend to believe that animals with zooxanthellae either don't need to be fed or fed very much. This is definitely NOT the case. Zooxanthellae may provide nutrition to their host, but in turn, they need many chemicals, such as nitrogenous compounds, available only from their host's digestion of food. Additionally, the anemones acquire significant and necessary mineral and proteinaceous materials from their diets rather than from their zooxanthellae. Host anemones need to be fed, and for good health often need to be fed a LOT.


You may not realize that your anemone's are feeding, possibly catching food you feed your fish, or catching pods.



Here are a couple quote from Anthony Calfo on feeding anemones

For anemones at large, feed zooplankton-like substitutes... especially for the smaller anemone species. Mysids are a fine choice, for example. Feed them in a saltwater slurry to the anemone

I prefer to feed anemones fresh or fresh-frozen meats of marine origin such as mysid shrimp, pacifica plankton, minced cocktail shrimp, etc

whatever type of meats used... always remember that it should be like marine zooplankton... amphipod size or smaller (even amphipods are huge as zooplankton goes and anemone food)

think minced or smaller for the meat bits


If you are not feeding your nems, you are doing them an injustice.