Help, anemone looking weird

[Miguelh1302]

My lighting is the worst lighting ever, but I do have some sps, and all lps under it doing great, I been feeding it maybe once every 2 weeks or so, I had it for 1 month, should I feed Ot more often to make up for the lighting or what do u guys think???? Thanks

 

[Amoo]

That thing is in such terrible shape I can hardy even tell what kind it is. What is it supposed to be?

 

[Miguelh1302]

Bta

 

[Miguelh1302]

Its been doing great, but today it was just looking like that, not enough light? Food? Any ideas?

 

[Amoo]

When was the last time you fed it and what did it eat?

Also if the lighting is insufficient for it, it won't matter what you feed it, it's not going to make it. No reason to not believe you if you say it looked fine before today, but that looks like some serious decline for 24 hours.

 

[ThRoewer]

Its been doing great, but today it was just looking like that, not enough light? Food? Any ideas?

Please define what you understand under "looking great".

This anemone looks like it hasn't looked great in a while.

 

[hotelbravo]

its very hard to believe that this anemone wasnt looking terrible for quite some times its clearly in aweful conditions.

what are the water parameters? - ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, ph, alk, phos, everything
how long has the tank been setup?
what type of lighting do you have? Make/model. etc

 

[Miguelh1302]

This was Tuesday this week, I fed it some live black worms on Saturday or Sunday I believe, my lighting is not that it is not good, is that where she's hiding she does not get enough, it is almost under a cave, should I try and move it up? Thanks guys

 

[Miguelh1302]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2495540

This is my tank, everything else is just fine, that's what makes me believe is either food or lighting

 

[Miguelh1302]

This morning, it is attach and the mouth looks completely intact and tied

 

[juniorrocketdad]

I'm no expert but I would carefully try to move it without tearing the foot. And than put it high up with the he pumps off so it can anchor itself, leave them off for atleast 4 hours, idk if lighting is the problem but if u don't do anything I'm pretty confident it will die

 

[Dkuhlmann]

That isn't a bta, looks like a sebae IMO

 

[Miguelh1302]

I'm no expert but I would carefully try to move it without tearing the foot. And than put it high up with the he pumps off so it can anchor itself, leave them off for atleast 4 hours, idk if lighting is the problem but if u don't do anything I'm pretty confident it will die

thanks bud i will try and do that

 

[Miguelh1302]

That isn't a bta, looks like a sebae IMO

it is totally a bta lol, at least thats what they told me, and thats what it looked like at the store and when i first got it lol, maybe i will try and move it today to the rock on top for more direct lighting

 

[Amoo]

Ok so let me get this all straight since you left out a TON of information.

You don't do water changes, you don't test for anything outside of Calc and Alk with an API kit.

The first picture in that thread, where the Nem is sitting on the right side of the tank from 5/8 when you got it, shaded from the light by the softy above it, it doesn't look healthy.

There are so many variables here, that unless you are willing to meet us half way, ie give us a full set of actual parameters you go take today:

Temp
Salinity
pH
Alk
Calc
Mag
Nitrates
Phosphates
What light do you actually have so we can help with tank positioning


Without the above info I don't think there is much more myself or anybody else is going to be able to help you with. That Nem hasn't looked healthy for 1 month at least and it looks to me like it's slowly declining.

 

[antimatter]

I think your tank is way overstocked and way to new to have the stable parameters that this would need.

 

[Miguelh1302]

Ok so let me get this all straight since you left out a TON of information.

You don't do water changes, you don't test for anything outside of Calc and Alk with an API kit.

The first picture in that thread, where the Nem is sitting on the right side of the tank from 5/8 when you got it, shaded from the light by the softy above it, it doesn't look healthy.

There are so many variables here, that unless you are willing to meet us half way, ie give us a full set of actual parameters you go take today:

Temp
Salinity
pH
Alk
Calc
Mag
Nitrates
Phosphates
What light do you actually have so we can help with tank positioning


Without the above info I don't think there is much more myself or anybody else is going to be able to help you with. That Nem hasn't looked healthy for 1 month at least and it looks to me like it's slowly declining.

thanks again as always bud, the lightting is usa current usa orbit marine led, alk 10, calc 460, salinity 1.026, everything else i will check today and let you guys know, am actually gonna try place it on top higher to the lighting when i get home

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Actually now that I look around a bit I think it's one of these. I've never seen a bta with pink tips and white tentacles. This below is also called a pink tip condy

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+499+630&pcatid=630

 

[Amoo]

Actually now that I look around a bit I think it's one of these. I've never seen a bta with pink tips and white tentacles. This below is also called a pink tip condy

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+499+630&pcatid=630

Look at this picture in his tank from last month:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=23731300&postcount=114

it's a BTA

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Yes his was bubbling a bit but I've never seen a pink tip bta before, has anyone seen that before?