how to nurse a bleached nem?

[goochesfish]

I don't see any threads on how to nurse a bleached anemone back to health. How would I do that because apparently my long tent is bleached.

 

[rbnice1]

I have nursed 3 or 4 RTBA's that were almost dead and bleached.

I found just leaving them be and do there own thing was one of the best things. As l,ong as you have decent flow and good lighting, with a little feeding they can recover nicely.

Just make sure you feed small portions, once or twice a week. Lots of times people will get a anemone and start feeding it full silversides and stuff. It really isnt good for it.

Least this has been my experience with BTA's. I know it would be different with a carpet, but I would think a lta woiuld be about the same.

 

[rkelman]

Feed them / leave them alone. That's really all you can do.

 

[goochesfish]

Thank you, sounds like a plan.

 

[jenglish]

Since most nems are planktovores in the wild, some have an easier time with mysis shrimp or something smaller. If you feed fish or krill removing bones or shells can help the nem in that it doesn't have as much waste to expel. But mostly it is just time.

 

[codyjp]

I fed mine back to health. My tank doesn't have really bright lights (just PC's) but I find that feeding a small bit of shrimp or scallop once or twice a week does the job nicely!

 

[Toddrtrex]

First you need to find out why it is bleached --- assuming it didn't come that way --- and they correct the issue(s). Time and small supplemental feedings go a long way towards bringing them back to health.

 

[tufacody]

Some people also believe that some iodine dosing can help, although other disagree completely. I have always dosed small amounts of iodine with good results.

 

[coralreefer80]

Feeding helps. Also - what lighting do you have? While you might think that a bleached anemone is getting too much light, it may acutally be getting too little. Anemones use light to create symbiotic zooxanthella, which give it a majority of its energy and contribute a ton to overall health.

 

[goochesfish]

I'm pretty sure it was dyed because it was a nice baby blue color at the LFS. Now the blue has faded and appears to be turning tan or brown. It just looks dirty now. How are anemones dyed anyway?

 

[rbnice1]

Get a small container of salt water add a bunch of food coloring then put the anemone in for a day or 2.

They will stay tinted for 2-3 weeks, but its not really good for them.

 

[Magga Pie]

Get a small container of salt water add a bunch of food coloring then put the anemone in for a day or 2.

They will stay tinted for 2-3 weeks, but its not really good for them.

Whoops read the post above yours sorry

 

[foster200]

I just bought a bright yellow nem, thought it would be a great addition to my tank. It has already started turning back to its normal color (white with purple tips[just like the one i already have]) I did some research and apparently its normal to get nems that are dyed. I thought it was bleaching and about to die. What a shady thing to do!

 

[Toddrtrex]

I just bought a bright yellow nem, thought it would be a great addition to my tank. It has already started turning back to its normal color (white with purple tips[just like the one i already have]) I did some research and apparently its normal to get nems that are dyed. I thought it was bleaching and about to die. What a shady thing to do!

A normal color for a Sebae (( which is sounds like you have )) isn't white, white is bleached. It should be more of a tan color.

 

[Mavrk]

The main thing to realize is that without an abundance of phytoplankton, anemones get little to no food. That means that it will start to basically eat itself if left alone. This means that you need to feed the anemone every 2 to 3 days depending on how bleached it is.

What to feed depends on the size and the individual anemone. In my opinion, if it is a really small anemone, then mysis shrimp are fine. But anything bigger than a quarter should get silversides if they will eat them. Some anemones are so stressed that they will not grab the silversides. In this case, mysis might work better. Since you are feeding so often, don't make the pieces too big. My 4" bleached RBTA was getting about 1/2" of silversides during recovery.

Be sure to do extra water changes to keep the water clean (especially with all the extra feeding). Post some pics when you get a chance.

 

[Reefbox]

feed it

 

[zaraemna]

Mysis soaked in Selcon works well. I don't think you should feed anything bigger than the size of a pea to an unhealthy anemone.

 

[goochesfish]

My LTA is now becoming a nice brownish tan color. The only dye that's left is at the tips. It also hasn't moved in weeks. Surprise, surprise, it has become host to the 2 Perculas. Now my clowns have 3 homes. I wish I could get a focused pix but I have to shoot at an angle which makes it tough to get a clear picture.