is this a bleached anemone?

[KEITHMC]

this pic was posted as part of a diy thread and i was told it had been bleached.

it is currently in my fuge of my 90gal under a 70w mh. he readly takes silversides. what should i do to keep him alive?

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

do exactly what your doing. keep feeding it.

 

[KEITHMC]

Daily?

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

no not daily

i think what most are doing are about 2 times a week. but hopefully others will post in also.

 

[CW from the OC]

Yes, I would feed it daily. That is my routine when one is bleached injured etc. If it does not want to eat that day, it won't hold onto the food. If that happpens, just toss the food and try again the next day.

Once it recovers and starts growing, you can reduce feedings. 2-3 times a week is a good start.

I like to see mine grow, so I tend to feed them more like every other day.

 

[KEITHMC]

what about lighting right now he is all alone in my fuge so timmer can be set to meet his needs atm?

 

[CW from the OC]

Lack of light can cause bleaching as well. What light do you have on the main tank? If the sump is shallow, the 70 watt MH *might* be enough, but likely is not.

Assuming the main tank has stronger lighting, I'd put him in the main tank, in a lower area of light, and let him find the spot he wants. Do not move him around in the main tank unless he is about to go into an overlfow or powerhead. Just keep feeding him and let him recover, he know what he needs for light and flow.

 

[phender]

Re: is this a bleached anemone?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7031045#post7031045 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KEITHMC
this pic was posted as part of a diy thread and i was told it had been bleached....
it is currently in my fuge of my 90gal under a 70w mh. he readly takes silversides. what should i do to keep him alive?

I would feed every other day. They need some time to digest their food. If you feed everyday, make the portions small.

If you could somehow move him up closer to the light, that would help also. With only 70 watts of light, even MH, he shouldn't be much more that 12" below the light.

The fact that it is feeding and it seems to be attached to a rock are very good signs that it can recover.

FWIW: When someone says your anemone is bleached, it doesn't mean that it was done on purpose with bleach. Bleaching means that the anemone has expelled its symbiotic algae(zooxanthelle). This happens sometimes when anemones are stressed.

 

[KEITHMC]

the main tank has vho 440 wats in the fuge he is about 12'' from the light.

 

[Amphiprion]

I agree with phender.

 

[RichConley]

From my experience, Sebaes dont need all that much light. I've seen them kept 18"+ deep under 96 watt PCS. I dont think the 70w halide will be a problem if its shallow. Just make sure you feed the thing quite a bit right now.


I hope you have some space, mine is about 16" across now.

 

[KEITHMC]

he will be in a 29gal with a mated pair of clowns and thats it