My first Anemone Bubble Tip

[tenwhiteduke]

I just got her, isnt she gorgeous.

Any tips on things to keep her health and happy?

 

[Ovuel]

She looks very bleached. I hope you have had that tank set up for a while now. I say that as your rockwork doesn't look to have a great deal of coral line algae yet. It could just be the picture, but I really hope that tank is a least a few months old.

 

[Ron Popeil]

keep it fed. silversides, krill, shrimp....be especially wary of pump intakes. they move. and they can move unexpectedly and fast.

 

[tenwhiteduke]

What causes bleaching? How do you un-bleach it?

 

[tenwhiteduke]

Should I hand feel it the shrimp, krill, silversides. All the above or pick one? Do i give it a chunk, or break into small pieces?

 

[tenwhiteduke]

She is green in color, not white. I think its the lighting and my crappy camera.

 

[Ron Popeil]

your anemone is an ok color. typically stress causes bleaching, say from collection and shipping. the anemone will expel its symbiotic zooxanethellae in its tissues, the algae that provides photosynthesis and nutrition to the anemone, giving it a pale or even white appearance. in time, with good intense lighting, your anemone should take on a much more rich color.

as for feeding, feed appropriate sized piece depending on the size of the anemone. alternate your feedings, they like nutrition just like we do. it looks like your anemone will take whole silversides. so keep things around that size.

 

[tenwhiteduke]

I found the FAQ for Anemones, thats exactly what I needed. http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf Excellent. All the informaion is there.