new bta

[bugbdon]

well you guys have convinced me.....i just picked up a bta today. i think it looks a bit bleached but otherwise i think it's healthy. comments?

thanks for the input!

 

[blownz281]

sure does. but great water,lighting and twice a week feeding it should recover. I wish they came in white myself as i have seen some awesome ones with purple tips.

 

[only_mnh]

those purple tipped ones are called long tentacle anemones

i have a BTA, but my clowns don't go into it.

 

[bugbdon]

thanks, water is great....lighting right now is ok, 72W pc lighting...soon to be 150W MH.....what should i feed it? i've heard DT's, i've heard silversides, shrimp, scallops,..... what should i feed it?

 

[garygb]

Silversides, shrimp, scallops are all good suggestions and small chunks of squid is another option.

 

[bugbdon]

here's another one........i just got it today, so it moved from the spot i picked for it, which is fine....i thought it would move. BUT...it's moving somewhere it won't get much light! i guess it's just looking for the right flow, because the lights are off....hopefully in the morning it will be a bit smarter. now here's the question....what do i do if it "hides"? and how concerned should i be if it does decide to hide?

 

[Gig 'em]

Anemones some times move away from bright lights when they aren't quite used to the intensity. Once it gets acclimated to the light it should re-emerge.

 

[bugbdon]

nice, thanks!

 

[happyclam]

I'm new to anemones so I'm probably wrong, but that looks like a bubble coral to me. Bubbles come in colors of white and faint green.

 

[Gig 'em]

nah, I see what you're saying but it's definitely a bleached BTA

 

[bugbdon]

how long do you think it will take to "unbleach"?
and just for an update: the new nem moved to a "shady" area near the bottom of the tank. it hid it's foot under a huge rock..not a bad spot for it, it won't get in the way of other coral there. i just hope that it will get enough light for the zooanthella (probably spelled that worng) to photosynthesize. it is eating mysis shrimp though!

 

[sus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12317744#post12317744 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyclam
I'm new to anemones so I'm probably wrong, but that looks like a bubble coral to me. Bubbles come in colors of white and faint green.

I agree, do you have a better shot of it?

 

[bugbdon]

it's definilty a bubble tipped anemone.....it was attached to the side of the aquarium "reaching" for the light at the store. and it moves.....it's an anemone

 

[Gig 'em]

it depends on how fast the anemone acclimates before it regains it's color. I'd say maybe a couple months...

 

[bugbdon]

i have time for that.....all i care about is if it lives!

 

[bugbdon]

ok here's another one..........the nem looks like it's getting more green color in it.....but this morning i noticed that it's mouth is "puckered". is this just from acclimating to my tank and being new or do i have a serious problem on my hand?