New GBTA hiding.

[glenns]

I bought a medium sized GBTA from LiveAquaria. It appeared to acclimate OK and came out while the lights were on. But it has moved from the PVC cave I had it in. It was a little out during this morning when the lights were off, but now it is hiding again. How long do they usually take to adjust to their new home?

 

[bradleym]

Depending on the lighting they were kept in previously, they can take weeks. Just be patient.

 

[m758b033]

I picked up a small BTA the other day from the LFS as well. He sat on the bottom of the tank in the shade for about a day, but has now moved to the top/front of the cave. He has opened up some, but idt all the way. Clownfish took to him immediately.

 

[Conrad25]

All about what lighting they were in previously. But usually a couple of days and they are extending out during the day nicely if you lighting isn't overpowering

 

[glenns]

Well, it was completely open at night. It is much larger than I thought. That is good, cause my new female clown is at least 4". But, she and her mate are in QT at the moment. So at least the anemone will have some time to adjust.

 

[glenns]

My GBTA still only comes out at night and when actinics are on. This morning I've noticed that it had split. I suspected it was splitting a few days ago, but now I see 2 mouths. Could this be why it has been hiding? Do the two nems need to be separated? My female clown is large, so a large or multiple nems may be better host for her.

 

[bracket50]

clones will be fine next to each other. no worries

 

[glenns]

Well, my GBTA's are finally coming out during the day. They're still kind of hiding under the ledge. But at least they're out. Fed a few pieces of Mysis, which were accepted, so both are eating as well.

I've heard some say feed once a week and some once a month. Which is best? Does feeding lead to splitting?

 

[BonsaiNut]

I've heard some say feed once a week and some once a month. Which is best? Does feeding lead to splitting?

Once they are fully acclimated to the light, they don't need to feed at all - particularly if your clowns feed them, or if they can capture small bits of food floating around when you feed fish.

If you do feed them, smaller bits of food more frequently is better than large chunks of food. By "more frequently" I mean a couple times a week. Let the health of the anemone be your guide. If it continues to grow and darken, I would slow the feeding.

Feeding some anemones will cause them to grow larger, while some anemones will split more frequently. There is no real easy way to tell which path your anemone will take other than to say that if you want to maintain the status quo (same number of anemones, same size), you should not feed heavily