New RBTA, Is it stressed?

STLTim

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Ok, so I received a RBTA via CDP and I did the whole drip acclimation for around an hour (basically when the salinity matched the aquarium.)

It immediately moved to the back of the aquarium and settled it's foot at the bottom of a rock. It seems rather compact so i'm not sure if it's unhappy...

I added it to the aquarium last Sunday so it's been in there for a few days (It has not moved since the first few hours it was in).

Here are some pictures.
One was when it was on it's way to the current position.
Sorry about the blurry picture, i had to zoom in because it's resting place is only visible from one angle.

Does it look OK so far? Should I be concerned about stress? I don't want to force it to move or anything by blowing a PH at it. I just want to make sure it's happy and due to my lack of exp. I'm not sure how happy it is.

This was the first day:
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This is today (I don't know how to fix orientation):
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Tank Params:

Salt: 1.025
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
dkH: 10
Calcium: 360ppm (Dosing to raise)
Phosphate: 0.25ppm (Working on fixing that - I had been over feeding)
 
It looks to be trying to find a place and get adjusted to the new lightning ect.

I've had my aquarium up for over a year now, it seems to let things alone is the best action with coral/inverts. Is this one of those cases or should I turn down the intensity of my lights? I have Oceanrevive Arctic T247. I didn't think the lights would be that intense at the bottom of the tank.

Thanks for the info! Seems like now days when I google symptoms I get webMD type symptoms for fish & everything will die tomorrow LOL
 
I would just let it go. Keep an eye on it. I'm assuming it came from Mh lighting so it's at least different. Keep an eye on it that it doesn't start wandering.
 
New RBTA, Is it stressed?

Looks fine to me. I'd just give it some time and see where it settles. The nice thing about anemones is they will adjust their position to conditions. Unlike corals that can't move around.

-Mike
 
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