please help with bubble tip!

[cma]

My bubble tip anemone has climbed under the rock and won't come out or really open. It's as simple as that. My parameters are all good and have some sps lps and soft corals all are doing good. He's been in my tank for 3 weeks and looked really healthy in the store. He wasn't hosted in the store and my tomato clown started hosting it the minute it went in. The anemones condition has kind of slowly deteriorated over the last 3 weeks.

Please help.

 

[worm5406]

Any change in parameters or inhabitants?

Temp Change?

RODI not as good as it once was?

 

[cma]

Any change in parameters or inhabitants?

Temp Change?

RODI not as good as it once was?

the parameters haven't changed, neither has the temp. But we found that our ro water that we get from our LFS has nitrates at 30. Personally I don't think the water that we've been dumping in is that bad not that it isn't but, all of our corals are doing good (acan, hammers, toadstool, candy canes, Kenya tree, montipora, mushrooms and green star polyp). I also didn't really mention good enough that the anemone just goes under the rocks and doesn't come out. I've moved it 4 times "and yes I know that it will move where it will want to" but I've tried on the glass and in completely different sides of the aquarium. Also I've switched fish stores that isn't so lazy with real ro/di water.

 

[worm5406]

I ended up going and just getting an RODI as the LFS I had been going to could never make enough to keep up with all the customers.

Saved me lots of gas and I can make as much as I need.

 

[slief]

He's obviously not happy. It could have to do with flow, lighting or water quality... How long has the tank be up and running?

 

[cma]

He's obviously not happy. It could have to do with flow, lighting or water quality... How long has the tank be up and running?

The tank is 3 and a half months old and I've heard you can put them in right away and I've also heard to wait a year to put them in. this one has been in for 3 weeks.

 

[slief]

The tank is 3 and a half months old and I've heard you can put them in right away and I've also heard to wait a year to put them in. this one has been in for 3 weeks.

3.5 months is way too soon in my opinion. Who ever told you that you can put them in right away was foolish, misinformed or trying to sell you one. Your tank is going through all kinds of biological changes which it will continue to do so for next several months. Anemones don't like changes. RBTA's should only be put into established and stable systems. While you may not have detectable nitrates, nitrites or ammonia, your system is not established yet and your waters chemistry is changing and will continue to do so as the tank matures. As such, I'd suggest returning it to be on the safe side. If that thing dies in your tank, it can crash it in a hurry.

 

[cma]

I put him here this morning and he's stayed out so that's something. This is what it looks like as of 6:30pm Sunday.

 

[slief]

I put him here this morning and he's stayed out so that's something. This is what it looks like as of 6:30pm Sunday.

The more you handle it or move it around, the more likely it's going to die. Anemones will continue to move until they are happy. If he's not happy with the water, lighting, flow etc, he's not going to stop moving regardless of where you place it. It's clearly stressed.

 

[3FordFamily]

Doesn't sound happy but sometimes my nems will hide for a day or two while they split.

 

[phender]

The more you handle it or move it around, the more likely it's going to die. Anemones will continue to move until they are happy. If he's not happy with the water, lighting, flow etc, he's not going to stop moving regardless of where you place it. It's clearly stressed.

I think it is more accurate to say that anemones will move until they are not unhappy. Many people have had BTAs move under the rock work where they get a good foothold and then die from lack of light.

IME, the #1 thing a BTA wants is a good place to put their foot. They need to protect their foot and protect their column. A hole in a rock is not alway good enough. It needs to be a hole in a rock at the bottom of a crevice or gap in the rocks. If you think you can help your anemone find that place, I think you should.

 

[Biocube25]

I think it is more accurate to say that anemones will move until they are not unhappy. Many people have had BTAs move under the rock work where they get a good foothold and then die from lack of light.

IME, the #1 thing a BTA wants is a good place to put their foot. They need to protect their foot and protect their column. A hole in a rock is not alway good enough. It needs to be a hole in a rock at the bottom of a crevice or gap in the rocks. If you think you can help your anemone find that place, I think you should.

+1 on both quotes. The RBTA is hiding because it's hurt in some way. By what exactly, is hard to tell. You really just need to leave it alone until it heals. May be up to a couple weeks. When it does then it'll come out.