RBTA Split won't eat and looking weird

[FLKeysGirl]

Help! So the pic quality stinks but all I have is my iPhone and they're in a weird spot. So the first pic is just a couple of days after the split. They looked great, stayed on same rock almost direct flow of koralia 8. The second and third pics are weird because of flash but a couple of weeks after the split to now (total of 3 weeks) they have looked like that. Bright neon pink with white stalk longer thinner tentacles. Won't take food - mysis, fish filet, brine, krill - clowns still hosting but not at night? Any info would be appreciated!


I like to place disturbing amounts of saltwater and electricity next to each other!
-Chari

 

[FLKeysGirl]

Sorry forgot pics!


I like to place disturbing amounts of saltwater and electricity next to each other!
-Chari

 

[BongoSolo3]

Mine tend to go through phases like that, especially after a split. They still have great color, which is a good sign. Some of mine partially bleach post-split and take a while to get it back.

 

[FLKeysGirl]

It's been a couple/few months but I realized my heater was down for almost a month!! Wondering if they're affected from cooler water 70 hopefully they'll come back up to par since we ate back to 77.5 now


Sharkbait! Ooh Ha Ha!

 

[BonsaiNut]

I don't understand what you are asking / saying? Your BTA's are completely bleached. They sometimes bleach when they split - hard to tell if that is the case here since we don't have "pre-split" photos. After the split they will not / can not eat - they have to heal first. In some cases they can heal up quickly - some cases takes them longer. The combination of being bleached and not being able to eat can sometimes lead to stress and starvation. Short, nub-like tentacles are a sure sign that the anemone is not getting enough food - either from its zooxanthellae or from supplemental feeding.

You also need to watch your clowns. If they are extremely aggressive in the anemone, they can damage it before it has the chance to heal up.