I've had my RBTA for about 9-10 months now. Moved towards the top of the tank when I first got it. Stayed put ever since. Here's a pic:
Then a few weeks ago, after a water change (nothing out of the ordinary), it moved. Not much, but between a rock and the back of the tank. And worse, right where the CL return shoots water down behind the rocks. So essentially it is being pounded flat against the rock and being prevented from opening towards the light. I thought, well, no biggie, eventually it will move again. Well it hasn't. One day I turned off the CL and forgot to turn it back on, so the RBTA had a chance to open upright. Here's what it looks like:
With the CL on however, only a handful of tentacles are visible. I'm afraid it's bleaching with no light. Do I start to worry? The clowns can't even get to it where it is under the rock/water current. They're fine though. I'm concerned about the anemone. This whole idea about them moving if they are in a place they don't like doesn't seem to be fitting here. I'm thinking more along the lines that they are such lower life forms, they lack even the ability to respond to stimuli they would never encounter in the wild (high direct laminar flow/low light). Do I step in here? And how?
Thanks for any thoughts.
Thanks.
Then a few weeks ago, after a water change (nothing out of the ordinary), it moved. Not much, but between a rock and the back of the tank. And worse, right where the CL return shoots water down behind the rocks. So essentially it is being pounded flat against the rock and being prevented from opening towards the light. I thought, well, no biggie, eventually it will move again. Well it hasn't. One day I turned off the CL and forgot to turn it back on, so the RBTA had a chance to open upright. Here's what it looks like:
With the CL on however, only a handful of tentacles are visible. I'm afraid it's bleaching with no light. Do I start to worry? The clowns can't even get to it where it is under the rock/water current. They're fine though. I'm concerned about the anemone. This whole idea about them moving if they are in a place they don't like doesn't seem to be fitting here. I'm thinking more along the lines that they are such lower life forms, they lack even the ability to respond to stimuli they would never encounter in the wild (high direct laminar flow/low light). Do I step in here? And how?
Thanks for any thoughts.
Thanks.
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