rose nem in trouble

[indydog1]

i think i just figured out what happened. i increased the salinity from a 1.022 to a 1.025 in the course of maybe an hour. will this kill a once healthy 12" rose anemone. or is it just pi$$ed of. it has shrivled up and looks really mad. or could it be the new additions of a 2" hippo, flame hawk and royal gramma?

any thoughts are welcome. and i know ....i am a big dummy.

will he bounce back?

 

[ocellaris123]

Probably shocked it from the salinity change. The addition of the fish would have nothing to do with it shriveling.

 

[indydog1]

will it bounce back? the tank is a 90 gal with a 75 custom sump/fuge.

lights go out in 45 minutes. should i keep the lights on or just let it rest for the night?

 

[millerp]

you should just let it be and do everything as normal (i.e. don't change the light cycle or anything like that) BTA's are quite resilient and very forgiving. Just give it a little bit and it should be fine if that is in fact the problem.

 

[indydog1]

i sure hope so. i feel terrible.

 

[garygb]

If it is healthy and if everything is good in terms of your water quality, you should not have a problem. In the long run, 1.025 is much better than 1.022 anyway. Ideally that much of a change would be made over a couple of days, but it should be fine.

 

[indydog1]

thanks for the input everyone. i will not do it so fast next time. and yep water chemistry is zeros across the boards. with the salinity at 1.025

 

[garygb]

Is it looking better yet? I would think it should start to look by itself today.

 

[indydog1]

oh yeah... it is back to being B E A UTIFUL!

my bone head move had no losses, and i will never do that again.

my thanks to all who responded.

 

[ocellaris123]

glad to hear

 

[indydog1]

thanks. i think i have caused it to split.... i can not confirm it 100% yet, but i am pretty sure that it did. wow what to do with it now?

 

[chrisstie]

The best thing you can do for anemones is to leave them alone and let them do what they want! Provide them with good water quality and keep your powerheads safeguarded and give ample light and they will thank you.

 

[garygb]

Not too surprising if indeed it is splitting. It is large, and following a stressful event like you described in your first post, splitting would likely follow. As Chrisstie said, you don't have to do anything, just make sure your parameters are good. And definitely make sure any intakes are covered, as she also said. They tend to wander a little after splitting.

 

[Henryreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14105307#post14105307 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by garygb
Not too surprising if indeed it is splitting. It is large, and following a stressful event like you described in your first post, splitting would likely follow. As Chrisstie said, you don't have to do anything, just make sure your parameters are good. And definitely make sure any intakes are covered, as she also said. They tend to wander a little after splitting.

+1

 

[reef-newbie-11305]

what temp is too cold for a rbta?.... I keep my tank at about 76 or 77 degrees.... is that too cold for one?

 

[chrisstie]

75+ should be fine. I find 77 to be very comfortable for most everything in my reef tank.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I think anything below 80 is too low. I try to keep my tank between 80 and 85. Their metabolism slows as temperature goes down. I've asked the question before and got the response of 84 being optimal. Someone told me that for every 2 degrees below 84 the water is, the anemone's metabolism slows by 10%. If you run sub-optimal lights, lower temperatures could spell trouble for the anemone.

 

[garygb]

I've read the posts by knowledgeable writers that optimal temps are in the mid-80's as well. However, BTA's and H. crispas are also found in subtropical reefs, such as Lord Howe Island, where the temperature of the water gets in the 60's. So, I think each species has a broad range of what they will tolerate, and their might be individual differences in what is optimal. I think it's a safe bet for a BTA to keep it anywhere from 78 to 82 (or probably even 84). The average temperature of reefs is around 82, that's taking into account annual highs and lows for tropical reefs scattered around the world.