Rose Tip Anemone help

[Reefit]

I've had this anemone for about six weeks. It has looked great up until three days ago. All my water parameters are good. I have another GBTA that's doing great still. Please if anyone can make suggestion they would be greatly appreciated.

 

[finding nemo]

Oh my, He is not looking good at all is he.
Have you changed anything lately? Lights. Water top off quality?
What have you been feeding it?
He was starting to bleach in the first picture.
Big question, how old is your tank?

 

[Reefit]

The only change in my tank has been the addition of a flame and nose hawk, flathead anthias, black capped basslet, and a elegance coral. I know this sounds like a lot at once but I recently got rid of a few fish and all these are very small. I had been feeding the anemone krill, along with the plankton and mysid shrimp that it grabs at fish feeding time. The current tank has been set up for 15 months, and has evolved from a 75 to a 140 gallon over the last 4+ years. You can see the equipment I have in my signature. I don't see any of the new fish bothering the anemone and they are all fish we have kept in the past. Hoping this answers all your questions.

Thanks

 

[finding nemo]

Can you post a picture from further away?
Do you have any corals next to or in the vacinity of it?
I am thinking chemical warfare.
If you can, move it with its rock to a corner away from all other corals and put a bit of flow on it, not so that it is being blown all over but just swaying, also what you are feeding is not enough for anemones, they need meaty foods, bulk, silversides is what I recomend for them.
I am going to send you a pm as can't post here what I need to.

 

[Reefit]

There have been no changes in coral positions since I introduced the anemone. Here is another photo.

 

[finding nemo]

Great picture, I see nothing there that would have sweepers to be touching it.
Have you tried feeding it today?
See it if will take a cube of formula one thawed unsquashed if you have it if you don't have silversides, if you do, try a small piece of silverside.
You can also try raw uncooked shrimp, a small piece.
See what it does and let us know.
Do you have any kind of shrimp in your tank? Cleaners, sexys? etc?

 

[Reefit]

I will try to feed, although I somehow dout it will eat. I have scarlet cleaner, blood, and a coral banded shrimp in the tank.

 

[55semireef]

Looks like it was being bleached in the first shot.

It also looks like its not going to make it. The chances of it coming back is extremely slim but Finding Nemo has experience in bringing back RBTAs.

 

[Reefit]

I have tried to feed it. I tried krill first, which it closed up on but after a minute opened and let it go. I then tried feeding it some mysid shrimp. It may have got a couple of these, it has closed up again which lead me to believe it is hungry and has the ability to eat. I will try to find some silversides tommorrow.

 

[Reefit]

Also meant to ask why are krill not considered a meaty food?

 

[finding nemo]

Reef, if you can get good size krill try them. I have had no luck getting any of my anemones to eat them and they just let them drop, so I just don't recomend them. It is my personal thing. But if they work for others there is nothing wrong with feeding it.
You have several shrimp in your aquarium. Have you noticed any of them picking in the anemones mouth? They are notorious for that and can severly irritate the lining of the anemones mouth.
I only have cleaner shrimp in with my roses and feed them a half silverside each before feeding the anemones, and then I still stand and wait until the anemones have closed all of the way up and you can't see the fish.
If the shrimp see it they dive in and yank it out from the anemones mouth.
Make sure that it can eat it in peace, even if you have to stand there with a small net, fork or anything that will scare the shrimp away from the nem.

 

[sarahkucera]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7660936#post7660936 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefit
I have tried to feed it. I tried krill first, which it closed up on but after a minute opened and let it go. I then tried feeding it some mysid shrimp. It may have got a couple of these, it has closed up again which lead me to believe it is hungry and has the ability to eat. I will try to find some silversides tommorrow.

I have purchased silversides at places like Petsmart and Petco before. They're all over the place because I think they're also good food for some of the larger freshwater oscars.

 

[finding nemo]

Checking in to see how your anemone is doing?

 

[55semireef]

any updates on pictures?

 

[Reefit]

Sorry I've been busy at work. Sat 17 hrs, Sun 21 hrs. I'll post some pictures tonight. It seems to be doing better.

 

[55semireef]

Wow those are some crazy shifts you got going.

 

[Reefit]

I went out the first night and bought some silversides. I've cut about 1/3 on one two times now and it seems to take it in. You can see there's not much improvement if any. It does look better at times. Sould I just continue this twice a week feeding or is there anything else that might help?

 

[55semireef]

Wow, thats not looking good at all to brake it to you. From that picture it has a slim chance of making it but it has done before. Just feed it every other day. GIVE IT MINIMUM stress.

Try doing another 20% water change. If you havn't done one yet do a 30 percenter.

 

[55semireef]

BTW, you said six weeks? Well in that first picture, it looks bleached to begin with slightly. This is around the time period when some says why is my BTA not doing good. It usually takes that long for a BTA to whither away. Sorry.

 

[Reefit]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7687435#post7687435 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
BTW, you said six weeks? Well in that first picture, it looks bleached to begin with slightly. This is around the time period when some says why is my BTA not doing good. It usually takes that long for a BTA to whither away. Sorry.

Whither away from what, starvation?