clowns101
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Iv been asked this qustion more than enough."Why does my Bubble Tip Anemone not have any bubbles."Well Im posting this to tell you guys why i think Bubble Tips dont Have bubble tips anymore.
(1.)They need more light.
I think that anemones need at least 5 watts of light per gallon.Even though the Bubble Tip Anemone may be one of the most hardiest of the anemone family they still need more light than what we gives them credit for.They(like all anemones)will expand to get light therefor making the tentecals longer so they can get more light and make the oral disk larger in order to make more surface area on the anemone so they can get more photosynthetic light for them to use so they can "try" to thrive. I know that some people can keep them under less light but keep this in mind the "depth of the tank".The deeper the tank the less light that may reach the bottom of the tank or any part of the tank.Yes the anemone may move up the rock work to get more light but how do we know if that will be enough for the anemone to thrive.If the tank may be 12 inches in depth from the top of the light to the bottom of the sand bed the light can penetrate much more better than if the tank were 24 inches from the top of the light to the top of the sand bed therefor you would need light like a metal halide to penetrate to the bottom of the tank.
(2.)Second.I also think that the anemones will expand their tentecals to therefor catch food in the water column.From my experince with the Bubble Tip Anemone they will expand there tentecals,catch food in the water column,then go back to their normal shape with bubble tips.Some times the anemone will be so hungery that it just will shrivel up and die due to the fact that there was little to no food in the water column.When the anemone has no bubble tips it may not be due to the fact that there was no food in the water column it may be to the fact that they are hoesting and aggresive clown number 3.
(3.)Thrid.I also think that an anemone will not bubble up due to the fact that the clowns are such an aggresive hoster.When I say this i mean when the anemone has started to host the clown the clown takes advatige and becomes an aggresive hoster.I think this because Iv keept a Bubble Tip Anemones with out a host and they would bubble up just fine.Sometimes they will still bubble up even though they are being hosted.I see the anemone not bubble up as much when the colwns are trying to "force a split."Clowns will try to force a split when they feel the anemone is small or not what they want.
I have many other reasons why I think that Bubble Tip Anemones dont bubble up.Like water quality,Flow,Tempature,and were its foot is placed and what its attached to.
If you dont aggree with me please feel free to tell me about your opinions.I may be wrong but this is just a thraed about my experinces and what mistaces Iv made.
Thanks,
Austin
(1.)They need more light.
I think that anemones need at least 5 watts of light per gallon.Even though the Bubble Tip Anemone may be one of the most hardiest of the anemone family they still need more light than what we gives them credit for.They(like all anemones)will expand to get light therefor making the tentecals longer so they can get more light and make the oral disk larger in order to make more surface area on the anemone so they can get more photosynthetic light for them to use so they can "try" to thrive. I know that some people can keep them under less light but keep this in mind the "depth of the tank".The deeper the tank the less light that may reach the bottom of the tank or any part of the tank.Yes the anemone may move up the rock work to get more light but how do we know if that will be enough for the anemone to thrive.If the tank may be 12 inches in depth from the top of the light to the bottom of the sand bed the light can penetrate much more better than if the tank were 24 inches from the top of the light to the top of the sand bed therefor you would need light like a metal halide to penetrate to the bottom of the tank.
(2.)Second.I also think that the anemones will expand their tentecals to therefor catch food in the water column.From my experince with the Bubble Tip Anemone they will expand there tentecals,catch food in the water column,then go back to their normal shape with bubble tips.Some times the anemone will be so hungery that it just will shrivel up and die due to the fact that there was little to no food in the water column.When the anemone has no bubble tips it may not be due to the fact that there was no food in the water column it may be to the fact that they are hoesting and aggresive clown number 3.
(3.)Thrid.I also think that an anemone will not bubble up due to the fact that the clowns are such an aggresive hoster.When I say this i mean when the anemone has started to host the clown the clown takes advatige and becomes an aggresive hoster.I think this because Iv keept a Bubble Tip Anemones with out a host and they would bubble up just fine.Sometimes they will still bubble up even though they are being hosted.I see the anemone not bubble up as much when the colwns are trying to "force a split."Clowns will try to force a split when they feel the anemone is small or not what they want.
I have many other reasons why I think that Bubble Tip Anemones dont bubble up.Like water quality,Flow,Tempature,and were its foot is placed and what its attached to.
If you dont aggree with me please feel free to tell me about your opinions.I may be wrong but this is just a thraed about my experinces and what mistaces Iv made.
Thanks,
Austin
