Hi! Three days ago I picked up my very first bubble tip anemone. Like a good noob reefer, I poured over forum after forum, and while I learned a lot it has also made me quite paranoid about the health of my critter.
I basically would just like a little clarification on a few uncertainties, and have you take a look at my anemone and give me your opinions as to whether or not it looks okay, or if some intervention might be needed. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right?
It has deflated and reinflated a handful of times but I've read that's normal while adjusting to the new tank. He's moved around a bit but within the same 6"-8" area. He's more or less stayed in the spot you see in the pic(s) for the last 24hrs or so. Foot has good grip. He's hosted by a maroon clown. I've read you don't need to spot feed when hosted, but I've also come across info that says I should feed during the acclimation period. Are both true? The clownfish is incredibly territorial and attacks when I go anywhere near it, so spot feeding might get interesting. Any tips to deal with this?
I snap pics of it every day to compare color of foot/tentacles because I'm scared to death of bleaching. Color seems constant but it has only been 3 days. Does his coloring look okay? He was under LEDs in the LFS and now under 2x250w MH. Should the extreme change in light intensity be a concern?
Sorry for ten million questions. The wellbeing of my livestock is very important to me and I want to do good by them.
My tank:
6 months old
65 gal (24" deep)
2x250w MH
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 5ppm
Phosphate 0
pH 8.4 (8.1 at night)
Temp 80-82
I basically would just like a little clarification on a few uncertainties, and have you take a look at my anemone and give me your opinions as to whether or not it looks okay, or if some intervention might be needed. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right?
It has deflated and reinflated a handful of times but I've read that's normal while adjusting to the new tank. He's moved around a bit but within the same 6"-8" area. He's more or less stayed in the spot you see in the pic(s) for the last 24hrs or so. Foot has good grip. He's hosted by a maroon clown. I've read you don't need to spot feed when hosted, but I've also come across info that says I should feed during the acclimation period. Are both true? The clownfish is incredibly territorial and attacks when I go anywhere near it, so spot feeding might get interesting. Any tips to deal with this?
I snap pics of it every day to compare color of foot/tentacles because I'm scared to death of bleaching. Color seems constant but it has only been 3 days. Does his coloring look okay? He was under LEDs in the LFS and now under 2x250w MH. Should the extreme change in light intensity be a concern?
Sorry for ten million questions. The wellbeing of my livestock is very important to me and I want to do good by them.
My tank:
6 months old
65 gal (24" deep)
2x250w MH
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 5ppm
Phosphate 0
pH 8.4 (8.1 at night)
Temp 80-82
