snailheave
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if the lighting is strong, do i still need to feed the anemone?
bleached anemone recovery
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snailheave
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how do i tell whether it does or not
snailheave
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when i feed it, it takes the food to its mouth very slowly, so slow that i have to guard it against the clowns and the wrasses.
know of any better ways to feed?
know of any better ways to feed?
snailheave
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how often should i feed? twice a week good enough?
snailheave
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and i shall do that for until it turns dark?
it's a rbta. right now it has some faded pink.
it's a rbta. right now it has some faded pink.
tree
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I used a turkey baster to keep the clownfish out of my BTA until it was able to feed itself more quickly. I use the baster to keep the clownfish out - I didn't blast the anemone with it. But that little 2" clownfish would attack me every time I tried to feed the anemone and then pull all the food out of the anemone. Good news, after 3 weeks, the bleached anemone I got has seemed to recover most of its coloring and is doing well. I wish I had thought of taking before & after photos. Just keep feeding. I fed mine about every 2 days for the first 2 weeks and slowly started back off the food so now it is only 2 times a week & very tiny pieces.
T
thomas712
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If your lighting is enough for the zoo to recoupe, then you may see some results in about 3 months.
You can try many things to help protect the anemone like a strawberry basket over the anemone while it eats, or similar clean plastic container. You may also try feeding just before lights out, then turn the lights off and the fish should be seeking shelter for the night when that happens.
Thomas
You can try many things to help protect the anemone like a strawberry basket over the anemone while it eats, or similar clean plastic container. You may also try feeding just before lights out, then turn the lights off and the fish should be seeking shelter for the night when that happens.
Thomas
snailheave
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so the lighting i have (560w) is not helping the anemone because the zoox are either weak or dead?
my other question in my other tank, a 72g, i have a ritteri anemone who likes to cling on the back wall (for better flow i assume since it stays right in front of a return.) in that tank i have a 250w mh + two 30w actinic bulbs for a total of 310w. Is that enough?
my other question in my other tank, a 72g, i have a ritteri anemone who likes to cling on the back wall (for better flow i assume since it stays right in front of a return.) in that tank i have a 250w mh + two 30w actinic bulbs for a total of 310w. Is that enough?
viper_930
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Originally Posted by snailheave
so the lighting i have (560w) is not helping the anemone because the zoox are either weak or dead?
They're not helping the anemone in the way that the anemone isn't getting any food from the lights. But they are helping boost and regrow the zooxanthellae population.
That's not a great spread of light for a big tank, but the ritteri should be ok.
Originally Posted by pohtr
so all the pretty pink or white anemones are unhealthy?
Not necessarily, but that's how it is in most cases. A healthy anemone would have a good population of zooxanthellae to get energy fom photosynthesis. The zoox are brown color, so a healthy anemone should have a nice brown tint.
so the lighting i have (560w) is not helping the anemone because the zoox are either weak or dead?
They're not helping the anemone in the way that the anemone isn't getting any food from the lights. But they are helping boost and regrow the zooxanthellae population.
That's not a great spread of light for a big tank, but the ritteri should be ok.
Originally Posted by pohtr
so all the pretty pink or white anemones are unhealthy?
Not necessarily, but that's how it is in most cases. A healthy anemone would have a good population of zooxanthellae to get energy fom photosynthesis. The zoox are brown color, so a healthy anemone should have a nice brown tint.
T
thomas712
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Originally Posted by pohtr
so all the pretty pink or white anemones are unhealthy?
Anemone Bleaching
What is anemone ‘bleaching’?
All healthy anemones have a population of zooxanthellae in their body tissues that helps provide nutrients to the host anemone. This algae population is brown in color, and all healthy anemones will have an underlying color tone of light to dark brown depending upon the intensity of lighting under which they are kept, and the size of their zooxanthellae population. In cases of stress or poor water conditions, the zooxanthellae population in an anemone can die or be expelled. This condition is called “bleaching” since a healthy, dark colored anemone can become light and pale overnight. Bleached anemones are white or translucent in color, and lack the noticeable brown undercoloring of healthy anemones. The lack of zooxanthellae puts an anemone at significant health risk, since it no longer has a substantial source of nutrients. However, even badly stressed and bleached anemones can recover if placed in a stable, healthy environment. Daily feedings and appropriate light conditions will help the animal to rebuild its zooxanthellae population and reacquire its normal tan/brownish color over time. This process may take a while – three months is not unusual.
so all the pretty pink or white anemones are unhealthy?
Anemone Bleaching
What is anemone ‘bleaching’?
All healthy anemones have a population of zooxanthellae in their body tissues that helps provide nutrients to the host anemone. This algae population is brown in color, and all healthy anemones will have an underlying color tone of light to dark brown depending upon the intensity of lighting under which they are kept, and the size of their zooxanthellae population. In cases of stress or poor water conditions, the zooxanthellae population in an anemone can die or be expelled. This condition is called “bleaching” since a healthy, dark colored anemone can become light and pale overnight. Bleached anemones are white or translucent in color, and lack the noticeable brown undercoloring of healthy anemones. The lack of zooxanthellae puts an anemone at significant health risk, since it no longer has a substantial source of nutrients. However, even badly stressed and bleached anemones can recover if placed in a stable, healthy environment. Daily feedings and appropriate light conditions will help the animal to rebuild its zooxanthellae population and reacquire its normal tan/brownish color over time. This process may take a while – three months is not unusual.
snailheave
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does a strong sting mean an anemone is healthy? i was righting some rocks that fell over during the night in the ritteri tank and some tentacles of the ritteri brushed my forearms barely and i immediately felt the sting and my forearm has been itchy and red since. that was half hour ago.
pohtr
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That was a good explanation about the bleaching. Went and looked at mine closer and it is mostly pink with a slight grey look and a hint of tan on the flatish "stem" area and some slightly darker grey areas. Of course I don't even know what kind it is other than bubble.
I hope its not bleached.
I hope its not bleached.
T
thomas712
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Originally Posted by snailheave
does a strong sting mean an anemone is healthy? .
Not necessarily. Sometimes they will loose their stickiness when acclimating or during a move, sometimes not. The nematocysts howver can still still carry a sting to them depending on which ones an anemone has, some are more wicked than others.
does a strong sting mean an anemone is healthy? .
Not necessarily. Sometimes they will loose their stickiness when acclimating or during a move, sometimes not. The nematocysts howver can still still carry a sting to them depending on which ones an anemone has, some are more wicked than others.
mr_bill
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Originally Posted by pohtr
Of course I don't even know what kind it is other than bubble.
I hope its not bleached.
Does it resemble this? Mine is also a BTA but for some reason only comes close to bubbles when I feed it.
Also wondering ViPeR_930, and Thomas712 does my anemone need to be any darker in color in your opinion?
Of course I don't even know what kind it is other than bubble.
I hope its not bleached.
Does it resemble this? Mine is also a BTA but for some reason only comes close to bubbles when I feed it.
Also wondering ViPeR_930, and Thomas712 does my anemone need to be any darker in color in your opinion?
T
thomas712
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The color is going to depend on what lights you have, photo period, and your water conditions. Most will be a little different, its not uncommon. Yours doesn't look very unusual in color to me, but has marbling that I don't usually see.
Thomas
Thomas