paulcoates
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Bubble1
Does this BubbleTip look normal?
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paulcoates
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thomas712
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Nope
First of all what is your lighting on that tank, looks like normal output bulbs. If so thats bad. Or was that a night shot?
Second - Are you sure thats a bubble tip? I've never seen one with such a dark column.
First of all what is your lighting on that tank, looks like normal output bulbs. If so thats bad. Or was that a night shot?
Second - Are you sure thats a bubble tip? I've never seen one with such a dark column.
paulcoates
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My lighting is not what I need (You replied to my other post). I only have normal flourescent lighting. I need to go buy some better lighting.
It is a bubble tip for sure. The picture was a night shot (I just took it)...I just fed him some krill last night, so is he maybe just expelling?
It is a bubble tip for sure. The picture was a night shot (I just took it)...I just fed him some krill last night, so is he maybe just expelling?
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thomas712
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Yeah kind of weird huh. Rose colum with green tops, I thought of that, but I don't know. Its just strange looking. The only other thing I can think of is it may have been colored somehow artifically, that wouldn't be good either.
paulcoates
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When I first got him he was white with a pinkish/brown base. Over the past 2 weeks I have fed it 3 pieces of krills. I was talking to the guy at my LFS and showed him these pics and he said it was normal and that some BTA do this when they expell their food...
Just trying to get a 2nd opinion
Just trying to get a 2nd opinion
paulcoates
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This is what he looked like about 10 days ago. When I bought him about 2 weeks ago he was pretty big a white with little pink tips on his tentacles. I figure that maybe I fed him a little too much and that this was a result of that. Consequently, he is not getting fed until at least next Friday
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thomas712
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Well I'll tell ya. I have had BTA's for over 4 years. I have 12 of them right now. I have never seen one like that. None of mine have ever shown coloration like that, whether expanding, contracting, expelling or moving. I also see alot of pics of anemones from posters on this site and elsewhere. I've just never seen a pic quite like that one.
You realize that white is not a good color for any hosting anemone, it suggests that it has or is loosing it's zooxanthellae. It needs this for survival and can not live without it. They can with care and proper lighting recover in a few months +.
Thomas
You realize that white is not a good color for any hosting anemone, it suggests that it has or is loosing it's zooxanthellae. It needs this for survival and can not live without it. They can with care and proper lighting recover in a few months +.
Thomas
paulcoates
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I am running some water tests now....Everything looks goood so far except the SG is around 1.027~1.028. Nitrate, Nitrite,Ammonia are all 0. My PH is around 7.8-7.9
That may be a little low too
That may be a little low too
paulcoates
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The tips are pink. The tentacles are very green. Shot in the dark here, since I dont really know what I m talking about, but here goes. Is it possible that since I fed him yesterday that he is no longer hungry, therefore he is not extending his tentacles, thereby consdensing the algae in his body causing him to appear more green?
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thomas712
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pH is a swinger, with lights out pH has a tendency toward the downward swing, perfectly normal. you need to take an average pH value. Lights out, morning, during the full photo period, evening. This should give the the pH ave.
Thomas
:sleepy: Going to bed now :sleepy:
Thomas
:sleepy: Going to bed now :sleepy:
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thomas712
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Originally posted by 22CADDY
I have never seen one like this before either Thomas. paulcoates, are the tips pink or are they more purple?
You thinking Sebae? :thinking:
paulcoates
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I have two false clowns in there now and they are not taking to the BTA...Wouldnt they take to the Sebae? Or no? Only Riterris?
22caddy
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You thinking Sebae?
Well I have heard but not seen any pics of a purple tipped green bubble tip anemone. I don't know the color of the foot of one though because I have never seen one. I only say that because he seems sure its a bubble tip. Also if the tenticals are very green I wouldn't think Sebae.
Well I have heard but not seen any pics of a purple tipped green bubble tip anemone. I don't know the color of the foot of one though because I have never seen one. I only say that because he seems sure its a bubble tip. Also if the tenticals are very green I wouldn't think Sebae.
paulcoates
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The tentacles are sort of a dark pink light purple color....I suppose you could call it either way, but who knows, maybe that is what it is?
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jacob_poly
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I've seen a BTA that looked like that at my LFS. Reddish base with pale yellowish white tentacles. I didn't buy that one but instead chose a darker BTA. Although the bleached BTA exhibited more bubbles than did the dark one.
paulcoates
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Here are the latest pics. He really doesnt look good to me. I reformed my Live Rock, but I think it is too late. I now have him as close to the fluorescent lights as possible... His tentacles are extremely tiny. I fed him this morning and he ate, which I would think is a good thing. I can see his mouth now...Check out these pics and tell me what you think (I have a CoralLife 4x55 Lunar coming this week)
paulcoates
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