Please Help ID anemone.
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thomas712
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Looks like it could be a rather unhealthy sebae to me.
Oh and A. Ocellaris is not a likely candidate for this type of anemone, but you never know.
Oh and A. Ocellaris is not a likely candidate for this type of anemone, but you never know.
ray28576
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The LFS had it marked as a bubble Anemone but I did'nt know if it was or not. I bought it because it looked kind of bad and I was hoping to bring it back to good health. He keeps trying to go behind rocks and stuff. He won't plant his foot either. Their were a bunch of tomatoe clowns in it when it was at the lfs. Will it come back to good health in my tank? I have 150HQI 130Actinic PC. Good water quality. Also, should I just leave it alone when it goes behind the rocks and stuff. It won't eat either. I try to give it shrimp, but it does'nt do anything.
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thomas712
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I think with that lighting you stand a chance of bringing it back to health, never give up. I think it has too many tenticals to be a BTA, it has more tentacle structure of a sebae, but I admit I don't see the usual colored tip of it.. look at the difference with my BTA's.
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thomas712
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Perhaps after it gets used to the new home, and the tentacles inflate some more we can get a more positive id. For now, I'm only sure that it needs help and good lighting.
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thomas712
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Usually if it is moving then it has to spend energy to do so, sometimes it's not likely to take food at that time, you can try, but don't get discouraged if it doesn't take it, at least not right away.
For now you can try to feed it some small meaty foods with a clean turkey baster (get one just for your tank), then you can thaw some mysis shrimp out and try feeding it. If it doesn't take it now then wait until lights out and see if it will accept it. If not then give him a couple more days before trying again.
Also BTA's sometimes head straight for the back of the tank, if it does then it will most likely id itself.
Its annoying but they do it when new to a tank.
Moving is a way to find the right spot for it, nothing we do will change that, it will decide, not us. Which is sometimes another annoying habit of the BTA or any anemone.
Thomas
For now you can try to feed it some small meaty foods with a clean turkey baster (get one just for your tank), then you can thaw some mysis shrimp out and try feeding it. If it doesn't take it now then wait until lights out and see if it will accept it. If not then give him a couple more days before trying again.
Also BTA's sometimes head straight for the back of the tank, if it does then it will most likely id itself.
Moving is a way to find the right spot for it, nothing we do will change that, it will decide, not us. Which is sometimes another annoying habit of the BTA or any anemone.
Thomas
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thomas712
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Sure mine do.
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thomas712
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Originally Posted by Ray28576
My clowns have been going up to it, and acting like they want something to do with it, Does that mean they want to get in it?
Possibly, just give it time, better right now if they just leave him alone, and not stress the anemone out by loving it too much.
My clowns have been going up to it, and acting like they want something to do with it, Does that mean they want to get in it?
Possibly, just give it time, better right now if they just leave him alone, and not stress the anemone out by loving it too much.