Thomas712, pictures of splitting anemones?

[mr_bill]

Thomas, do you have any pictures of splitting anemones? I've been searching the forum looking for some and can't find anything. My BTA has become horizontally elongated an deflated. I'll add a picture when I get home today, but was wondering what the general appearance of a splitting anemone looks like.
:help:
Thankyou

 

[thomas712]

Never have caught mine doing the splitting, but I do think there is a set of photo's on here somewhere.

 

[thomas712]

Here you go!
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/164519/bta-split

 

[mr_bill]

Great thanks!!!
Hmm, mine hasn't left it's anchor spot though. Have yours split from where they are anchored or do they move to the top of a rock like that one did?

 

[thomas712]

I have some that don't leave there anchor spot, and the clone moves away. The one rock I have that is covered with BTA's is almost like having a rock with zoo polyps on it, they just keep covering the rock. I really can't show you a pic until I get a few things straight on the computer, I recently went with a wireless router and am having some trouble sending the signal over to my computer.
Thomas

 

[mr_bill]

I think I just have one more question as far as appearance goes. Do the anemones tend to bleach like that one did? Mine is still redish brown on the face and still has tint in the tentacles. This is a regular bubbletip so has greenish tips.

 

[squirrel]

As you know mine just split the other day and it did not bleach like that. I was thinking the same when I saw the pictures. Mine kept the same color thru the whole process. I don't know a whole lot about them but hope this little bit helps ya!
Oh one more thing mine did move up higher...it moved from the rock onto the glass.

 

[mr_bill]

I moved the Xenia that was near it so I can keep a good eye on it. Although it might already be split by the time I get home. We'll see... :notsure:

 

[mr_bill]

OH Dear, I came home and look at this. This can't be good, what should I do?
All my water parms are perfect..
Ammonia 0
nitrate .05
nitrate 0
PH 8.4
temp 80
I don't get it, should be doing fine.

 

[thomas712]

Originally Posted by Mr_Bill
Do the anemones tend to bleach like that one did? Mine is still redish brown on the face and still has tint in the tentacles. This is a regular bubbletip so has greenish tips.
Yeah I don't really know about those greeish tips, it just could be an odd color morph. As to the bleaching.. One of the parts about acclimating an anemone is also light acclimation. Depening on the strength, par, spectrum of your lights, Photo period.etc.. ( I forget what are yous?) You will come up with different effects and results. It could even be that your anemone is missidentified.
Thomas

 

[thomas712]

Aye :scared:
That doesn't look good, mouth is gaping and it has the appearance of being hit directly with buffer. If you have ever seen undisolved buffer granuals hit directly on an anemone yours is not far off from what it looks like.
Check the calcium and alkalinity, and all other water paramiters. Temp? salinity?

 

[mr_bill]

Will do, Thanks Thomas.
I'm curious about the effects of raw garlic maybe?? My fish love it but I've seen my clowns try and give it to the anemone. he shrunk up and gave a slime coating to the garlic that made it float away. That was the one time I witnessed, could that be the thing that is causing this?
This morning he is inflated again and no gaping mouth. I'm wonding if the poor thing swallowed some garlic.

I have 200watts of PC on him in a 45gallon, he's 18" from the light. It was sold to me as a BTA and was hosting the same clowns I have in the tank with it today. Could it really be something else? :notsure:

 

[thomas712]

Its possible that there is something in the garlic that irritated the anemone.
I might limit that garlic use for a while. Then watch each time you use it to see if the anemone reacts the same way.
It is just probably some type of colormorph that is uncommon in this type of anemone.

 

[mr_bill]

Here it is again after 3 hours. Looking better but still not as pretty as it used to be. I'll discontinue the garlic for a bit or switch to the liquid in a few days.

 

[mr_bill]

Thomas, I think I figured it out. At first I thought it was my last water change but now I remember one thing I did different when feeding this anemone the time before if started doing this.
Remember I said the anemone slimed and rejected a piece of food the clowns tryed to give it? Well i floated a chunk of shrimp in that same garlic water that the fish food was in and he ate it. The anemone is looking way better today and is hungry so I gave it a clean non-garlic piece of shrimp and it looks great.
My corals are doing great and I'm really convinced that it was this garlic that caused all this to begin with. I guess I'll make a note and remember it for the future if someone else has a similar issue.
Thankyou for the help, with friends like you who needs anemones?

 

[mr_bill]

UPDATE: Anemone recovered.