GBTA Anemone Smokeing!

[AlucardXP]

So it was a typical day for my fish tank...Lights went on, everyones alive (thats always a good thing lol). Fed the fish, everyones happy. Doing my work and I notice the tank is cloudy! I wonder whats going on...I check everything and everyone right away and wonder why until I notice the anomone is smoking. A quick google search shows its spawning. Thats cool in my books...more of a reason to get a new tank (Current tank is a biocube 29 thats 4 years old).

Question is, should I do anything? Im figuring since everyones happy, I shouldnt bother with a water change right now and let the cloudyness go away on its own.

 

[andylee]

Change water. The stuff will break down in the water and spike all your levels, especially in a volume like that.

 

[AlucardXP]

Ok cool. I wasnt sure if I should do that or let everything happen on its own. Gonna change some water now then.

 

[AlucardXP]

Water change, check...Only had enough for one last change. Gotta get more salt tomorrow. Hopefully itll clear up then. Looks worse now. I did get to see the anemone a bit, looks like it may of split into 2. Looks like there could be a smaller one on the back wall now. Cant tell 100% yet tho. The lights are ramping off now anyway (LED's).

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

How old is the nem.

Releasing of sperm can sometimes be from stress. Try and take a pic.

 

[AlucardXP]

the nem is 3 years old. Hes been happier then ever for the last 6 months or so. He found a new spot to anchor himself, and has been bigger then ever. My pair of clowns love it too lol but they have been hosting him for almost 2 years.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

A mature nem that youve had for that log can sometimes spawn

 

[AlucardXP]

yeah, it wouldnt surprise me. It didnt split like I thought. The bottom of it was sticking to the back wall I think. Today, it was kind of sticking to the rock which I usually dont see. The way its positioned is its foot goes behind a rock and down to either the bottom of the tank or to a rock in the back and usually streches up and over a rock in the middle where it expands and hovers over it. Right now its up there but has small tenticles.

I dont mind if it respawns tho. Like I mentioned earlier, I want to upgrade this tank to a 65 or 75 gallon tank anyway

 

[AlucardXP]

Heres a before, durring, and after pics. The durring was like 15-20min in. The pic came out a lot less cloudy then it actually was.

Before -

Durring -

After -