Sick BTA?

[SnowManSnow]

Hi,
Yet another question about my one and only anemone friend

I have a small sized BTA who has been in my tank about 2.5 weeks now. I noticed today that his tenticles were a little more stringy than normal, and he has developed white "spots" that look somthing like little warts all over. I CAN post a pic, but that's really what it looks like,,, and the pics dont really show what I'm talking about very well.

I had a heater malfunction LAST NIGHT that spiked my temp up to 82, so I was forced to remove it.. it has dropped to about 74, where it should stay. I'm sure this added to stress of the thing.

ANY IDEAS?

Thanks,
B

 

[Juck]

BTA's are usually pretty tough,, if you have good water quality and enough light then it will probably be ok. A temp swing of 8 degrees might stress it a bit, but shouldn't kill it. I know what you mean about string tentacles and white spots, I've had BTA's that did that.

There's nothing you can do by messing with the BTA so don't stress about it. Leave it alone and relax, if it lives it lives,,, if it dies,, get another one.

 

[Anonymous]

Are the "warts" on the top or the bottom of the disc?Around the edges?

I would leave it be. The temp swing shouldn't kill it. Although you probably should have just left it be an not move it. Post the pic, it cannot hurt.

 

[Entacmaea]

FYI, 74 degrees IMO is a little low for keeping a bubble tip, I would gradually raise the temp to 77-78 over the next few weeks.
Not sure what the warts are, a pic would help.

Are you feeding the anemone?

While I agree with Juck's implication that sometimes an organism's fate is sealed before it gets to our tanks, "get another one" is a little too flippant a response to a specimen that dies after several weeks in a tank, especially an anemone. (Admittedly, it is unclear that anything is wrong with this BTA at this point.) Usually a death after several weeks means that husbandry is not adequate for the organism, insufficent light, feeding, or less than desireable water conditions, etc. If the anemone had died after a few days, perhaps you could chalk it up to circumstances prior to purchase, but in this case, I doubt it.

If this BTA does die, I would reevaluate your set-up for an anemone, do more reading and research into husbandry for a BTA(I'm sure you already have) and then purchase another specimen- and then only get a propagated clone from DrMacCorals.com or from another aquarist.
I don't know the origin of this BTA, if it is propagated, hats off to you.

Juck is right that "leave it alone" seems best for the BTA for now. Poking and prodding, or trying a move will only add stress.

Best, Peter