anenome troubles?

[JKDMan]

my anenome looks like limp green spahgetti
sometiems it does this idk why

sometimes it looks healthy sometimes it looks like its tentacles got microwaved
it was sold in the store as a green bubble tip but it has no bubble tips
anymore

whats up with this thing

para r good

temp isnt super stable it varies 3 degree sometimes sometimes less but nvr more than that ...working on that

 

[Anonymous]

Bubble tip anemones(BTA) deflate on occasion.

The bubble tips vary on each individual anemone. It is not clear why they have or lose their bubble tips. Some say it is water chemistry, others say lighting, feeding, or water motion or a combination of all.

 

[Anonymous]

it looks like its tentacles got microwaved

Sounds very serious. BTAs deflate now and then, but never really look that bad. I've seen the 'microwaved' look in other Anems (Sebae), both times from hot temps. Both died soon after.

Try to keep your temp stable.
The upper limit I've found with BTAs is about 29 C. (But most would say that's too high, too.)

 

[iseeweed]

Welcome to the deadbeat anemone club. My pink tip will look great one day, dead the next. This has been going on for over 6 months. All my other creatures are doing great and the water parameters are good.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

Welcome to the deadbeat anemone club. My pink tip will look great one day, dead the next. This has been going on for over 6 months. All my other creatures are doing great and the water parameters are good.

WHat do you feed your anemone? Did you buy one of those "pretty white anemones"?

 

[JKDMan]

my temp sings a few degrees but only between 78 and 80 both are very suitable temps

me and iseeweed semm to be expirencing the same thing

 

[iseeweed]

Welcome to the deadbeat anemone club. My pink tip will look great one day, dead the next. This has been going on for over 6 months. All my other creatures are doing great and the water parameters are good.

WHat do you feed your anemone? Did you buy one of those "pretty white anemones"?

Yeh, My anemone def. looked bleached and dyed, it was bright white and bright pink! I have been trying to feed it mysis, and it seems to eat it sometimes. It also seems to like the light. It will perk up usually in the light, and close up at night.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

NEVER buy those white anemones. They are anemones that have already expelled their host zooanthelae. Meaning they will eventually die. As for feeding, mysids is not enough, they need to eat their body weight in shrimp per week. Thats the best advice I could give you. Take a look at my anemone in my 55 gal.

 

[JKDMan]

mines not white its a fleshy color and i feed it silversides

im doint this expirment with mass water movement

there is a good artic in last issue of advanced online aquarist about water movement its a good read and everthing ion my tank has responded well
to the expirment...check it out