A little help?

[Kgrizzle]

I got this anemone last night and did a slow two hour acclimation but am not sure of where I should place it. Or exactly the type... Does it look healthy and any ideas for placing it?

Here are pics of the anemone and the aqua scape but the corals have changed spots as I like the change up what I can.

And how Long does it normally take for a clow to host in it?

 

[returnofsid]

Entamacea quadricolor, aka Bubble Tipped Anemone. It looks like it's slightly discolored, but that could be your lighting or just slight stress from being a new arrival. Sometimes Clownfish will go right to them, other times, they never do. Give them time and give the BTA the best water quality!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

What type of lighting do you have it under?

 

[bairdimusprime]

give it 2 days before you feed it, it prefers living in the rockwork but it will move around the tank until its happy... lighting is EXTREMELY important
i've had several BTA's in my tank for the last year or so and my clowns don't go anywhere near them... just depends on the clowns best of luck should open up fully when its happy

 

[Kgrizzle]

Ok awesome thanks guy... I'm currently looking to get another 2 t5 ho glo life on Friday but right now I'm running just 2 t5 hos

 

[bairdimusprime]

how old are the bulbs? and what type? sorry i'm all about bta's and love to see them flourish MarvinsReef as well he's one to talk to without a doubt

 

[returnofsid]

You definitely need to get more lighting, as soon as possible. T5HO is perfectly adequate for BTAs, but 2 bulbs isn't enough.

 

[Kgrizzle]

Glo lights 24" t5 ho fixture and i am currently using 1 life glo bulb and 1 marine glo. I plan to get another set of the same thing.

Current bulbs are 1.5 months old

 

[Kgrizzle]

How fast do they move? And how do they move exactly lol

 

[returnofsid]

They release their foot, stretch it out and use it to grab onto whatever they reached...then they do it all over again. One word of caution...when in a new environment, they can become completely detached from whatever they're attached to, allowing them to be blown around in the current. When this happens, there's a risk of them becoming caught up in a power head. If this does happen, DO NOT pull them out! Turn off the power head and let them work their way out, on their own. Sometimes, they're completely shredded and destroyed by power heads, but usually, while they're cut up, they can recover. Just something to be aware of. You can also cover your power head intakes, with sponges, temporarily, to offer some protection, until they find their "happy spot." Also, be aware that BTAs are naturally more comfortable, anchoring their foot on the bottom side of a rock. They'll then stretch out to the light, during the day, shrinking back under the rock, at night.

 

[Kgrizzle]

Ya light have been out an hour and he looks alot bigger already and might e tryig to move I hope he finds a spot safely and with out harm to it or others. How log does it take usually to find its "happy spot"?

 

[Kgrizzle]

So he's dead ... He got sucked up in my canister intake... Awesome

 

[returnofsid]

Are you sure it's dead? If it's just injured, it's likely to recover. If it is dead, I'm sorry to hear that!

 

[Kgrizzle]

Oh ya its dead... It is about the size quarter and has no tip and it looks like its done thru a meat grinder

 

[Kgrizzle]

But I mean I guess that's what I get for not doing adiquate research before buying

 

[ray72484]

Sorry to hear that. Look at it like this, at least you learned a lesson and can fix the problem and maybe next one you get will live and get real big.