Hi everyone,
I haven't posted in a while...It always seems it's about an anemone. Maybe I shouldn't have them! I've searched and can't seem to find any info on this specific problem. Doesn't mean I didn't look right over it. I have a bubble tip anemone. He's two years and some change old. Even survived the power outage of hurricane Sally. He was big and beautiful for months, but going on six months now he is tiny. I find articles where people speak of them shrinking for a few days, but never this long. So, here I am for asking for advice. My tank is well over four years old at this point. I don't have a problem with any other corals. I even have a clam that's happy as, well a clam. (He's getting quite big.) I haven't had any fish since the hurricane. A friend recently brought me a beautiful clownfish...though the problem started way before him, so can't blame the fish. The anemone still eats. He will take his little shrimp piece, close up, and seems to eat it all. So, if he eats, he's still okay right? He has gone from the size of a fist, to maybe the size of a quarter. And stayed that way for about six months. Not getting any smaller, never getting any bigger. I feed him maybe once a week, sometimes less. I read one post on here that said to stop feeding him, so I did...I have since started back. It felt wrong not to feed him. He doesn't move around the tank. He went on an adventure when I first got him, then stayed firmly planted in his spot since. I trim the Xenia around him every week...NEVER GET XENIA!
My tank is a Waterbox cube 20. I have a Kessil A160WE. It runs for about 12 hours on its little timer. I had a 150watt metal halide that I LOVE, but it seemed to be too much for the tank. I had quite a few things refuse to open when I had it running. I would love for someone to tell me it's not too much for the tank, and I will promptly put it back. IMO nothing beats the look of a MH. The light change was the only thing thats changed on the tank over the years. And the anemone was one of the corals that refused to open with it on. My ammonia is zero, nitrate is zero or ten, depends on the day. Salinity is 1.26, temp is 79-82 depends on the time of day.The tank is upstairs, in the summer it can get a bit warm up there. I run a skimmer during the day. I turn it off at night when I sleep, it's a bit loud. It is also on a timer. Water changes every two weeks now. I was doing more but that didn't seem to help. Again, tank is upstairs and water is heavy. I'm putting some before and after pics, as well as pics of other corals. I'm at a loss. As long as he eats I will feed and care for him, I'd just hate for it to be something I'm missing preventing him from being happy. Any advice is welcome. I hope I included enough information.
These are before. The first one is when I first got him, the second is maybe eight months or so in.
These two are recent. The last one is from today. He had just ate. Ignore the gunk in the water, everyone else was eating too.
These are just some random pics from today to show the other corals thriving. Side note: Anybody want some Xenia?!?! Come help yourself!
I haven't posted in a while...It always seems it's about an anemone. Maybe I shouldn't have them! I've searched and can't seem to find any info on this specific problem. Doesn't mean I didn't look right over it. I have a bubble tip anemone. He's two years and some change old. Even survived the power outage of hurricane Sally. He was big and beautiful for months, but going on six months now he is tiny. I find articles where people speak of them shrinking for a few days, but never this long. So, here I am for asking for advice. My tank is well over four years old at this point. I don't have a problem with any other corals. I even have a clam that's happy as, well a clam. (He's getting quite big.) I haven't had any fish since the hurricane. A friend recently brought me a beautiful clownfish...though the problem started way before him, so can't blame the fish. The anemone still eats. He will take his little shrimp piece, close up, and seems to eat it all. So, if he eats, he's still okay right? He has gone from the size of a fist, to maybe the size of a quarter. And stayed that way for about six months. Not getting any smaller, never getting any bigger. I feed him maybe once a week, sometimes less. I read one post on here that said to stop feeding him, so I did...I have since started back. It felt wrong not to feed him. He doesn't move around the tank. He went on an adventure when I first got him, then stayed firmly planted in his spot since. I trim the Xenia around him every week...NEVER GET XENIA!
My tank is a Waterbox cube 20. I have a Kessil A160WE. It runs for about 12 hours on its little timer. I had a 150watt metal halide that I LOVE, but it seemed to be too much for the tank. I had quite a few things refuse to open when I had it running. I would love for someone to tell me it's not too much for the tank, and I will promptly put it back. IMO nothing beats the look of a MH. The light change was the only thing thats changed on the tank over the years. And the anemone was one of the corals that refused to open with it on. My ammonia is zero, nitrate is zero or ten, depends on the day. Salinity is 1.26, temp is 79-82 depends on the time of day.The tank is upstairs, in the summer it can get a bit warm up there. I run a skimmer during the day. I turn it off at night when I sleep, it's a bit loud. It is also on a timer. Water changes every two weeks now. I was doing more but that didn't seem to help. Again, tank is upstairs and water is heavy. I'm putting some before and after pics, as well as pics of other corals. I'm at a loss. As long as he eats I will feed and care for him, I'd just hate for it to be something I'm missing preventing him from being happy. Any advice is welcome. I hope I included enough information.
These are before. The first one is when I first got him, the second is maybe eight months or so in.
These two are recent. The last one is from today. He had just ate. Ignore the gunk in the water, everyone else was eating too.
These are just some random pics from today to show the other corals thriving. Side note: Anybody want some Xenia?!?! Come help yourself!
