Bubble tip ananmoe

[BroadBno615]

Guys I need some help. 2 days ago I got a BTA. I acclimated it for about a hour and a half. Nothing else in the tank except a cleaner shrimp. Put it in and It opened up and looked good. Then I had to work a 24 hour shift the Wednesday, so once I got home on Thursday(today) I see this [emoji15] nothing floating around in the tank so signs of the wave makers getting it. Idk what happened. It's still attached to the rock. Does that mean it's still alive? Idk what I should do. Any suggestions?

 

[NanoCrazed]

It's hard to tell from the pic... I would just keep an eye on it BUT be prepared to act fast if your water looks cloudy.... have water ready on hand and carbon too.

I've lost nems for a variety of strange and reasons. Even those healthy and large that turned into a rapid mess overnight. This doesn't happen often but it does.

In your is the nem on the rock it was originally on or have it moved? Might have gone for a quick spin in the powerhead and reattached.

Definitely cover your powerheads...it won't prevent 100% but will greatly minimize your risks. Case in point, I woke up to my new and very large nem sucked into what I thought was fully nem proof caging... water bottle poked full of holes with lots of room between the holes and the HOB in take. Nope... spent the morning trying to get the nem out with minimal damage.

 

[BroadBno615]

It's hard to tell from the pic... I would just keep an eye on it BUT be prepared to act fast if your water looks cloudy.... have water ready on hand and carbon too.

I've lost nems for a variety of strange and reasons. Even those healthy and large that turned into a rapid mess overnight. This doesn't happen often but it does.

In your is the nem on the rock it was originally on or have it moved? Might have gone for a quick spin in the powerhead and reattached.

Definitely cover your powerheads...it won't prevent 100% but will greatly minimize your risks. Case in point, I woke up to my new and very large nem sucked into what I thought was fully nem proof caging... water bottle poked full of holes with lots of room between the holes and the HOB in take. Nope... spent the morning trying to get the nem out with minimal damage.

Its not on the original rock. I woke up the following moring and it was on the sand bed. So it might of got I to my WAV'S. I'll keep it for another day or 2 but if it doesn't look better then R.I.P BTA

 

[shred5]

If that is what it looks like in the first picture when you got the anemone, it was bleached Sometimes they recover and sometimes they do not. They need feedings and good conditions once bleached to recover. BTA are a little more hardy than most and usually a good chance they can but yours does not look good.

Can you get a better pic? So blue it is hard to see if it has color.

Is the bta white?

 

[BroadBno615]

If that is what it looks like in the first picture when you got the anemone, it was bleached Sometimes they recover and sometimes they do not. BTA are a little more hardy than most and usually a good chance they can but yours does not look good.

Can you get a better pic? Is it white?

It wasn't bleached. It's just the all blue lights. Its was a really nice florescent green with pink tips. I'll get a better pic later

 

[BroadBno615]

It wasn't bleached. It's just the all blue lights. Its was a really nice florescent green with pink tips. I'll get a better pic later

And that's was the pic the first 1 hour I got it. The 2nd pic was the aftermath a couple of days later

 

[Jason mack]

How old is your tank ,in my experience anamones do beter in a more mature tank preferably 8-12 months old minimal .. your tank looks new ... if it’s still attached too do he rock then there is still hope , it can take a long time sometimes for them to acclimate.. I’d say it’s in shock .. give it time be patient, see if it bounces back .. what are your parameters at ?

 

[shred5]

It wasn't bleached. It's just the all blue lights. Its was a really nice florescent green with pink tips. I'll get a better pic later

It can be colorful and be bleached... Those colors are pigments, zooxanthellae is brown. Bleaching is when they expel their zooxanthellae. So it still can have its colorful pigment and be bleached. It looks very translucent to me. Sometime they do expel pigment too.

 

[BroadBno615]

How old is your tank ,in my experience anamones do beter in a more mature tank preferably 8-12 months old minimal .. your tank looks new ... if it’s still attached too do he rock then there is still hope , it can take a long time sometimes for them to acclimate.. I’d say it’s in shock .. give it time be patient, see if it bounces back .. what are your parameters at ?

It is a new system. Don't even have fish yet. I wanted to get it first so ti would have time to find a spot it liked and wouldent sting anything else. I'll keep it for a couple of if more days.

Last time I tested everything was 0
And my nitrate was 3ppm. Haven't tested anything eles

 

[Jason mack]

I agree with the others I. Your first picture it looks bleached .and then I think by adding it to a brand new system shocked it further ..I would certainly recommend doing research before you add anything .. make a list of what you think you want .. and research .. ask questions on here .. know what your putting in your tank and it’s requirements , also get used to testing your water regularly and recording your results ..
I hope your anamone makes it .. like I said before now it’s patience nowwait and see if it comes back

 

[NanoCrazed]

I wanted to get it first so ti would have time to find a spot it liked and wouldent sting anything else

Lol. First rule of nem keeping... is you can never bank of them to stay where you want. They will move to anywhere at any time they so choose...

That being said... if there's nothing else in the tank I would just leave it and let it play out. No harm.

 

[KTownReefer]

My experience is that it takes a well established tank to keep nems. I tried adding one within the first few months and had it die on me in a couple of days. The next ones I waited 8 or 10 months and still have them and they have split several times since then. You really need to wait it out unfortunately.

 

[NanoCrazed]

I think that's conventional wisdom... but there are exceptions.

I decided to buy two high-end nems awhile back but freaked out about them going into my DT after I got them... So, I decided to set up a dedicated nem tank instead. I pull some LR from my curing tank and some live sand and immediately introduced the nems in... no problems at all. I've since added 10 more nems... (though I lost 2, on account of yumas that and since been banished into my pest tank...).

It's less about how old / established your tank is but more about the stability of parameters (though BTA don't mind relatively bad water) and the readiness of the biofiltration to handle the load, plus maybe some experience in owning nems. I lost my early ones due to powerheads and other issues but now know to treat them like clueless little kids...

 

[Somuchflo99]

Same nem healthy under blue light

 

[Somuchflo99]

Maturity in the tank itself is really important for anemone hardy or not they will struggle in a newer system speaking from experience I had one that didn’t make it in my first 4 month old tank now the tank is 1 yr old and my nem is absolutely thriving