Bubble tip anemone help

[Jcearl]

Hi All, I have a BTA that when I got it from the LFS it was white with green tips, I have a 60 gallon tank that has been setup for about a year now with a goby, lamarks angel (2in), a six line wrasse, and a maroon clown, and a cleaner shrimp and about 30 snails and . I use an RODI for my water changes and I do a 5g water change each week, I recently had a problem with GHA but is getting under control now that I put a bigger skimmer on my tank rated for a 200g system. I have lots of LPS and soft corals and all are doing fine and growing. I do not know what my parameters are and m LFS only tests PH...(sucks) but I use and RODI, and I use red sea coral pro salt. all my fish and corals are healthy. when I put the anemone in my tank (going on 3 weeks ago) it just hid under all the rocks and doesn't seem to get any light or eat. yesterday I flipped over the rock it was under to see it and it does not look good, almost completely transparent, not sticky and not eating, the body and foot looked very swollen. does anyone have any suggestions on how to help it recover..? what about putting it in a acrylic box inside the tank with holes so it can get some water movement, I can attach it to the inside of the tank and adjust the amount on light it actually gets, this way I can monitor it better. and give it more TLC.. thoughts?

 

[Jimbo662]

First I would test the water. What kind of lighting do you have? normally they'll move around to find a spot that's lit to their taste. I wouldn't put it in a box because if it's in an area that's getting too much light it won't be able to move.

 

[Tahoe61]

White with green tips probably means you recieved a specimen that was in the process of losing it's zooxanthellae. I would try the method you suggested. You can use a colander hanging from the side as well. I would not put the anemone directly under the lighting source. If the anemone start to make a recovery you can attempt to feed it tiny pieces of raw sea food.

 

[Jcearl]

I have LEDs over the tank - I have the reef radiance DM-155e I have the whites set to 20% and the blues set to 30% it is a 60 gallon cube 24x24x24

 

[cope413]

probably not anywhere close to enough light.

I have a 155e over my 40B and it's at 55%/25% blue/white. And that's with mostly LPS. I'm also still slowly ramping up after getting the new light.

I have a 181par directly under the light on the sand bed. It's around 800 at the surface

The nem needs a decent bit of lighting to be happy.

I would start ramping up your light a bit and see if that helps

 

[Jcearl]

yea I was going to start ramping them up but all the corals seem to be doing well, I have a lot of growth but I was worried about turning it up when the anemone is completely clear basically. with no zooxanthellae to create photosynthesis it I turn the lights up wont that just do more harm than good..?

 

[clownfitch]

If the nem is hiding under a rock out of the light I would not think the problem is not enough light. I would not adjust the light at all if the rest of the inhabitants are doing well. It sounds like you have a good plan. Good luck.