Do we know what makes bubble tips "bubble"?

["that guy"]

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wd got some great info imo....

 

[WDLV]

It''s water and membranes which cause this. The inflated look comes and goes and is respondent to water conditions and trace elements.

Which conditions?
Which elements?
;-p

 

[Deep Blue]

Here are ours under blue LEDs.

 

[Reeflogic]

I feed mine cuts of silversides a few times a week and every time they eat they form perfect tight gorgeous bubbles, then go back to a half bubble, longer tentacle until they are fed again. It's kind of a fun game they play with me lol. One thing I'd like to know is what exactly causes them to split? I've read so many varied explanations; from stress, to happiness, anyone know why exactly they choose to split? Is it their natural reproduction instinct? I started with one 2" rainbow and now have 3, in a 6 month span. I'm going to have to set up a nem tank for these guys if they keep this rate up.

 

[twelvefive]

I feed mine cuts of silversides a few times a week and every time they eat they form perfect tight gorgeous bubbles, then go back to a half bubble, longer tentacle until they are fed again. It's kind of a fun game they play with me lol. One thing I'd like to know is what exactly causes them to split? I've read so many varied explanations; from stress, to happiness, anyone know why exactly they choose to split? Is it their natural reproduction instinct? I started with one 2" rainbow and now have 3, in a 6 month span. I'm going to have to set up a nem tank for these guys if they keep this rate up.

You can donate one to me if you want.

 

[Reeflogic]

You can donate one to me if you want.

lol, I just might! If I can get the suckers from the rock they call home!

 

[twelvefive]

It's pretty easy, just rub his foot with a fingernail or credit card.

 

[Reeflogic]

It's pretty easy, just rub his foot with a fingernail or credit card.

It's Pukani rock, I tried to get the first clone out and no dice, they have nestled in deep. I'm sure if I really wanted to, I could, maybe I'll catch them on the move at some point Right now they are on a rock that I'm not too concerned with though, but are growing incredibly fast.

 

[twelvefive]

I'm actually just jealous. I need an anemone now that I finally got some lights that can support one.

 

[WDLV]

I feed mine cuts of silversides a few times a week and every time they eat they form perfect tight gorgeous bubbles, then go back to a half bubble, longer tentacle until they are fed again. It's kind of a fun game they play with me lol. One thing I'd like to know is what exactly causes them to split? I've read so many varied explanations; from stress, to happiness, anyone know why exactly they choose to split? Is it their natural reproduction instinct? I started with one 2" rainbow and now have 3, in a 6 month span. I'm going to have to set up a nem tank for these guys if they keep this rate up.

I really do think stress induces a split. Sometimes multiple splits. They are often reproted to have split after large water changes or tank moves. I'm not sure what else makes them split but I think there's something to be said for natural division for the sole purpose of proliferation.

 

[Reeflogic]

I really do think stress induces a split. Sometimes multiple splits. They are often reproted to have split after large water changes or tank moves. I'm not sure what else makes them split but I think there's something to be said for natural division for the sole purpose of proliferation.

Yeah the first time they split, I assumed it was stress. I got the BTA, fairly small, and put in my 90g (at the time), (2) percs harassed it to the point I moved it to a rock where I could place a small clear glass over it and began to feed it and it recovered fully in a few weeks and then split. Both of them then grew and colored up beautifully and remained in the same spot for the next 4 months or so. I moved 2 months ago to Michigan and moved everything to a 57, all parameters are stabilized and tank is really starting to take off in growth / coloration and stability. Then after feeding 3 days ago, the smaller of the BTA's split again. I do 10% water changes and none of the parameters change drastically, so I found it weird that he would split under these conditions, as they did not seem to be stressful conditions, so who knows. Thanks for the input!

 

[ohio reefer]

Yeah the first time they split, I assumed it was stress. I got the BTA, fairly small, and put in my 90g (at the time), (2) percs harassed it to the point I moved it to a rock where I could place a small clear glass over it and began to feed it and it recovered fully in a few weeks and then split. Both of them then grew and colored up beautifully and remained in the same spot for the next 4 months or so. I moved 2 months ago to Michigan and moved everything to a 57, all parameters are stabilized and tank is really starting to take off in growth / coloration and stability. Then after feeding 3 days ago, the smaller of the BTA's split again. I do 10% water changes and none of the parameters change drastically, so I found it weird that he would split under these conditions, as they did not seem to be stressful conditions, so who knows. Thanks for the input!

When I first got into anemones I put a bubble tip in my biocube for one night while I was setting up my LEDs on the new tank, the Next morning when I went to transfer them i had 5 bubble tips.

 

[ohio reefer]

I still have them all, they're just Acclimating to my new lights so they're behind the rocks

 

[vetteguy53081]

conditions as in parameters, water flow and lighting and Trace elements.

Which conditions?
Which elements?
;-p

 

[WDLV]

Kinda like saying:

Q "where is E. quadricolor's range"
A "wet environments"