How does my anemone look to you guys

[reefaman]

I have two anemone in my 75 gallon tank my parameters are pH 8.0 Cal 420 ppm kh 143 ppm phos 0 ppm nitrate 5 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 ppm one i just added about 2 days ago and the other has been in my tank for about 6 months he survived a tank crash and was trying to make a comeback but he still looks small my main concern is does my newly added anemone look bleached his tentacles are neon green and his disc looks somewhat opaque please let me know something on the matter thanks btw he was this color when I purchased him

the newest one

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Some of those are just not that green so maybe that's it

 

[twilliard]

My first impression..
Its a BTA
Also bleached
I would watch him close

 

[reefaman]

My first impression..
Its a BTA
Also bleached
I would watch him close

He hasn't ate yet but he stays large I know he's a bta but that's what I was thinking too

My first impression..
Its a BTA
Also bleached
I would watch him close

 

[twilliard]

What lighting do you have him under and what lighting did he come from?
Anemones are quite picky and not an animal that is easily adaptive.

 

[reefaman]

What lighting do you have him under and what lighting did he come from?
Anemones are quite picky and not an animal that is easily adaptive.

Current marine led lights and he was under leds when I got him from my lps store and he looked the same but he was bubbled up but expanded more when I got him acclimated to my tank

 

[twilliard]

Very familiar with those lights!
It will take a while to repopulate the zooxanthellae
What is your no3 and po4 at?

 

[reefaman]

Phos 0 nitrates 10

 

[reefaman]

Very familiar with those lights!
It will take a while to repopulate the zooxanthellae
What is your no3 and po4 at?

Nitrates 10 phos 0

 

[reefaman]

Very familiar with those lights!
It will take a while to repopulate the zooxanthellae
What is your no3 and po4 at?

Do you have those lights and would. You recommend a second setup to help with the bleaching

 

[twilliard]

No more light will not help it.
I have used many of those in the past.
It needs to build up the population of zooxanthellae again. Its a slow process

 

[reefaman]

No more light will not help it.
I have used many of those in the past.
It needs to build up the population of zooxanthellae again. Its a slow process

Oh ok so you think that is enough light for my tank and how long do you think the process is.... I woke up this morning and he moved to the other side of the tank i cut my main powerhead off as my last anemone got pulled into it i will post picture when I get home and I appreciate the response

 

[aabjones888]

Just be patient, patients is the key, I've had one that was looking real bad at the local fish, I got a great deal on it because it was all bleached and looking like it was about dead, I took a chance on it, bought it and it lived. It took awhile for it to get its color back. I did find out that feeding it 2 times a week with small pieces of raw shrimp helped out. After I started feeding it, it seemed like it helped the healing process.

 

[reefaman]

Just be patient, patients is the key, I've had one that was looking real bad at the local fish, I got a great deal on it because it was all bleached and looking like it was about dead, I took a chance on it, bought it and it lived. It took awhile for it to get its color back. I did find out that feeding it 2 times a week with small pieces of raw shrimp helped out. After I started feeding it, it seemed like it helped the healing process.

Oh ok yeah I did the same one time bought a bleached and dying ritteri anemone but took it back bc they seem harder to get to come back but I will keep a close eye on it and will watch my parameters also I just wanted to make sure my lighting is strong enough for it my LEDs are 46 watts I was thinking I might need more

 

[aabjones888]

I don't c y adding more light would hurt. Wouldn't the anemone move if it had to much light?

 

[reefaman]

That's what I was think but he moved at night when the lights went out

 

[twilliard]

He is trying to find his happy spot.
More light may stress what zooxanthellae he has left as there is not much to protect the hosts.
That light will be ok.
Feeding him small pieces of food may help bring energy up but don't force him to eat.

 

[reefaman]

He is trying to find his happy spot.
More light may stress what zooxanthellae he has left as there is not much to protect the hosts.
That light will be ok.
Feeding him small pieces of food may help bring energy up but don't force him to eat.

Ok will do can i pick up raw shrimp from grocery store? I have frozen plankton in little frozen blocks and mysis shrimp and I tried to feed him with my syringe but my clown kinda takes most of the food he doesn't attach to it much anyway tho

 

[twilliard]

As long as the shrimp is small and cut even smaller it would be a good choice. I feed silverside to my animals. I also hand feed them to keep the fish away. Or I feed my animals after I feed the fish that helps to keep them away.

 

[reefaman]

As long as the shrimp is small and cut even smaller it would be a good choice. I feed silverside to my animals. I also hand feed them to keep the fish away. Or I feed my animals after I feed the fish that helps to keep them away.

Ok will do i had some silversides but they got freezer burnt and my lps store doesn't carry them anymore and I will try that method thanks for the help btw you think I need a protein skimmer I only have two clown fish and to an enemies and some small corals with 50 pounds of live rock and 100 pounds of live sand