How to color up a bleached anemone?

[10galclowns]

I don't know how to get it to get its color back when I bought it it was bleached and its doing great in my tank I feed it 2 times a week and also use this in my tank

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
I have t5 high output light
Water pars are at 0 ph is 8.2

 

[swannyson7]

Stable parameters, good lighting, target feeding, and time.

What type of anemone is it? Some species are more forgiving than others.

 

[10galclowns]

It's a green bta and its not getting its color back how long does it take to normally get its color back?

 

[Big E]

Both of those anemones in that pic look bleached to me.

What is your T5 combo of bulbs?

You can try to dose some vinegar to help increase the zoo population. My nem got very dark red since I have done this. The acetate promotes zoo growth.

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[typicaltony]

My rbta bleached when I switched from T5 to LEDs and took about a year from being white to now somewhere reddish/pink... did nothing special 'cept switching back to T5s.

 

[MarvinsReef]

it can take months to nurse a bleached nem. as long as its eating and expanding as normal everyday, I think it'll recover... but can take a while. keep us posted. be patient. keep water parameters good and feed it every other day with small amounts, instead of big chunks 2x/week. good luck and keep us posted, even just monthly progression.

 

[jedimasterben]

Both of those anemones in that pic look bleached to me.

What is your T5 combo of bulbs?

You can try to dose some vinegar to help increase the zoo population. My nem got very dark red since I have done this. The acetate promotes zoo growth.

Vodka dosing and anemones - Reef Central Online Community

Should I dose vinegar? - Reef Central Online Community

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Feed it as much as possible, I usually will do a very small piece of silverside or mysis daily. I have brought three anemones back to health this way, two BTAs and a sebae.

 

[seamonkey84]

Keep doing what your doing, give it more time, its only been a few weeks.

 

[kevinf]

mine went from ;

to

In the matter of 2 months. Fed it pellets & mysis. I also dipped the mysis in selcon

 

[10galclowns]

I feed it small amounts of shrimp and it takes it right in.

 

[Robert@MD]

I would say give it time and plenty of food. It can take months for zooxanthelle to grow and re-populate the coral.

 

[MarvinsReef]

I feed it small amounts of shrimp and it takes it right in.

sounds like a plan. keep up the good work. keep us posted.

 

[10galclowns]

Thanks should I keep the light off more or on more

 

[seamonkey84]

10-12 hours is what I suggest

 

[10galclowns]

Ok thanks

 

[MarvinsReef]

Thanks should I keep the light off more or on more

my photo period...

2 ATI Blue+: 14:30 - 00:30
2 ATI Blue+ & (1) KZ Fiji Purple: 16:00 - 23:00
2 ATI Blue special: 17:30 - 22:00

 

[10galclowns]

Just feed them both again tonight and both ate the food

 

[page2493]

How can i place mine.. he wont stay put and wont plant foot..

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

How can i place mine.. he wont stay put and wont plant foot..

This typically means that an anemone is not happy. What type of anemone? Tank size? Tank age? Water parameters? Lighting? How long have you had the anemone?

 

[page2493]

Not really to sure what kind it is.. some kind of bleach anemone with green tips..i have a 40 gallon 6 months old.. parameters are on the money.. i have a fluval lighting.. but it is a little small for my tank do fact it was my smaller tanks lighting.. im getting a new light system next week but this one does a good job..and ive had him over a month now