New BTA- is it okay?

[kriva5]

Just added a BTA to my tank yesterday. It picked this little crevice itself and seemed to settle in, but this is the change I've seen over the last few hours. Is it okay or curling in on itself and dying? Thanks for the help!

 

[dedragon]

Just give it time to find a spot and settle. How old is the tank though and what are the parameters? Are you using rodi water? just some pretty basic tank questions

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Just added a BTA to my tank yesterday. It picked this little crevice itself and seemed to settle in, but this is the change I've seen over the last few hours. Is it okay or curling in on itself and dying? Thanks for the help!

Mine tucks in on itself every night to sleep. If it were bedtime here, above photos would be expected, though they retract even more to look like little onion ball with tentacles poking out - and clownfish all trying to get in/on tentacles - funny

I can tell you have enough light for algae, but assuming you've got a quality light and quality water for anemone. He may just be acclimating. If you think your water is off, then post your parameters here. Keep watching

 

[Jekyl]

Just give it time to find a spot and settle. How old is the tank though and what are the parameters? Are you using rodi water? just some pretty basic tank questions

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[kriva5]

I just checked parameters and am at 76F, pH 8.2, sg 1.024, ammonia/nitrite/nitrate all 0. The tank is 1 year old and running stock Biocube 32 lights. Also, not using RODI water yet, but I have a RODI system in the box in my garage waiting to be installed. My clowns haven't bothered the anemone at all yet so it's not being harassed. I might be paranoid but I'm always nervous adding new livestock and this is my first bta! Thanks again!

 

[Jekyl]

Have you been using city water from the start? Possible copper issue?

 

[Jekyl]

Also zero nitrate is not good. I run my tank between 10 and 20 and the nems seem to prefer it

 

[kriva5]

Have you been using city water from the start? Possible copper issue?

We have well water that I don't believe has an issue with copper (we have lots of inverts with no problem yet). I also had no idea you'd want to see nitrates. I don't think I've had readable levels of nitrate since the tank first cycled. Not sure how to raise that. Last night the nem seemed to puff up and then retreat back into himself a few times. I just checked it this morning when my lights came on and he's looking squished and a little deflated like the second picture again.