Pooping or dying
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skyrne_isk
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definitely not dying. but the few number of tentacles is a little worrying. is it getting enough light?my Nem hasn’t been doing great but seemed like it would recover fine. Woke up this morning to this
How do you remove a nem...?
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No, I don't think so. It parked itself there and did great for about a month. I went on vacation for a little over a week and came back and it looked awful. I had a glass lid and switched that out with a screen top in hopes it would help with light a little. I have been feeding it and trying to nurse it back. It's a 60G cube with a Hydra26 over it.
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yep. good call. fewer tentacles is associated with not enough light/food/etc. i’d keep an eye on it
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does it ever stretch out from its place in the shade out into the light? sometimes anemones perversely head into the shade - when they are clearly bleaching. some think it is an acclimation behavior to seek shade....i dunno. my advice on anemones is - don't change things (much or often or quickly). if other photosynthetic things in your tank are doing okay, i would suggest there is enough light for the nem to get by and you should let it be. if it is not getting any direct light on its own for a period of time, you may have to encourage it to move or relocate it to light.Here are my current settings on my light. If the anemone needs more light, should I bump the RY and B up, and maybe even the CW?
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Nothin to add really, just realized that this thread title in the Lounge forum would be realy funny.
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Pfffft
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hahaha
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@skyrne_isk yes it stretches out into the light almost always so that's why I was worried when it looked like that. But it's back to looking how it has been looking, not as good as when I got it but still better.
What is the temp of the tank is like? Change from glass to screen got to drop the temp some or a lot. How was the stability of the tank like while you are gone? Tank sitter over fed? Top off? Any supplements?
I think the tank was unstable when you are one in some (or a lot) fashion and stressed your anemone.
Good luck. BTA are fairy hardy and should recover.
I think the tank was unstable when you are one in some (or a lot) fashion and stressed your anemone.
Good luck. BTA are fairy hardy and should recover.
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You're right, the temp did drop, but only about 1 degree. It is normally at 78F and it dropped to 77.1F.
I have an ATO and am using KALK. I'm thinking you are right about it being unstable to some extent, I just don't know how. I tested ALK and Calcium before I left and when I got back and they were the same.
I didn't have fish in the tank while I was gone (were being quarantined) so I don't THINK it was overfed.....but that's the thing...who knows. It seems to be doing better everyday though. I'll keep periodic feedings and keeping an eye on it.
I have an ATO and am using KALK. I'm thinking you are right about it being unstable to some extent, I just don't know how. I tested ALK and Calcium before I left and when I got back and they were the same.
I didn't have fish in the tank while I was gone (were being quarantined) so I don't THINK it was overfed.....but that's the thing...who knows. It seems to be doing better everyday though. I'll keep periodic feedings and keeping an eye on it.
