Should I move my bubble tip or leave him to move himself
If the nem is new to the tank, let it do its thing. Especially if it is actively moving on its own. Some nems will hide from the light while they adjust and then move to a spot they like once adjusted.My bubble tip move to a spot and he looks like he is not getting a lot of light should I leave him to move him self or move him
Just be sure to watch for a gaping mouth, extended periods of deflation or it turning its guts to the outside of it. Those are not good things to have happen and a course of action may be needed if they do.
But for now, just let it be.
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Are you sure I should not do something?No touch, ever!
That really ticks them off.
You may not like his spot, but he will always move to where conditions is best.
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Remember they can move on their own, so no reason to move it, he’ll just go back. If you think something is bothering it, you can always do a water change.
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He just fell of the pipe so I put him back on the rock should I be concernedNo touch, ever!
That really ticks them off.
You may not like his spot, but he will always move to where conditions is best.
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GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
Best way to answer your question is with some of my own. How old is the tank? What are your current alk, nitrate and phosphate?
As others have said, don't touch it. Every time you do it increases stress and can make a bad situation worse. You need to find the root cause if it is indeed unhappy
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GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
Without knowing your parameters this isn't going to end well. How old is the tank? Without testing and ensuring the correct parameters this anemone probably won't make it.
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GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
It's most likely wandering and falling off in an attempt to get caught by ocean current and taken somewhere more suitable. You touching it and moving it won't solve anything, only making the problem worse.
Anemone do best in more mature systems, I generally recommend at least 6 months. This is for 2 reasons. Usually reefers are better at managing parameters and anemone seem to do better after things have matured.
For parameters keeping anemone you need to be stable in the ranges of:
Alk around 8.5
Nitrate between 5 and 20
Phosphate lower than .1 and preferably under .05
If you're not sure where your parameters are, I'd guess that your alk is too low while the others are too high. However without testing there's no way to be sure.
Bare minimum take a water sample to your LFS and then report back the readings, after that we'll have a better course of action.
Without going through these steps, the anemone probably doesn't stand a chance.
Anemone do best in more mature systems, I generally recommend at least 6 months. This is for 2 reasons. Usually reefers are better at managing parameters and anemone seem to do better after things have matured.
For parameters keeping anemone you need to be stable in the ranges of:
Alk around 8.5
Nitrate between 5 and 20
Phosphate lower than .1 and preferably under .05
If you're not sure where your parameters are, I'd guess that your alk is too low while the others are too high. However without testing there's no way to be sure.
Bare minimum take a water sample to your LFS and then report back the readings, after that we'll have a better course of action.
Without going through these steps, the anemone probably doesn't stand a chance.
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Yes, leave it! You also need to get a good test kit and start testing. Anemones like well-established tanks. Trust the people here in what they say and how they try and help you. Knowing your parameters is one of the first steps.
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I say leave it. The fact that the nem is climbing up PVC pipe shows a good sign of health and not swaying in the current like one would do in extreme stress. Many nems will lose the stickiness in their feet if they are not healthy. Let it climb and see what it does, it might even reach the top of the PVC. good luck.
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Really your only choice is be patient and leave it alone. Trying to "fix" it without understanding what's wrong with it only adds to it's stress. This picture is a good example of how difficult it is to diagnose anything wrong and how even though they are clones each anemone can respond differently than it's siblings to the same set of conditions. Do to remodeling I had to temporarily rehome a dozen Rainbow BTAs to another tank. 11 are fine but one bleached (lower center) for some reason. It's doing better but it will be months before it is back to looking like it's siblings.
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No. If he's floating around that's bad because he can get caught in a powerhead.
Attached is good, it is safe and exploring the tank at its own pace.
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GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
I meant in the wild, as in an ocean current taking it to another location. Don't think this was a reason to get hands on. Don't touch it, get those test results.
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GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
Looks don't mean anything. Given the wrong conditions it can take weeks for an anemone to slowly go downhill. The only way your story ends in success is by managing parameters.
