Crazy Anemone Help Please

ticklesworth · 03/26/2010, 11:27 AM

Hey I am currently about six months into the hobby. I have am on my second BTA; first one murdered by the filter intake(classic newb mistake). For the past two weeks my anemone has been shrinking down every day from morning until mid afternoon. It gets green and the tentacles become string like. It hasn't died and every afternoon throughout the night it becomes large and healthy looking. I have fed it and check all the levels regularly. I cannot figure out what is happening. Please help.

tufacody · 03/26/2010, 11:31 AM

Fairly normal for BTAs to get big after lots of light and shrink up at night. So long as you don't see any deterioration it should be ok

ticklesworth · 03/26/2010, 11:45 AM

the thing that worries me is that the BTA does the opposite of what you said. it grows at night and shrinks during the day.

Toddrtrex · 03/26/2010, 12:15 PM

What lights do you have? What lights was it under?

ticklesworth · 03/28/2010, 03:03 PM

I have a 130 comflo setup. I think it may have been phosphates because i have bought some new phosphate remover for my filter and it has been getting better. Don't know how i missed that though. Thanks.

cisco006 · 03/30/2010, 05:13 PM

How long have you had the anemone.... It takes a while for them to fully acclimate to your tank, especially when it comes to lighting. In my experiences they can do a lot of weird things. Inflate and deflate, spew brown stuff out there mouths, hide from the light for weeks! But eventually with good water parameters, adequate lighting, and proper feeding, they should establish a normal routine... In my experiences they are healthiest when when the tentacles are nice and bulbed up, closed mouth, attached securely to rock where they can retract. Hope this helps.
cisco

03/26/2010, 11:27 AM	#1
ticklesworth Dingo Daddy Slim Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 24	Crazy Anemone Help Please Hey I am currently about six months into the hobby. I have am on my second BTA; first one murdered by the filter intake(classic newb mistake). For the past two weeks my anemone has been shrinking down every day from morning until mid afternoon. It gets green and the tentacles become string like. It hasn't died and every afternoon throughout the night it becomes large and healthy looking. I have fed it and check all the levels regularly. I cannot figure out what is happening. Please help.

03/26/2010, 11:45 AM	#3
ticklesworth Dingo Daddy Slim Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 24	opposite the thing that worries me is that the BTA does the opposite of what you said. it grows at night and shrinks during the day.

03/26/2010, 12:15 PM	#4
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	What lights do you have? What lights was it under? __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/26/2010, 11:31 AM	#2
tufacody Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,890	Fairly normal for BTAs to get big after lots of light and shrink up at night. So long as you don't see any deterioration it should be ok

03/28/2010, 03:03 PM	#5
ticklesworth Dingo Daddy Slim Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 24	I have a 130 comflo setup. I think it may have been phosphates because i have bought some new phosphate remover for my filter and it has been getting better. Don't know how i missed that though. Thanks.

03/30/2010, 05:13 PM	#6
cisco006 Registered Member. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 189	How long have you had the anemone.... It takes a while for them to fully acclimate to your tank, especially when it comes to lighting. In my experiences they can do a lot of weird things. Inflate and deflate, spew brown stuff out there mouths, hide from the light for weeks! But eventually with good water parameters, adequate lighting, and proper feeding, they should establish a normal routine... In my experiences they are healthiest when when the tentacles are nice and bulbed up, closed mouth, attached securely to rock where they can retract. Hope this helps. cisco