help my baby anemone please

dnsfpl · 12/27/2009, 08:38 AM

[IMG]http://i45.*******.com/fp8p5d.jpg[/IMG]

any tips to aid its survival?

thanks

bkcjames · 12/27/2009, 08:53 AM

have you tried feeding it? The would like something meaty. (silversides, krill etc..)

lordofthereef · 12/27/2009, 08:54 AM

I can't even really tell what type of anemone it is from that picture. Is that how it always looks? Looks very closed up to me...

Pcrain · 12/27/2009, 12:22 PM

what kind of light are you running Power compacts? it seems pretty blue as well.

what are the water parms alk/kh, ph, cal, nitrates, ammonia

cakemanPA · 12/27/2009, 12:35 PM

What kind of nem, what lights, what kind of flow, and what are the water parameters?

graveyardworm · 12/27/2009, 12:40 PM

When did you get it?

dnsfpl · 12/27/2009, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkcjames

have you tried feeding it? The would like something meaty. (silversides, krill etc..)

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordofthereef

I can't even really tell what type of anemone it is from that picture. Is that how it always looks? Looks very closed up to me...

sized less than 1cm, cannot locate its mouth

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pcrain

what kind of light are you running Power compacts? it seems pretty blue as well.

what are the water parms alk/kh, ph, cal, nitrates, ammonia

i am using 4x39w Retrofit Light, pic taken when ATI True Actinic and ATI Purple Actinic are on

alk unknown
kh 7
pH 8.3
cal unknown
nitrates 5ppm
ammonia 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by cakemanPA

What kind of nem, what lights, what kind of flow, and what are the water parameters?

i am using 4x39w Retrofit Light, Tunze 6045 Wavemaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by graveyardworm

When did you get it?

few days ago, my friend gave it to me

thanks

graveyardworm · 12/28/2009, 10:00 AM

How does it look today?

So it was a captive propagated BTA?

dnsfpl · 02/03/2010, 08:15 PM

getting a little better after small weekly feeding with silversides

[IMG]http://i47.*******.com/2iup94g.jpg[/IMG]

dnsfpl · 02/06/2010, 10:06 AM

for faster growth, how often should i target feed it?

thanks

dnsfpl · 02/07/2010, 07:33 AM

any tips please?

graveyardworm · 02/07/2010, 07:46 AM

Feed it several times per week. Since its rather small I would start with smallish foods. PE Mysis, silversides, or kryll chopped a bit. Supermarket stuff works as well, things like frozen fresh clams, or even fresh fish. Just make sure its unprepared stuff and watch out for any preservatives. I've found some anemone's to be a bit finicky so you may need to experiment a bit.

dnsfpl · 05/03/2010, 10:04 AM

its getting bigger but not as fast as i expect

[IMG]http://i42.*******.com/209ot28.jpg[/IMG]

cheers

redfishsc · 05/03/2010, 10:11 AM

Not all bubble tips grow all that fast.

Mine will eat cyclop-eeze and mysis very well, seems to be very good for its growth.

12/27/2009, 08:38 AM	#1
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12/27/2009, 08:54 AM	#3
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12/27/2009, 12:40 PM	#6
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	When did you get it? __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

12/28/2009, 10:00 AM	#8
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	How does it look today? So it was a captive propagated BTA? __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

02/03/2010, 08:15 PM	#9
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	getting a little better after small weekly feeding with silversides [IMG]http://i47.*******.com/2iup94g.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse

12/27/2009, 08:53 AM	#2
bkcjames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 118	have you tried feeding it? The would like something meaty. (silversides, krill etc..)

12/27/2009, 12:22 PM	#4
Pcrain Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: chico ca Posts: 414	what kind of light are you running Power compacts? it seems pretty blue as well. what are the water parms alk/kh, ph, cal, nitrates, ammonia

12/27/2009, 12:35 PM	#5
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	What kind of nem, what lights, what kind of flow, and what are the water parameters?

02/06/2010, 10:06 AM	#10
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	for faster growth, how often should i target feed it? thanks __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse

02/07/2010, 07:33 AM	#11
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	any tips please? __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse

02/07/2010, 07:46 AM	#12
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	Feed it several times per week. Since its rather small I would start with smallish foods. PE Mysis, silversides, or kryll chopped a bit. Supermarket stuff works as well, things like frozen fresh clams, or even fresh fish. Just make sure its unprepared stuff and watch out for any preservatives. I've found some anemone's to be a bit finicky so you may need to experiment a bit. __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

05/03/2010, 10:04 AM	#13
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	its getting bigger but not as fast as i expect [IMG]http://i42.*******.com/209ot28.jpg[/IMG] cheers __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse

05/03/2010, 10:11 AM	#14
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Not all bubble tips grow all that fast. Mine will eat cyclop-eeze and mysis very well, seems to be very good for its growth. __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.