need some help

[rrobbieboy]

just wondering, i just picked up a small bubble tip Anemones and i was wondering gow to take care of it?

 

[fcamargo6thave]

Robbie these guys need alot of care there is alot of information and threads on these guys on the forum. What kind of lighting do you have? Make sure you feed them a piece of krill or silversides at least once every 5 days, and they tend to move around the tank for the first few weeks until they are happy on there placement

 

[rrobbieboy]

i have two t5s, one white, one blue.... and i have dried krill, is that good... and does the water need any additives...

 

[masterswimmer]

Robbie, hate to be the one to say this, but you should have researched this invert before you bought it. This is one critter your tank does not have sufficient lighting, maturity, experience to adequately support.

My recommendation is to find a buddy with a suitably mature tank with appropriate lighting, and the experience to keep an anemone and take it out of your tank before it wanders around looking for more light and winds up in a powerhead. I am sorry for being a naysayer and sounding negative, but your situation is not right for an anemone at this time.

Research first, buy second.

Russ

 

[rrobbieboy]

what kind of light would i need.... i also have a torched coral, im thinking that its not going to make it either

 

[rrobbieboy]

the light is a high output

 

[KathyC]

Can you post a picture of any of these corals or your tank so we can get a better look at the situation?

 

[rrobbieboy]

ohhhhh boyyyy,, i have no idea how to do that...

 

[Saltinmyblood]

I've had mine for a few years and as the others have said they require a lot more light than what you have there. How long has the tank been running? They need a mature tank, I added mine about a year after it was set up and stable. They are great once they settle and have the proper conditions, but until then you will be moving your coral out of it's path until it's happy. Hope this helps
Don

 

[rrobbieboy]

tanks bin running for two months.. what kind of light would you consider, when i up grade to a 55gal i will keep ming of it...... and also how long befor i add purple upp

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Do not add anything that you do not test for

 

[Saltinmyblood]

I never used the stuff because there's no need to use it! I would keep an eye on the bta for now as the tank is too new to have one or trade it back to the lfs you bought it from.
The slower you move the better off you are.