Rose Bubble Tip Anemone??

[BerlinMethod.com]

Is it true that older rose BTA's don't swell up on their tips like the younger ones do?

Mine never has bubble tips but appears very healthy. He has doubled in size in the past few months, but not yet split.
http://www.berlinmethod.com/images/photos/anenome.jpg

Regards,
Kris

 

[BostonReefer1]

Hey I bought a rose anemone from a guy online back in July. The Rose Anemone was not tank-raised. After a couple of weeks he started to turn pink and now he is white with pink tips. I bought a maroon clown to pair with him but he still has not regained his color.
What is the cause of this?
Also the rose anemone moved behind my rock2 and is partially shaded. Should I move the rock so he gets more light.

65 gallon
5 inch DSB
left side of tank is 175wt MH 10000K (Rose on this side)
right side 400wt MH 6500
protein skimmer
15 gallon refugium

Fish
Sunset wrasse ---getting rid of him soon
Purple Tang
Maroon Clown
Green Chromis
Mandarin
Royal Gramma

Too much Bio load. I was feeding heavy before my hair algae breakout.
Also is it my water quality?
Should I feed him daily in order to get his color back?

[ October 19, 2001: Message edited by: Frivera28 ]

 

[dodger1v]

Frivera,

It sounds to me you may have gotten a dyed anemone. This is just my guess but you may have a sebae anemone im pretty sure they occur with pink tips with a white body. It could also be your water quatility. If it was that I do not think it would have lasted this long though. Has it grown at all? You may try feeding everyday or every other day and see if that helps. Ive seen rescent talk of people saying we should be feeding our anemones more frequently than we are. Anyone have any other thoughts?

 

[BostonReefer1]

What does "dyed anemone" mean

 

[dodger1v]

Like dying your close read. Eventually the dye will dissipate and the true color will show. Did you get the anemone from a reputable dealer?

 

[BostonReefer1]

Really ....I did not know that was possible... I did some searches and I found numerous accounts of that. Any way I am pretty sure it was a bubble tip. Is there a way to tell for sure. I can remember seeing the tips for a bulb at some point.

Also if it is a bubble tip can I get him to color back up?

 

[HKSTurbo28]

Frivera28:

what's your tank size and lighting parameters?

 

[dodger1v]

Frivera,

I looked at the pic you sent. You have mail.

 

[Anemone]

I have seen rose bulbs look like this (white, or very pale pink body with pale pink only at the end of the tentacles on the "bulb"). It was actually very pretty. Unfortunately, it is an unhealthy response (bleaching).

My advice is to feed the anemone krill or silversides twice a week, and do not try to move the anemone around. If an anemone needs to move, it will move on its own. IMO, many anemones are killed by well-intentioned hobbyists moving their anemones to "better" spots.

Kevin

 

[JG]

 

[Boss_512]

Well I can help you eith the hair algae.
I added a lawnmore bleny to my tank he keeps it in line very well. And he made a wonderfull adition to my tank. If you have room for him i recamend one. He wont be a disappointment. They blend in very whell to the reef. But to watch him eat is halariuse.
Oh by the way once they control the algy all you have to do then is occasionally give him some alage on a vegy clip.

 

[BostonReefer1]

HKs: My Tank is
65 gallon
5 inch DSB
left side of tank is 175wt MH 10000K (Rose on this side)
right side 400wt MH 6500
protein skimmer
15 gallon refugium


I have a RO/DI unit.
I did a water 10 gal like 2 weekes ago.
I have not tested water parameters in a while.

Also I am currently battleing hair algae.

 

[BostonReefer1]

I was thinking about getting a LawnMower Blenny to battle the hair algae. I have also saw the lettuce nudibranchs that eat hair algae. Which one is better?

 

[Anonymous]

I had a lawnmower that didn't eat very much algae. He only liked to eat the frozen algaes.

 

[Big_fish]

I can assure you that the anemone that Frivera bought was not dyed. In fact, the pic posted by slk3599 is one from the same batch.

The anemone that I had was the only bleached one in the batch upon arrival. It has since colored up nicely and is doing very well.

Frivera, you have the lighting. I would assume it is your water quality that is stressing the BTA. You also didn't post your temp. What do you keep your water temp at and have you had any spikes? BTA's will often expel zooxanthelle in a temp spike.

Good luck.
Regards,
Scott

 

[Mustang]

Just as a note I purchased one out of the same batch (I think) It was about July and mine is doing great he has over doubled in size

I feed him 2-3 times a week with selcon enriched squid
Here is a pic with my maroon clowns

[ October 22, 2001: Message edited by: Mustang ]</p>
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[BostonReefer1]

I am so jealous of that picture. Looks great.
This could be the heat. Because during the summer it did get quite hot in Boston.

I will due a water change this week.
Also my salinty was 1.023 last time I checked. I will try to get it up to 1.024 slowly.

Any other suggestions?

 

[trigger1]

Frivera,
My wild caught also changed color while it was sitting in my refugium under PC but since moving it to the main tank under 175 m/h the color has returned. I wouldn't feed it too much once or twice a month s/b sufficient...good luck

 

[Big_fish]

Mustang,
You are correct. That is one from the same batch.
Looks great!
Scott

 

[jbf16falcon]

I'm curious about the water temp that most of you
maintain in your tanks with rose anemones?
I have a 175 gallon tank and it has been taken over by the Rose Bubble Tip Anemones. I started with 2 three years ago and now maintain about 40 of them in the tank. Selling anything above that number due to space on the LR. My water temp runs between 80 and 82 degrees. I run two Ice Cap 660 VHO ballasts with 7 three foot URI bulbs (five 50/50's and two Atinic blue bulbs) SG 1.025 to 1.026 . The water is skimmed with a EuroReef F2 which runs all the time. PH 8.2 . Alk is low at only about 4 dkh. The tank is 22" deep. The major population of the anemones are split into to distinct groups, one group likes the bottom of the live rock on one side of the tank that gets the least amount of water flow. The second major group likes the area of highest LR directly in the return water flow. With a few loners scattered in other areas. So they baffel me as to what the optimum conditions for them are. I'm just stating the tank parameters above to get any varying responces or like conditions that others have, that are having luck producing these anemones. The better we understand them the more we will have to share with others. I'd be more than happy to hear responses.