Bubble tip Anemoe problem....

[Slimjim]

Hey all I bought a BTA about 2 weeks ago an everything was goin well an then 1 night he moved behind the rocks were he is out of site.. I can see hem if I remove my Blue backdrop an I have had to feed hem by using a bendable long ruler thing(LOL sorry not good at describing) an attach the food to it. I really want hem to be at least in sight so I can see hem. I cant move the rock around because its a base rock an everything is laying on it. what can I do. also I have a baby coral banded shrimp that seems to love to hang out right next to it an hang out is it possible that they are trying to asstablish a relationship? any tips on how I can get the BTA to the Front??



Thanks
Slimjim

 

[Anonymous]

Okay, a few questions to start off with:

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  How big is the tank?
  How long has it been up and running?
  What type of lighting do you have?
  What type of filtration do you use?

It's pretty normal for a newly introduced anemone to move around some to find a 'comfortable' location in the tank. You can try bringing the rock back to the front of the tank, but odds are if the anemone doesn't like it there it won't stay there. I ask all the other questions because it comes across that you're new to anemones and pretty new to the hobby in general (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm not trying to flame, but anemones tend to be some of the more difficult organisms to keep. On the upside, the BTA is one of the hardier host anemones. It does still need excellent water conditions and a lot of light, though.

 

[Slimjim]

How big is the tank? 11gallon NANO

How long has it been up and running? 1year

What type of lighting do you have? 32 Watt 50/50 PC

What type of filtration do you use? I use my Rafugium an a bag of carbon, also I use the defult Filtration that came with the tank which is little clay pellots an some Filter floss that is cleaned out 1 once aweek..


I do water changes every 2 weeks, I get my water from my Brothers 60 Gallon that is in great shape an has been asstablished for probbly almost 3years now. He has a BTA that is doing alsume it hasnt moved since day 1 his clowns took to it sortly after it was added to the tank.


I havent been in the scene that long but I Have accomplished an learned alot since I started a year ago I made my own Refugium that is doing well, my own fitration system that works wonders an my tank runs SILENT which I hear can be hard sometimes.


The BTA isnt that big hes probbly only couple months old I would guess i have feed it twice this week Im trying to do it every other day. He has moved by hem self in the last couple of days im just trying to keep hem from killing other corals which has happend he was stinging my Leather the other day.


SlimJim

 

[Anonymous]

The BTA isnt that big hes probbly only couple months old I would guess i have feed it twice this week Im trying to do it every other day. He has moved by hem self in the last couple of days im just trying to keep hem from killing other corals which has happend he was stinging my Leather the other day.

Sounds like you've just got a wanderer, then. Best you can do is just hope he settles down. As for the stinging other corals and stuff, that's just going to be a by-product of having an anemone in such a small tank (sounds like you've got the lighting and filtration to handle it, though!).

One addition to your knowledge-base then... You say you think he's only a couple months old. It's really almost impossible to judge the age of anemones accurately, as they can live for incredibly long periods of time and grow or shrink depending on any number of factors, including feeding regimen (my stichodactyla gigantea will grow and shrink its oral disc between 4-6" between feedings). There are even some gigantea anemones that researchers think Columbus might have sailed over setting into port in the New World. 8O Plus the whole concept of 'age' becomes a grey area when you're dealing with an organism that reproduces by asexual fission. What I mean is if a 200 year old anemone splits into two anemones, are they both 200 yrs old? Are they both 'new'? Each get a hundred years? :wink: What about if an anemone splits 80/20? Is that 20% a 'new' anemone? It almost becomes an exercise in philosophy. 8O

Cheers,
John

 

[Anonymous]

Your BTA is probably looking for more light. One 32w PC is not realy sufficient lighting for a BTA. Plus an eleven gallon tank is kinda small for a BTA, which tends to grow somewhat large. Also a tank that size may have issues with free floating toxins effecting your inhabitants.

 

[Anonymous]

Similar thing happened to me - got a BTA, placed it in a nice-looking place in the front "courtyard", it ups & moves back behind the rockwork. I manage to get him & place him in the front again. He gets up & moves behind the rock again. I can't dislodge him from the rock this time, so I re-arrange all the rock such that the place he was sitting now faces front. He gets up & moves behind the rock again...

It currently sits behind the rockwork, but you can just see the tips of its tentacles sticking up through the rockwork in the rear. If something touches it, it quickly withdraws out of site.

I guess an anemone wants what it wants & there's no arguing with it...

 

[dick182]

Similar thing happened to me - got a BTA, placed it in a nice-looking place in the front "courtyard", it ups & moves back behind the rockwork. I manage to get him & place him in the front again. He gets up & moves behind the rock again. I can't dislodge him from the rock this time, so I re-arrange all the rock such that the place he was sitting now faces front. He gets up & moves behind the rock again...

It currently sits behind the rockwork, but you can just see the tips of its tentacles sticking up through the rockwork in the rear. If something touches it, it quickly withdraws out of site.

I guess an anemone wants what it wants & there's no arguing with it...

Yep, had the same problem. I didn't even see mine for 2 months, thought he was a goner. Today I redirected the flow on a couple closed loop outlets, and lo and behold, I found he had moved to a reasonable viewing area.
So you might want to try moving your current around to "irritate" him to a better spot.
And yeah, more light wouldn't hurt