bta anemone help?

[DaGoldenChild]

i just bought a bubble tip anemone a couple of days ago and it has gone into hiding behind my live rock, is this normal i know they need strong lighting and i would think that this wouldn't be normal due to there is so little lighting behind there any information would be helpful

thanks!!

 

[Anonymous]

What is your tank setup like, lights etc? Also, what is your water parameters?

 

[DaGoldenChild]

lights 2x150w metal halids, 4x10k actinics
all params are good
salinity 1.23

 

[Anonymous]

If everything is to it's liking it will come out and into the light before long. It may even divide while hiding. Good luck.

 

[DaGoldenChild]

i hope so, it would be great to see it devide

thanks

 

[ron101]

Yeah BTA's usually like to anchor their feet underneath an overhang and then extend and expand out when the lights are on. It will probably try to find a location from which it can do it.

As far as the splitting, I have found that a shock of some sort (injury or change in environment) frequently causes it. Be careful what you wish for though - I now have 6 of the things. :roll:

FWIW I have always kept my salinity at 1.025-1.026. No idea of what others' BTA experiences at lower salinities are.

 

[SnowManSnow]

Ive noticed the same thing as far as division goes. I have had untold riches given to me from the LFS as trades for the BTA's that I can't house.

B

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah BTA's usually like to anchor their feet underneath an overhang and then extend and expand out when the lights are on. It will probably try to find a location from which it can do it.

As far as the splitting, I have found that a shock of some sort (injury or change in environment) frequently causes it. Be careful what you wish for though - I now have 6 of the things. :roll:

FWIW I have always kept my salinity at 1.025-1.026. No idea of what others' BTA experiences at lower salinities are.

They seem to do better at the higher salinity IMO.

 

[DaGoldenChild]

ok seems as though maybe i should raise my salinity tomorrow

 

[Anonymous]

ok seems as though maybe i should raise my salinity tomorrow

You should SLOWLY raise it over like a week's time. Rapidly raising the Sg will shock everything in the tank!

 

[DaGoldenChild]

i know that maybe i should have chose my wording a little better i meant tomorrow i would start raising my salinity i made that mistake once before of rapidly raising the salinity it killed just about everything in my tank except a few fish

 

[DaGoldenChild]

whats a good temp to keep your tank at? its currently at around 80

 

[SnowManSnow]

76-82 is ok IMO... I try to stay around 79-80 as much as possible. The big thing is keeping a STABLE temp over the course of the day.

b