RBTA care

[atdayahwh]

Hi Reefers

I alway have a love and hate relationship with RBTA and feeling guilty for making them shrink.

 

Anemone always shrink after around one moth later whenever I introduced in my tank.

 

Any suggestions and ideas would be appreciated

 

Salinity 1.026

Temp 26C

Ph 8.0

KH 12

Calc 475

Nitrate 0

Phosphate 0

Feeding. Oyster feast. Zoo-blast twice per week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Schwantz]

My 1 RBTA grown any multiplied many times over. I keep my KH at 8.0 . You may want to try that. Oh yes, feed prawn once a week.

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[atdayahwh]

Thanks bro. Your tank temperatures maintain at?


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[polar]

Your lighting might be at fault. Is there signs of bleaching or discolouration? Anemones contain zooxanthellae that helps them to photosynthesis. Too much lighting will cause them to expel zooxanthellae, thus, losing their distinctive colours.

If your anemone keeps deflating and inflating, that could mean sped up metabolism or just its character. Different anemones have different characters, after all, they are classified as an animal, not plant.

Regarding sped up metabolism, your anemone might be undergoing intense photosynthesis. Anemones deflate and inflate is for gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Inflating and deflating at a quick pace can mean high metabolism rate. Can consider lowering light intensity.

Another possibility is that anemone has pest on it. Irritated anemones will attempt to move around or float away, and inflate/deflate constantly. Try dipping it.


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