anemone shunning light...

[dreamzcape]

Dear bros, i guess it's a common understanding that anemones require quite a bit of light. However my BTA insists on hiding upside down in caves and overhangs, literally avoiding the light.

How many bros experience this before? Any tips or what?

Sorry if i seem naive coz all the articles i've read all talk about meeting light requirements first.

Also i'm sure there are bros out there who buy a nice anemone only to have it hide then cannot show off.

I've also tried putting in areas of good, moderate and low current flow...all exposed to the light...but it still likes tobe a spiderman.

Suggestions?

[neokn]

My personal experience with RBTA.

It was never out in the open to get any light it just stay in shade attaching to an overhanging rock. It was housing my 2 maron clowns previously. The maron clown will automatically grap a piece of feed and try to the anemone during fedding time.

[dreamzcape]

so does it seem like a characteristic of a bta to not like too much light? 2 other friends, their bta also spiderman stunt

[neokn]

so does it seem like a characteristic of a bta to not like too much light? 2 other friends, their bta also spiderman stunt

My ex-RBTA also did the same thing. It attached itself to the underside of the LR that's in between 2 rocks.

[zephyros]

BTA seems to consider "foot"-hole 1st before lighting.

ie it will find a comfortable anchoring pt, then decide if there is

sufficient light for its liking or not.

BTA might not move for a while (weeks/month) and then

suddenly move to a new location. BTA well known for "exploring".

my BTA relocate once a week, and then recently decide to migrate

to powerhead

cheers

[hotlemond]

Dear bros, i guess it's a common understanding that anemones require quite a bit of light. However my BTA insists on hiding upside down in caves and overhangs, literally avoiding the light.

How many bros experience this before? Any tips or what?

Sorry if i seem naive coz all the articles i've read all talk about meeting light requirements first.

Also i'm sure there are bros out there who buy a nice anemone only to have it hide then cannot show off.

I've also tried putting in areas of good, moderate and low current flow...all exposed to the light...but it still likes tobe a spiderman.

Suggestions?

I had kept them b4 and here's my experiences:

they tends to like holes and crevices to have a foot hold so it will be good to create one for them.

they do not like direct current but will need indirect current to help carries oxygenated water to them and carries away thier waste.

There are no fixed rule to stick to because of the unique and different tank layout with PH/wavemaker so this one you will have to play around with.

Anemone mostly requires moderate to high lighting, so a run away ane isn't always cause by this factor. Unless you had it up there at the tip of Everest and the MH directly on top is heating up the water surface too much. (those w/o chiller)

Also, poor water quality makes uncomfortable ane. and uncomfortable ane make a run away ane.

hope it helps.

[hotlemond]

Dear bros, i guess it's a common understanding that anemones require quite a bit of light. However my BTA insists on hiding upside down in caves and overhangs, literally avoiding the light.

How many bros experience this before? Any tips or what?

Sorry if i seem naive coz all the articles i've read all talk about meeting light requirements first.

Also i'm sure there are bros out there who buy a nice anemone only to have it hide then cannot show off.

I've also tried putting in areas of good, moderate and low current flow...all exposed to the light...but it still likes tobe a spiderman.

Suggestions?

opps,

sorry didn't read your question properly.

didn't heard you talking about creating the kind of foot hold for them.

you can use small rocks to pile them up and have a hole in the centre. but this structure must be away from your main scaping.

Or the more unorthodox way, which i learned and used, is a short cut of pvc pipe, sized to fit its waist expanded and dig it into the sand. you will have to learn if it prefer a small rock underneath the pipe for grip/security.

this can be near your scaping. when it open up, the short raise height of the pvc will be covered.

but still other requirements, water, lights, current must be there. Otherwise it will fight hard to get out.

hope this helps too

[dreamzcape]

thanks a lot for the replies and suggestions!

bro hotlemond, as my tank is a 1.5 ft tank(but mature for few months liao...also i keep strict change water regime) i have been trying to play around with the scaping to try and suit the anemone....my rocks are all small(small than fist) and so far whatever footholds i create in the light...it prefers other holes at the back of the tank.

Have actually shifted the formations to different parts to see how it reacts to different current flows but it always manages to end up just hiding itself.

bro zephyros sorry to hear about anemone and powerhead accidents...mine also up lorry cause tank crash(anyhow try sugar method of reducing nitrates)

Anyways will consider whatever u bros have stated and perhaps try the pvc trick if no other resort.

meanwhile..keep sharing yea?

[slcw]

i purchased a BTA (being the first livestock) into the tank. I generally believe it would host this particular spot due to the lighting arrangement and water path. Till date it has not moved. I have rescaped my tank 2 twice. so trice it has not moved. Basically anemones are photosynthestic invertebrates (not corals) and do "enjoy" occassionally feeding. Lack of this, they will move to the nearest and strongest water flow. Now where would that b?

Exactly where the overflow compartment is or the Powerhead. The suction of water from these 2 sources are dangerous to anemone.

Never is anemone at fault for moving, just basically they move for survival.

[hotlemond]

can teach me how to "believe" in a particular spot??

[dreamzcape]

yar man...how to believe a particular spot? coz like i said...i have tried to provide both high flow plus bright lighting plus footholds but still it moves...read somewhere that BTAs are one've the more exploratory species and do move into spots that aren't suited for them sometimes...

[slcw]

firstly, Lighting is fixture that is more difficult to control compared to water. where water u can turn and control the position and strength of the circulation.

having said that, i would IMo, position the LR with a hiding space for the base of anemone. Like what u guys have mentioned. Generally this base i would plan it to be higher u in the tank (the tentacles must not be able to reach the sand)

This LR would be arrange either receiving the full light of mH or generally near to source of light.

BTA do not like sand, either the clown will clear the area off the sand or the anemone moves. The Surrounding LR should not be connected to other LR. that is to say a standalone pile of LR. Anemones either have to "twist and turn" suspended in the water to move to another LR or it will lift itself from the LR and wait for water to carry it away. Seldom seen going to the sand. It hates it. A LR surround by sand.

Then the flow, because the Powerhead or water outlet can be position more easily compare to lightings, i would have the water flow around the anemone, that is not blowing full blast at it. rather around the anemone.

Hope it helps.

u can see this 2nd rescape tank of mine. http://www.myfishforum.com/thread1874.html

there is 2 other pic, the before this and after this pic. www.myfish.info crash - lost pics.

[hotlemond]

BTA do not like sand, either the clown will clear the area off the sand or the anemone moves.

this is true in my case too.

I have forgotton about this part.

[dreamzcape]

hmmz...i didn't forget that BTA don't like sand...but forgot about using this to act as a barrier...thanks for the tip!

[slcw]

no probs, we learn from each other.

[Jun Hong]

Bleached anemone may hide to avoid expose to light. It may take weeks for it to recover with enough population of zoo. Try to feed it to shorten the recovery time

[dreamzcape]

hmmz okay....guesss wil observe abit more....didn't seem bleached though