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I just bought a anemone. Why my clown fishes do swim and go near this anemone?

Sorry I don't get you. :( Try to take another photo of your anemone. Use macro mode and flash if necessary.

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I just bought a anemone. Why my clown fishes do swim and go near this anemone?

please advise. Thanks.

Why your anemone look bleached? White anemone??? :o

Look up on what anemone host what kind of clown.

Equipment:

30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer

Live Stock:

Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2

Reef:

1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato

RIPs (Since June 2005):

1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...)

Old 30G Corner Tank.

Restarted 30G Corner Tank.

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Why your anemone look bleached? White anemone??? :o

Look up on what anemone host what kind of clown.

That's what I thought - but if I switch on the actinic lights, the anemone has neon yellow colouration.

The point is... is this a bubble tip anemone or something else? Please advise. Thanks.

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That's what I thought - but if I switch on the actinic lights, the anemone has neon yellow colouration.

The point is... is this a bubble tip anemone or something else? Please advise. Thanks.

It certainly looked like a bleached BTA and a unhealthy one...

It like this when you get it??

Is your lights enuf??

Equipment:

30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer

Live Stock:

Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2

Reef:

1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato

RIPs (Since June 2005):

1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...)

Old 30G Corner Tank.

Restarted 30G Corner Tank.

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hi , guess u are new to anemones ... after my tragic RTBA was nuked in my pump , i have decided not to keep one .

saw some false percular swimming . it's like a preference . if it dun like the 'home', it will not live in it . it's like a tikam game . give ur clown some time to get use to the home .

anyway ur anemones look bleached . read somewhere that there is no such thing as white one , maybe only maybe with proper care and lighting , u might nurse it back to the brown colour one .

placed it in high lighting area, and maintain temp preferably around 27degree with moderate flow .

just an advice , clown dun really need anemone, however with one is interesting but do take care as having one anemone is like having a bomb . watch out for the pump ,if it show signs of stress or dying soon , remove it asap. :peace:

2x1.5x1.5 tank

Lighting: AI hydra 52HD

Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455

Reactor: Minimax; rowaphos

Skimz  ; NP biopellets

Wave Maker: MP 40 WQD

Return pump: Eheim 1262

Chiller: Arctica 1/10 hp

 

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hi dude...

Hammy is rite... my percula host at my jewel... Juz give it sometimes u host at the anemone bro...

btw u got a bleached anemone... try feeding it manual with chopped prawn.... my anemone use 2 be bleached due 2 my lazyness... So i try feeding it with chopped prawn manually... after a few days it turn into its normal colour... So i feed all my 3 bta 3 times a week with chopped prawn... Now looking tender n juicy already...

:D:D:D

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2 Questions,

a) when you meant feeding it - do I drop the cut-up prawninto the centre of the anemone - where there is "hole" the mouth right?

B) when you meant "bleached" - I am aware that you need light for the anemone - because of the "algae" growing in them - question is normally sunlight (diffused since the main tank is in the balcony) sufficient by itself. I normally switch on the lights awhile in the evening but is that sufficient?

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2 Questions,

a) when you meant feeding it - do I drop the cut-up prawninto the centre of the anemone - where there is "hole" the mouth right?

B) when you meant "bleached" - I am aware that you need light for the anemone - because of the "algae" growing in them - question is normally sunlight (diffused since the main tank is in the balcony) sufficient by itself. I normally switch on the lights awhile in the evening but is that sufficient?

a) Right.

B) Sunlight itself is not enuf as it is only availabe at a certain time. Light cycle is normally 12 hrs, give and take.

Equipment:

30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer

Live Stock:

Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2

Reef:

1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato

RIPs (Since June 2005):

1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...)

Old 30G Corner Tank.

Restarted 30G Corner Tank.

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gv yr clowns more time lah... my common clowns took 3-4 days before they decided to go into my carpet aneone. In the meantime, do what the other bros suggested, feed your anemone, gv it light n nurse it back to health. Also noticed that your sand n rocks are pretty clean, how old is yr tank?

Main Tank : 48 inch by 36 inch by 28 inch (2 sides starphire glass)
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Chiller : Starmax Compressor 1 HP Drop coil
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gv yr clowns more time lah... my common clowns took 3-4 days before they decided to go into my carpet aneone. In the meantime, do what the other bros suggested, feed your anemone, gv it light n nurse it back to health. Also noticed that your sand n rocks are pretty clean, how old is yr tank?

I re-started this tank since National Day 2005 (bought the tank+live rocks 2nd hand) so that makes 3 months. But got a 5inch goby and a black cucumber which keeps the sand very clean. ?? It that okay?

Ok, will take advise - turn on the light more often - (waste electricity - utility bill already very high - I guess all reefers' problems right?)

Ok Thanks for all advise.

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