Rose Bubble Tip Anemone

[bulldog]

Hi All,

I recently purchased a RBTA from one of the LFS. 2 days ago, it decided to split and now i have 2. I decided to let go one of them into the main tank whereas the original one is still in the beta box with another of my Gold Stripe Maroon Clown. The one at the main tank does not seem to doing very well as compared to the one in the beta tank. I know Anemone's love the light but this one just stays under the rock. The color is still as red as ever, not bleached or anything. But the behavior is strange.

Any reason why it is not exposing itself to the light? Can anyone advice what to do to make it better?

Thanks All.

[yikai]

BTA, for awhile, will go deep into the rock for the first few days or 1 week. when they found a right place to anchor, they will emerge from within your rockwork, but with the foot attached deep inside.

good luck. only worry when you don't see if after awhile. as long as it's in sight, just observe.

[Ketchup]

from my experience, anemone don't really need very strong light... they just need a rock to wedge themselve in..

[bulldog]

Yes i am monitoring the movements of this RBTA. My greedy Maroon clown keeps disturbing it although it already has a bigger Green Bubble Tip as a house.

[Guest]

my RBTA spilt into 3 as well, and like yours one of it hide below the rocks for abut one week before appearing to the "surface" again.. So if you lighting, water movement in the tank remain the same, it should be fine ..

[bulldog]

I am glad to say that both my RBTA is doing fine right now....... all rested and healed.

[Gouldian]

Hi All,

I recently purchased a RBTA from one of the LFS. 2 days ago, it decided to split and now i have 2. I decided to let go one of them into the main tank whereas the original one is still in the beta box with another of my Gold Stripe Maroon Clown. The one at the main tank does not seem to doing very well as compared to the one in the beta tank. I know Anemone's love the light but this one just stays under the rock. The color is still as red as ever, not bleached or anything. But the behavior is strange.

Any reason why it is not exposing itself to the light? Can anyone advice what to do to make it better?

Thanks All.

Hi bulldog,

One of the most probable reason why anemones split after introducing into our tank is mostly due to the vast cahnge in water parameters.

That is also the reason why your anemone went into hiding after being release.

My personal advise when introducing any sensitive fishes are invertebrates is to drip acclimation prior to release.

If I were you, I will try to retrieve the hidden anemone and place it in the beta box together with its sister.

During this period, try to do more frequent water changes and maintain constant photo period.

This will get your anemones acclimated to your lighting schedule and your water parameters.

After a week and there isn't any stress show by the anemone (eg expelling zoozanthelae), you can place the anemone on a clean concave rock for the anemone's food to hold-fast and feel secure.

Once the anemone is seated on the rock, move the anemone together with the rock into the position you wanted in your display.

HTH

[bulldog]

Hi Gouldian,

Thanks for your valuable advice. Currently, the one sitting in the beta box is nice and "Bubbly" and is showing the true red color of the Rose tip. The one in the main tank is now in front of my tank, sitting beside the green one i have. The tips are not exactly roundish but the color is there (Hopefully it stays in that position). Just a few days ago, both look inflated and looks like it was going to die but it recovered to how it is today. Let me take a picture of it tonight to show how it looks like right now.

Thanks again for the advice.

[Gouldian]

Hi Gouldian,

Thanks for your valuable advice. Currently, the one sitting in the beta box is nice and "Bubbly" and is showing the true red color of the Rose tip. The one in the main tank is now in front of my tank, sitting beside the green one i have. The tips are not exactly roundish but the color is there (Hopefully it stays in that position). Just a few days ago, both look inflated and looks like it was going to die but it recovered to how it is today. Let me take a picture of it tonight to show how it looks like right now.

Thanks again for the advice.

Hi Bulldog,

Seems like both have survive and acclimated to the initial difference in water parameters, I believe both will do well from this point.

[bulldog]

hi Gouldian, Is it normal for the RBTA to constantly deflate and then return back to normal every 1 week? Mine just happen again last night and this morning it was alright again.

[bulldog]

Some pics of my RBTA

[Gouldian]

hi Gouldian, Is it normal for the RBTA to constantly deflate and then return back to normal every 1 week? Mine just happen again last night and this morning it was alright again.

Hi bulldog,

How do you define deflate? You mean the bubble tip deflate or the entire anemone shrank?

[bulldog]

Hi bulldog,

How do you define deflate? You mean the bubble tip deflate or the entire anemone shrank?

The whole anemone deflated.... the tips turn green.... looks really like it is going to die.... many instances already but always turn out fine next day.

Actually i just read at another place (http://www.karensroseanemones.com/beforeyoubuyone.htm) and found out it is normal...... Unless you have a different opinion on this. Please enlighten.

Thank you

[Terryz_]

The whole anemone deflated.... the tips turn green.... looks really like it is going to die.... many instances already but always turn out fine next day.

Actually i just read at another place (http://www.karensroseanemones.com/beforeyoubuyone.htm) and found out it is normal...... Unless you have a different opinion on this. Please enlighten.

Thank you

They are expelling the slate water in their body to exchange for new water... Something like that....

[Gouldian]

I agree with the above.

It is trying to do some bodily fluid exchange (hope I don't sound xxx again)

By the way, Karen Rose Anemones is a good reliable reference site for anemones.

[bulldog]

I agree with the above.

It is trying to do some bodily fluid exchange (hope I don't sound xxx again)

By the way, Karen Rose Anemones is a good reliable reference site for anemones.

Yes yes a very good site to get information. It also mentions that it is "pooping" or someting like that... Well it is all good.

Thanks all for your advice. Did you see the picture of my RBTA?

[poh34]

HHi all. Want to check if any of you guys got anemone which tip no longer look like bubble tip. Shrink to thin and small. Colour change from green ti pink. Is it a bad sign?

[iskay]

HHi all. Want to check if any of you guys got anemone which tip no longer look like bubble tip. Shrink to thin and small. Colour change from green ti pink. Is it a bad sign?

For a better assessment, it'll be helpful if you provide more information like - how long has it been with you; is it shrinking overall; what and how often you feed it; Is it a host; if it is a host, what are it's guests? before and after pictures will also be helpful.

I've read many different theories about this. some logical, some not. here are some of these theories and my take on the reason:

They lose their bubble tip when:

1) Too much light - deflated tentacles equals less surface area for photons to land on.

2) Water too clean - What the??? could be because clean water allows more light penetration and therefore leads to pt.1 above.

They blow up their bubble when:

1) After being fed - happy anemone???

2) They need more light - puff up to get more light.

As long as it is still inflated most of the time, is still feeding, tentacles are still very sticky, it should be fine. Anemones are living things, they will continue to change.

As to the change in colour- My experience tell me that as long as it is a change from lighter to darker shades of colour, it is a good sign. It means that it is recovering its original colours or have somehow acquired new types of zooxanthellae. Anyway, red BTA are pricier than Green ones.

[poh34]

HHi. Thank fir the info.attached is the pic. Look pretty miserable now. I did not feed ur until i see something not right. Now feeding it market small white fish. Been with me for 2_3 months. Goldfish now host in it.

[poh34]

Photo

[iskay]

Top photo looks like a healthy anemone to me. Bottom photo shows a bleached and starving anemone. If top is before and bottom is after photo, it's not a good sign. Feed it until it recovers. After feeding, do wait for it to poop before feeding again. it normally requires 2-3 days to digest food.

[poh34]

OOk. Thanks. Shall follow this way and see

[Underwater]

If bottom pic is the recent pic, you may want to shift it higher up near the light and water movement, but away from the wavemaker. It looks quite stressed. If it dies, it will pollute the whole tank, causing major ammonia spike and your fishes will be gravely affected. Keep a close watch.

[poh34]

IIt look stress. I also stress. Hope for the best.

[lazydevil]

i have just bought an anemone , the moment i introduce it to my tank it started to spit out something like a size of a small marble, after 24 hrs it spit out the same thing again. and some parts of the tentacles are starting to turn small and green. Given the above factors does it mean that the anemone is dying?

i have checked my water parameters , they all seem ok.

how do i know the anemone is stressed or not?