New kid on the block algy1943

[twisted]

great pics! your tank look really good! very healthy fish

[algy1943]

I love your avatar it's a six striped Wrasse if i'm not mistaken

Steve, my H.Crispa is now turning brown and still growing

Allen (Upminster UK)

[algy1943]

Allen,

The choice of food is excellent and should work very nicely. And yes, I've seen the images of your anemone. My H.crispa looked exactly the same as yours when I brought it from the LFS in 2002, in three to four years it was way too large to house in my tiny 75g tank, hence why I turned it in to the store again... Come to think of it they made money twice on the same anemone...
I suppose I should have asked for better exchange than I did, but I was desperate to remove it from the aquarium at the time.
Oh, well...

As far as daily feedings, you can continue doing this until your anemone begins to color up (meaning regaining it;s zooxanthellae ). Just make sure to monitor water quality and stay with the water exchanges schedule. Once it starts to color up (you will see it getting some golden hues in the tentacles) you can feed it about two-three times a week. Then, once it is fully recovered, you can feed it weekly and a bit less of the food. If you continue to feed it daily it may and will grow huge...

Hi Gene, my H.Crispa is turning a nice beige color and has got quite large, have cut down on feeding to twice a week, will put photo on but dosent show the true colors

Allen

[metalhead]

Tank looks great algy...

Good job getting the anemone back in shape!

[algy1943]

Hi Allen,



Lots of folks repeat information that they heard on the boards about bleached anemones being doomed to die in aquariums. Although it is quite possible but there is also a good chance that it can recover and regain it;s zooxanthellae.
Years ago I purchased bleached H.crispa at the store, simply because I knew it would die eventually if I didn't try to rescue it. Long story short, it took about 8 month to a year to regain it;s full health and it outgrew my old 75g tank in the next two or three years. I brought it back to the store I got it from and someone bought it for a larger tank. It was about 2 feet across...

Anyway, for it to recover you need to provide nutrition that would be provided by the zoxxanthellae otherwise. That means feeding, feeding, feeding... I fed mine silversides, a small fish that is sold in the fish stores under this name. Usually comes in a flats and it did wonders for my anemone. You can also try raw store bought shrimp, feed shells and all. I also fed small chunks of other marine fatty fish, including salmon's inards... My family looked at me funy but it worked.
Hi Gene, happy christmas, regarding my H.Crispa we discussed some time ago, you will be pleased to know that it has completely changed color and has regained it's zooxanthella, the trouble is as did yours it's getting too big for my tank

best regards Allen




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Hi Gene, happy christmas, regarding my H.Crispa we discussed some time ago, you will be pleased to know that it has completely changed color and has regained it's zooxanthella, the trouble is as did yours it's getting too big for my tank

best regards Allen

[algy1943]

Steve, my H.Crispa is now turning brown and still growing

Allen (Upminster UK)

Hi Steve, happy christmas, regarding my H.Crispa we discussed some time ago, you will be pleased to know that it has completely changed color and has regained it's zooxanthella, the trouble is as did yours it's getting too big for my tank

best regards Allen

[algy1943]

Hi Gene, happy christmas, regarding my H.Crispa we discussed some time ago, you will be pleased to know that it has completely changed color and has regained it's zooxanthella, the trouble is as did yours it's getting too big for my tank

best regards Allen

Photo's attached, unfortunately they do not seem to show the true color

Allen

[algy1943]

Looks good, what size is your tank. In the last photo it looks like a Electric Blue hermit crab trying to possible eat a bubble algae is this true.

Hi Steve, havent heard from you for ages, hows the tank? The H.Crispa has really changed colour, I know the photo dosent really show it but its really brown now.

Allen

[algy1943]

Tank looks great algy...

Good job getting the anemone back in shape!

Thanks for that, its really changed colour and is brown, must have been the food, loves mussels, got to try and cut back so it dosent get too big for the tank