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    New Bubble-Tip Anemone, HELP!

    so i purchased a nem for my tank a few days ago and wanted some opinions regarding its health,
    the base is a beige colour, and the tentacles are small radioactive green blobs, all the way around the outside edge.
    the previous mornings i have woke up to a deflated nem, but it perks up as the day goes on and inflates, moves about and what not,
    its mouth is partially open most of the time so i fed him yesterday with a pipette and gave him garlic enriched brine shrimp, he reacted
    well and closed up around it. its been rolling around and i fear that maybe there isnt enough places that he might like?

    the photos i will be uploading later will show my rockwork, looks like a three legged table, but i have moved some ruble to make some
    hides both on the top of the table and on the sand. When i placed him on top of the table next to the hide he seemed interested
    then rolled off :/.

    do they usually take a while to settle in and find their preferred spot?

    tank:
    21Gal RiverReef 94L
    2x36w T5 HO
    Skimmer

    Filter Media:
    BioBalls
    Filterfloss
    Large sponge
    Ceramic Tubes
    Rowaphos
    Carbon
    Rubble

    Tank inhabitants:
    2" live sand bed
    20Kg of live rock
    1x Yellow Clown Goby
    2x True Percula Clown
    1x Sixline Wrasse
    2x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
    2x Peppermint Shrimp
    10x Red legged Hermits

    Corals:
    Zoos, Purple Star Polyps, Xenia, Mushrooms, Leather Toadstool, some hard coral (needs ID'ing)

    Params:
    Sg 1.026
    Ammonia 0
    Nitrite 0
    Nitrate 0
    Phosphate 0.3
    (20 litre weekly water change)
    any help will be appreciated however i know i need to upload some recent pics to aid your opinion.

    thanks in advance,

    NewReefGuy

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    Re: New Bubble-Tip Anemone, HELP!

    Would help to know which Nem it is. Some liek the rocks some like the sand bed. Sounds like a Green Bubble Tip though. And, you have to T-5 lights, but, are you using one for actinic? This will actually take away white light from the tank. Advisable to use 2 white lights and get a blue LED set-up for the actinic look. The more white light you use the better off you are.
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    It is a green bubble nem yes and the lights are both white, i have blue leds also but just didnt mention them as they are moon lights. Do you know the general happenings when a bta settles? Thanks for your response

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    Re: New Bubble-Tip Anemone, HELP!

    Quote Originally Posted by newreefguy View Post
    It is a green bubble nem yes and the lights are both white, i have blue leds also but just didnt mention them as they are moon lights. Do you know the general happenings when a bta settles? Thanks for your response

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    Well, you never know. He has to actually grab onto something to start his march across the tank to find a spot. Have you tried to settle him into a lil hole in the rocks? A little cave with minor flow? Give that a shot, he might grab on the first shot.


 

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