just thought i would share what i just recently noticed this morning. This happened in the time that i was at work, between 2:30-12:30



kinda mad that i missed it

How old is your tank? How long have you had it? Was it that color when you got it ? What kind of lighting doy ou have? Asking these questions because it should not be so light. They can recover and many do with sprcial care. Splitting in this condition "bleached" is very stressful to an already unhealthy anemone. It is a last ditch effort to increase chance of survival. You seem happy and it is exciting when your anemone splitts but in this case you should start checking your parameters, make sure everything is as close to perfect as possible. I am sorry

this picture was taken at around 2am, the lights had been off for around 4 hours already. I had my room light on which could also add to the weird coloration. the tank is about 6 months old now, The anemone is from my 55 gallon salt water tank. Which is closer to a year and a bit now. I Moved the anemone into my 29 gallon high tank sometime last month and the anemone has been very happy so far. I'm using some 1 65watt pc 10000k and an actinic bulb as well. I use tropic marin bio calcium for dosing my tank. i'll take some more pictures today to show how the anemones are doing.


the coloration with full lighting is just like this anemone here.
I'm not sure if what i have is a green bta, i am not so good with the names of everything so far
also its been that color since the day of purchase at my local big als so im hoping that is its normal colour

It’s still look bleached; especially in the foot area I have never seen it so white. Good luck thou!

thanks, im fairly sure everything is in check. calcium levels are around 420, alkilinity is around 10, and ph is 8.3-8.4, These are all tested using drop test kits . I think its fine tho, the corals in my tank are doing just fine. I would like to get a different form of test kit tho, to get an accurate reading of everything.

Yea, sorry to tell you, but that bta is not happy.

It should not be white, power compact bulbs are not the correct lighting for an anemone. You should try to find it a home with an appropriate environment.

+1

im working on an led system as we speak , Is there any reason as to why its not happy?, could poor lighting be the main cause?. Ever since i've had the anemone its been this color so i find it a little strange

Lighting is the main reason it is "bleached". I assume "big als" wasn't providing the anemone the right environment either, that is why it was that color when you got it.

your parameters might read "ok", but an anemone shouldn't be added to a system until it is very established or seeded, over a year generally speaking. It will continue to live and split, however a bleached anemone is an unhappy anemone.

thanks for the info, i'll have to see how the anemone does under my led lights, hopefully that will make it feel better. do power compacts just not have high enough par readings? or what is it that makes them bad for a bta

also the tank is a spawn from my 55 gallon, almost 75 percent of the water at the beginning was from my older tank. Same goes for some of the live rock and the sand for my tank and fuge

also what color am i looking for? just a darker color?

yea, generally PC arent strong enough, they could be though, in a shallow tank.

Who knows, there could be something else causing this anemone to stay bleached.



Thats good, that does help. What you could do is give that new bta baby to a fellow reefer with a stronger light and see if it colors back up.

Good luck

you could feed the bejesus out of it until you get your LED setup....

well im hoping to finish my leds today, so i'll try and get some tank threadage going

i also feed it krill once or twice a week

Go with something a little larger, like a silverside.

where can i get some silverside?

The new photo looks just as bad. It is snow white, there is no such thing as a healthy white bta. Yours has expelled all of it's zooxanthellae. This is the algea which lives in the anemone, it gives it it's color. When you put the new lighting on your aquarium, it may hide from bright lighing at first. Watch it and if you notice it moving away or hiding, shade it, and expose it gradually. With better lighting and feedings it can recover but it is a very long process so be patient.
When and if your anemone begins to recover, it would be an excellent idea to post updates. Alot of folks could benefit from your experience.

I used to get them for my nem at petco, but any aquarium shop would/could sell them. You could also get them at an asian market.

the bta is kinda positioned under a rock and streching out to get light, i plan on cutting back the time that the lights are on when i put the leds on, to help everything adjust better