Griff Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I purchased a day glow bubble tip this past Sunday and he keeps trying to hide under a rock. I'm running in IM Nuvo 30g long with skimmer, Mp10, 2 AI primes at 60% for 10 hours. Live stock is 2 small clowns, 1 purple firefish, 1 very small tailspin Bennie, 1 6 line wrasse, 1 blood fire shrimp. Corals include 1 Duncan 1 mushroom, 1 very small hammer, 1 sps and of course the nem. When I first added him he looked great. That evening he moved to the bottom of my rock work under a cave. I gave it a day then moved the rock so he was facing upward. He stayed there for 24 hours then move in the crevis of where 2 rocks meet. It seems as if he is trying to hide. ammonia and nitrite at 0 and nitrate at 5. He did eat 2 small mysis shrimp the day I brought him home. Any thoughts? Should I try and reposition him as he's not getting much light? The bubbles on the tips seem to have deflated to about 50% thier size. Color still looks ok. Maybe I'm just being paranoid and should just leave him be for a bit? This was his original position Link to comment
clownfitch Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 They have to acclimate to your lighting. If you keep moving it back into the light you will likely over stress it. Let it acclimate itself. It will eventually move out into full light. Link to comment
Griff Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Should I turn down my lights to be on for a shorter period of time? Currenly start up at 7 by 8 they are 60% start down at 6 off by 7. Also salinity is 1.23-1.24. Tank is still young. Only up 2 months. I probably should have waited but all my levels stayed at 0 for so long I felt comfortable. Link to comment
righttirefire Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Everything I've read on the subject is let them be. I'm researching it pretty frequently right now as I'm planning on adding a bubble tip in 2 months. It'll find its happy spot. But might frequently move until than. Beware of corals close and powerheads Link to comment
yomon347 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Bubble tips like caves and rock crevices. As others have stated, let it do its thing for a while before intervention. My BTA took a while to find its current spot in a big hole in one of my rocks. Link to comment
pgrVII Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Leave the bta alone they know what they need to do. I have two and my rainbow stays put while my green moves. It'll be just fine Link to comment
lkoechle Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 They are a type of rock anemone. They anchor themselves inside a cave or crevice and then expand from there. Mine will retreat all the way into his cave at night and expand fully in the day. Leave the nem be. He is figuring out what he likes. Link to comment
Griff Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 So tested water last night and got .25 ammonia 0 nitrites and 20 nitrate. Did a 6-7 g water change on my 30g IM Nuvo. Any other suggestions? Link to comment
clownfitch Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 That anemone isnt going to fare very well with ammonia, nitrite, or high nitrates in the tank. How old is the set up? Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Should I turn down my lights to be on for a shorter period of time? Currenly start up at 7 by 8 they are 60% start down at 6 off by 7. Also salinity is 1.23-1.24. Tank is still young. Only up 2 months. I probably should have waited but all my levels stayed at 0 for so long I felt comfortable. I hope thats a spelling error- salinity should be 1.023- NOT 1.23. Two months is pretty young honestly, you definitely should have checked that out online a bit first. Most people say a year! But, whats done is done and I think you can handle it. Keep up with the water changes if you have Nitrate and work on keeping water quality high. Maybe some LR could help- from the picture, it looks like the rock was put in "dry" and has little to no bacteria. Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I hope thats a spelling error- salinity should be 1.023- NOT 1.23. Two months is pretty young honestly, you definitely should have checked that out online a bit first. Most people say a year! But, whats done is done and I think you can handle it. Keep up with the water changes if you have Nitrate and work on keeping water quality high. Maybe some LR could help- from the picture, it looks like the rock was put in "dry" and has little to no bacteria. Good husbandry and you can keep them just fine I feel, let's be honest lol Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Good husbandry and you can keep them just fine I feel, let's be honest lol I am being honest- and not contradicting you. "But, whats done is done and I think you can handle it. Keep up with the water changes if you have Nitrate and work on keeping water quality high. Maybe some LR could help- from the picture, it looks like the rock was put in "dry" and has little to no bacteria." Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I am being honest- and not contradicting you. "But, whats done is done and I think you can handle it. Keep up with the water changes if you have Nitrate and work on keeping water quality high. Maybe some LR could help- from the picture, it looks like the rock was put in "dry" and has little to no bacteria." It is true though, they are dirty creatures lol Link to comment
Haelstrom Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Only thing to watch for is if it decides it wants to cozy up next to a power head or something like that. You might want to intervene then. Last thing you want is pureed bta. Link to comment
Griff Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Water is reading 0 on ammonia nitrite and nitrate now and things seem to stay that way if I do a weekly water change of 4-5 gallons. Ph is at 8.1 salinity sis 1.025 and phosphates are 0. I do have a green film algae and sor some reason over night my sand bed turned brow in a lot of spots. I don't know what it's all feeding off of if everything is 0. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Water is reading 0 on ammonia nitrite and nitrate now and things seem to stay that way if I do a weekly water change of 4-5 gallons. Ph is at 8.1 salinity sis 1.025 and phosphates are 0. I do have a green film algae and sor some reason over night my sand bed turned brow in a lot of spots. I don't know what it's all feeding off of if everything is 0. Phosphate and excess nutrients is feeding the algae. Do you have a CUC? (Clean up crew) Is it too small? I like oversized CUCs that constantly sift the sand bed. Link to comment
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