BTA's Tentacles

[coraln'fish]

Alright, I've had my green bubble tip anemone for about two months, my aquarium has been set up for almost five. My anemone has not fully developed it's bubbles in it's tentacles, I feed it at least once a week with silversides, and I have metal hallide lighting. I plan on getting a hood with actinic, compact flourescent or T-5 lighting, and metal hallide. Is this because I only have metal hallide or is there something else? Thanks.

 

Ryan

[Kool-cat]

I just have 150watts of mh over my tank and all my btas have bubble tips. (14k pheonix) I havent feed my anemones in a while.

[clifford513]

It is not uncommon for btas to lose their bubbles in aquariums.

[kronk]

It is not uncommon for btas to lose their bubbles in aquariums.

 

Mine lost its bubbles within 2 months but it kept growing and growing and now its at more than 12" across when its fully opened

[bigbabich]

My BTA is 3 months old.

It has lost it's bubbles. Sort of.

I feed it twice a week.

It has quadrupled in size. Literally.

It bubbles up sort of when I turn off the whites.

Under actinic, its tentacles plump up much more than with lights.

But don't really bubble.

I have PC's and was worried about this.

I put it on a nice chunk of sand about 1/2 way up.

It has retreated every time to all the way at the bottom.

It likes light, but not as much as I was told.

I think it's perfectly healthy.

If it gets any healthier I'll be missing my cat.

but no bubbles.

Good luck.