BTA and lighting

[docshipwreck]

I rescued a bleached BTA from petco. (I know really rolling the dice). He hasn’t moved since I put it in the tank and seems to be eating. He inflated and deflates the tentacles. I have a non HD prime. The BTA seems to favor morning and nights when it’s more blue. I have the light in acclimation mode and even on regular my LEDS aren’t overdriven. During midday it seems to want to shrivel up.

 

any thoughts? 

 

Attached is my schedule.

 

 

[RIP Sebastian]

Have you ever heard of doing a zooxanthellae "transplant"? Many people do that. Basically, you cut a tentacle off of another anemone or a euphyllia, attach it to a piece of food, and feed it to the anemone. Zooxanthellae is present in the cytoplasm of the cells and eating something that contains zooxanthellae will help replenish it.

[pgrVII]

Just let it alone while its settling in,if its not wandering and taking and eating food its happy. Tentacles will deflate inflate just cause,mine has some inflated some deflated at the same time.

[docshipwreck]

thanks @pgrVIII know they can be super unpredictable. @RIP Sebastian I don't know if I'm a qualified surgeon LOL. I know the fact alone, it hasn't moved, HAS eaten, and color has come back are really good signs so just gonna ride it out and see.

[pgrVII]

Youre welcome,just keep feeding it to help it color up and settle in while it acclimates to the new lights,btas are pretty resilient.