20 gallon Reef tank build
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Anemones need high light to live. they will move around until they find the place that they get what they need to live. He is not going to settle down under that bottle. He will only die there. Please let him out and let him find his spot that he feels comfortable in. If your using that light I gave you, it may not be enough lighting for him.
If anything, turn the flow down for a while and put him in a low flow area where he can attach himself to the rock. He will then walk around the rocks looking for a good spot. If the lighting is not enought for him, he will set himself loose in the current to hopefully land somewhere with more lighting. Thats why alot of them end up in powerheads. They are not happy where they are for either lighting or water quality reasons.
ohh, okay. So its normal for them to like just float float? Because its shown no signs of even TRYING to root. I kinda held it to a small rock kfor like 30 seconds and its kinda sticking, but he slipping, and he just fell off the rock.
I dont know whats wrong with it!! Its probably bleached, but it had no foot injuries!
I dont know whats wrong with it!! Its probably bleached, but it had no foot injuries!
Notice the one in this first picture. The white with pink tips. This anemone is badly bleached out and sick. Once they get to this point, they usually do not survive. I got it with about 60 lbs of live rock. The previous owner couldnt find it to get it out so it came with the rock. It moved constantly. Here is a good site for amenome info. http://www.karensroseanemones.com/
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I moved it to my hospital tank and fed it every day table shrimp and krill and mysis. I actually nursed it back to better health. This is him 6 months later. They should look more like this. He still was not happy under pc lighting and he went on the move floating in the water column and got caught in a power head.
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I moved it to my hospital tank and fed it every day table shrimp and krill and mysis. I actually nursed it back to better health. This is him 6 months later. They should look more like this. He still was not happy under pc lighting and he went on the move floating in the water column and got caught in a power head.
Yeah they are kindof pretty bleached out, but they are only bleached because they are sick. Not so cool. The clownfish, Frita, was a rescue too.sandnuka said:Lilfishie.... cant believe you have these pictures... and entered the kilifish pic in the POTM contest!!! lol, you just giving me a chance last time??? absolutly flippin gorgeous!
They look soooo cool bleached like the one in the first pic though
Anemones live on algae that grows inside them. Its actually a plankton of some kind. Its mentioned in the link I posted, I believe. The algae is fed by good lighting and good water quality continues to grow and feed the anemone. If the anemone becomes distressed it will expell the algae/plankton and then starve to death usually. If it can get the lighting it needs to rejuvinate the growth of the algae it can survive. They will realease them selves and float in the current, which usually takes them closer to the surface where they get more light.
Oh, try building your rock structure higher and see if he stays on it at the top. That is were the one is in my video.
White dots usually means ick. If he was being stung by the anemone, it would be black spots.
Read thru this just to make sure
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27003
Read thru this just to make sure
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27003
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yea, white dots mean ick, sorry to say :/
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looks like its time for a water change! when your kenya trees arent fully extended you should do a water change, that how i know when to do mine
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