View Full Version : Anenome comes and goes
QuagmireMan
11-30-2007, 7:51 AM
I have an anenome thats base is inside some live rock under a 175w MH and when i turn the MH on he comes out of the rock bt after about 6 hours he goes back inside the rock everyday is this normal? Am I giving it too much light? He eats very well too, shrimp/super soft krill pellets
FishPassion
11-30-2007, 8:00 AM
What kind of anemone do you have and what type of flow?
QuagmireMan
11-30-2007, 8:02 AM
The store said it was a condylacti. I have one power head, 204 canister and very large pump from my sump. Not sure total flow numbers.
FishPassion
11-30-2007, 8:20 AM
I am guessing then that this is a new aquisition to your tank, if so give it time to settle and find its "spot". Most anenomes if purchased from an lfs have undergone a lot of stress ex: caught in the ocean bagged boxed then shipped most likely trans shipped meaning repackaged half way here back on the plane, then perhaps stopping at a wholesaler then to your lfs. This timeframe ay be a cpl of weeks and it has undergone major stress from handling several changes in tanks and water and finally ends up inyour tank at home. Give it time to adjust ex: I purchased a rbta a few weeks ago which is now splitting due to the "stress" it has gone through and is hiding under rocks near the bottom of the tank only peeking out very little through out the day. I have two other btas in the tank that are very happy and hang out at the top of the tank for several yrs now. Long story short if its new to your tank give it time offer it food and keep an eye on it and if it has proper lighting the flow that it wants etc it will come out more and more. balance in the sw tank.....
QuagmireMan
11-30-2007, 4:44 PM
can anyone confirm this anemone?
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/72/35/12435187/n12435187_40016702_9082.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/72/35/12435187/n12435187_40016703_9433.jpg
rdfriend
11-30-2007, 7:53 PM
I have a condylactis, aka haitian pink tip. It actually has purplish tips and the foot is orange. Yours looks like mine as far as the tentacles but I can't tell about the tips from the pic. I'd post a pic of mine but not really sure how to do it.:huh:
vorlx
11-30-2007, 11:03 PM
One of my LFS carry a similiar type of condalactis. they are the purple tipped. Yours looks very similiar in appearance but the color of the tips looks brownish. What color do they look under normal light to you? It could be an off species. Anemones can withdraw at night with the light goes away or it may be simply adjusting to the lighting/water. How long have you had it?
salty420
12-01-2007, 12:32 AM
i wouldn't be too concerned, nems are strange creatures :) it sure is interesting looking tho without the purple tips... i'd bet once it gets used to things (lighting mostly) it will stay out... it looks like it's got a great place in the rock for it's foot so it should be happy where it's at and that's most important. i wish mine would have it's foot in a hole...
salty420
12-01-2007, 12:33 AM
really now looking at those pics that nem almost looks like an albino version of my rbta :)
really now looking at those pics that nem almost looks like an albino version of my rbta :)
It might be bleached. It's hard to tell since alot of them come in a white variety. It is rather cool how the anems foot is in that hole. I wasn't so lucky.
kjbrat
12-02-2007, 7:23 PM
I wouldn't be worried about the anemone "coming and going". My BTA definitely shrinks up every evening and blooms again in the morning when I turn on lights. You will also notice a similar cycle of shrinking and expanding after you feed it...After feeding, mine shrinks into its leg and later on becomes huge with pronounced bubble tips...
They will move around until they find a spot they like. Mine moved around for the first ~12 hours it was in my tank, but hasn't moved for almost a month now.
Looks like a bleached condy to me. Not completely bleached as it shows some signs of zoo in the tips but it looks to have not had great light for some period of time.
Looks like a bleached condy to me. Not completely bleached as it shows some signs of zoo in the tips but it looks to have not had great light for some period of time.
Several of the LFS around here keep them in really poor lighting so I wouldn't doubt that to be the case.