Hi,
A week and a half ago, I bought a small RBTA. At the LFS, they were in the separate propagation/grow-out tank. The guy at the LFS said that the Anemones were not ready to go yet, but he would let me have one. The one I got was attached to the glass. I was so exited that I did not look close at it and grabbed it.
At home, I floated the bag in the sump for about 30 min and then drip acclimated it for another 3 hours. I noticed that its mouth was off centered and close to the edge. The mouth was slightly open. In the tank, it would not attach to anything for about the first 30 min. I had to turn the power heads off until it was stuck to the rock.
It stayed on the rock during the day and moved at night. It was open most of the time and ballooned up when it wanted to move. Unfortunately, it did not react to any contact or food. I let it be and monitored it to make sure it does not end up in a powerhead.
A couple days ago, it found a crevice in a rock and have been staying there until now. Yesterday night I tried feeding it and it reacted to food, but did not seem to consume it. It would loose the food. I could not see the mouth, it was somewhere hidden in the crevice.
I am concerned the Anemone might not get enough light to where it is now. Even though it seems to be improving, it does not eat. Do you have any suggestions? :help2:
Thank you.
A week and a half ago, I bought a small RBTA. At the LFS, they were in the separate propagation/grow-out tank. The guy at the LFS said that the Anemones were not ready to go yet, but he would let me have one. The one I got was attached to the glass. I was so exited that I did not look close at it and grabbed it.
At home, I floated the bag in the sump for about 30 min and then drip acclimated it for another 3 hours. I noticed that its mouth was off centered and close to the edge. The mouth was slightly open. In the tank, it would not attach to anything for about the first 30 min. I had to turn the power heads off until it was stuck to the rock.
It stayed on the rock during the day and moved at night. It was open most of the time and ballooned up when it wanted to move. Unfortunately, it did not react to any contact or food. I let it be and monitored it to make sure it does not end up in a powerhead.
A couple days ago, it found a crevice in a rock and have been staying there until now. Yesterday night I tried feeding it and it reacted to food, but did not seem to consume it. It would loose the food. I could not see the mouth, it was somewhere hidden in the crevice.
I am concerned the Anemone might not get enough light to where it is now. Even though it seems to be improving, it does not eat. Do you have any suggestions? :help2:
Thank you.