I have two bubble tip nems. One looks very health and the other is getting smaller, the "bulbs" are getting fewer, and I gets shviled up once a day with it's mouth completely open.
What the heck is going on?
What the heck is going on?
Question about bubbletip nem?
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Here is a pic of my health nem.
And a pic of the other.
Nitrates--a little high, can't seem to get them down.
Nitrites--0
Ammonia--0
And a pic of the other.
Nitrates--a little high, can't seem to get them down.
Nitrites--0
Ammonia--0
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Batmanjay,
I just posted a similar topic on here about my bubble tip. I only have one (its my first) and I've been noticing that it deflates just about everyday... only to come back full size a few hours later. Someone replied to my post saying that bubbles have a tendency to deflate, although he said daily is a bit much. Considering that you have two and one of them seems to be doing fine, I'm left thinking that one of them must be unhappy. From the pics it looks like one gets more exposure to the light than the other. This could be a factor. Another factor, and I'm assuming the same is true for my bubble, is that the alkalinity might be off. I know that I havent been checking this but I'm about to buy a test kit tomorrow.
I just posted a similar topic on here about my bubble tip. I only have one (its my first) and I've been noticing that it deflates just about everyday... only to come back full size a few hours later. Someone replied to my post saying that bubbles have a tendency to deflate, although he said daily is a bit much. Considering that you have two and one of them seems to be doing fine, I'm left thinking that one of them must be unhappy. From the pics it looks like one gets more exposure to the light than the other. This could be a factor. Another factor, and I'm assuming the same is true for my bubble, is that the alkalinity might be off. I know that I havent been checking this but I'm about to buy a test kit tomorrow.
Forgot to answer your question about if its dying. My brain is going through a slow death now and I've been asking the same question. From what I hear dying corals release chemicals that are dangerous to other corals. I'm not entirely sure if this is true for all corals and anemones so if I'm wrong I'd like to know. But from what I've gathered so far, it seems like a good idea to dispose of any dying corals instead of trying to save it. Sometimes they're too far gone to save and it just does damage.
I would change your water change routine, to probably 10% per week...But thats just a preference of mine...
Not entirely true. There is more and more evidence that many (if not most) corals release some form of allelopathic toxins. Anemones don't release toxins per se, but they do shed copious numbers of nematocysts. Also, two specimens are also able to "know" each other is present, so there is some form of chemical interaction going on. I am beginning to think, however, they indeed are capable of releasing some form of noxious compounds, especially in stomach contents and spawn material (that is out of experience, though).
Added water and more frequent changes, running fresh carbon, etc. certainly won't hurt. I wouldn't blame the anemone's condition on nitrates, either. They are far more tolerant of nitrate and phosphate than most corals are. Unfortunately, it could be any number of reasons as to why it is "unhappy."
