Anenome this morning!

[prof]

I got a good picture this morning. This is my 20 gallon tank. He is not attached and has been moving around for the past week.

[Isis]

What kind is that? Has he not attached at all? What are your tank specs?

[Bigreefer]

Nice Dave... is it bothering you sebaes?


Jason

[prof]

I don't know what kind it is. He is one of two. They were both anchored in the same hole in the same rock for a long time. This one just decided to pick up and move. He grabs on to a spot for a few hours and then moves. I find him in a different spot every 6-8 hours. When I took the picture he was free floating. At lunch he had grabbed on to another rock. I am sure he will move again before I get home. The other anenome has not moved.


He does not seem to be bothering anyone. The tank is happy. I have not measured my chemicals lately but the tank is a 20 long with 40 watts on it. One small powerhead for flow and a CPR bakpak for skimming.

Adding pic...
Dave

[MikeP]

Neat pic - that anemone looks like it may be bleached if it's a bubble tip.

[gmcbroom]

Beautiful anemone.

[gmcbroom]

Beautiful anemone.

[Texreefer]

i have to agree that anemone is bleached and if its moving that much it's not happy. you either don't have enough lighting or water flow or both

[captexas]

I'm confused now. If it is bleached, isn't that a result of too much light? I have had an anemone in my tank for almost a year now. It was a nice healthy greenish color, but a few weeks ago it has turned a whitish/clear color and does not seem to expand as much as it used too. I have a 58g with a 400watt XM bulb and also have 4 95watt VHO bulbs. I am running a mag12 from the sump to 2 3/4in. sea swirls and the flow in the tank seems normal. I have had an acro and a monti bleach out as well and can't figure out what's going on in the tank. Also dealing with a cyano problem that may have started around the same time. Any ideas?

Chris

[MikeP]

Chris - Anemones (and many other photosynthetic Cnidarians) can also bleach/expel zooxanthellae are a result of stress brought on by environmental factors other than light (too much/too little). Have you moved it recently? If it does bleach it can recover just feed it more often in the meantime and hopefully it can recover.

[captexas]

Thanks Mike. No I haven't moved anything in the tank. The anemone has moved down alittle from where it was at, but not much. I have heard that metal halides bulbs, including the XM bulb, can take awhile to get burned in and reach their true color. I have had the XM on the tank for awhile now after originally having an Iwasaki. Would it be possible that even though it has been several weeks if not a couple of months that the tank is finally responding to the new light?