stringy anemone

[FSU]

got a RBTA that split, so now 2 smaller ones. They both moved to about 2/3 of the way up my tank and directly under the led's and some flow from my power head. Been feeding them pieces of silver sides a couple times a week. Any idea why they arent nice bulbs instead of stringy arms?

[reefreak]

I have always wondered this too.

[Pennies2Cents]

Honestly from what I have experienced, its just a normal part of the process. It takes alot out of an anemone when they split. But in due time they will be back to normal and you will have 2 beauties.

[FSU]

to be honest, it was stringy before they split too lol

[350gt]

Mine was like that..... Never knew why....


And I had him like that for months....... Close to a year.

[Scutterborn]

I've got a mini gbta that has never bubbled in my tank but was bubbled somewhat in the tank I got it from.
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937b98-12a7-157d.jpg
I've heard it said that there doesn't seem to any rhyme or reason as to why they do or don't bubble up.


- Ben -

[Zack]

No one knows exactly why they bubble but my theory has always been that it relates to temperature. In my old apt, we kept it at 70 degrees with a tank temp around 76 and I had beautiful bubble tips. One day I decided my tank was getting to cold and turned it up to 78 and the bubbles stopped. Here in my parents house, the home is 78 and tank hits 79 on average and no bubble tips in 3 months.

[Big_Pun]

I think it's water Chem and lighting.. I got one that was bubbled nice at store. put it in my old 70 and it went stringy,and got darker, now i tweaked the parameters a lot in that tank. now in my 150 it has come back to bubble tips and it's even lighten back up to its original color. I don't change things very much in this tank and test to make sure things don't fluctuate.

[Bill S]

Mine are quite often stringy. But, I don't feed mine. I just don't think dumping dead fish into a tank (silversides) makes sense. They are mostly photosynthetic anyway.

It take a couple of weeks after splitting for them to be able to eat.

[FSU]

you may be right. It just states they should be fed a couple times a week. A clownfish feeds them too, does it not? Not really sure how that works....like a bird regurgitating? lol

[FSU]

Liveaquaria states it as well.

"Its diet should include chopped fish, shrimp, or worms if a clownfish is not present."

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+499+869&pcatid=869

[FSU]

I just don't think dumping dead fish into a tank (silversides) makes sense. They are mostly photosynthetic anyway.

It take a couple of weeks after splitting for them to be able to eat.

While I see the logic in this about not putting a small piece of dead fish in the tank, essentially, it's the same as feeding any frozen foods....brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, the mixed stuff. I am going to try and see what happens if I don'r feed them now too. Although the difference is, before I didn't have a clown hosting, now I do. Guess we will see

[Big_Pun]

I've have always gone by bills advice with nems and it works. in the wild I'm sure they don't get food constantly. as long as you have a stable tank good parameters and good lighting nems do well. also with clowns hosting they also poop and feed it, sometimes bring it food.
the best advice you can get will be from someone like bill who has been doing this a while. here's a pic of mine after it settling in new tank, I've never fed it

http://img.tapatalk.com/48b27602-9fd3-1d58.jpg

[350gt]

I might try another soon....


My clowns chose to host my Duncan's rather than the nem..

[reefreak]

Wish i had a nem for my clowns lol

[FSU]

BigPun

Ok, I'll give it a try and leave it be. I got a gold stripe maroon pair and the male is hosting already. The female is being a tease and isn't quite giving up the goods yet. She just swims close enough for a good look lol

[FSU]

Wish i had a nem for my clowns lol

Not sure what to tell you...I'm trying lol

[reefreak]

Lol i wish i had a ride over there

[Bill S]

Mine only get what they manage to snag when I feed the clowns. They really don't feed it, but it does get some food. I'm feeding almost exclusively pellet food. Clowns spawn every 10 days or so.

[FSU]

Mine only get what they manage to snag when I feed the clowns. They really don't feed it, but it does get some food. I'm feeding almost exclusively pellet food. Clowns spawn every 10 days or so.


Thats awesome they spawn that much. Mine won't be spawning for a while Im sure. The female is much bigger than the male. It would be the equivalent of Godzilla breeding with a lizard