Best food for (bleached) BTA's?

[TriggersAmuck]

I have four BTA's, one of which is pretty severely bleached. What food types have you had success with in restoring the 'nem's zooxanthellae? Anyone supplement with Selcon?

 

[Keztrel99]

From 11/25 to today with frozen mysis and reef roids once a week. Had to get on top of the water quality issues that got it so bad in the first place.

 

[D-Nak]

You can also attempt a zooxanthellae transplant by snipping off a tentacle of one of your healthy BTAs, hide it with some food -- such as a small piece of salmon or other fleshy fish (no bigger than the size of pencil eraser, but this is more dependent on the size of your anemone) or mysis, then feeding it to the bleached BTA. The idea is to quickly introduce some new zooxanthellae.

Otherwise, you can feed it normal food, adding Selcon if you like, and wait a couple of months. Assuming the nem is otherwise healthy, the zoox population will grow on its own.

 

[TriggersAmuck]

Thanks @Keztrel99 and @D-Nak!

 

[TriggersAmuck]

From 11/25 to today with frozen mysis and reef roids once a week. Had to get on top of the water quality issues that got it so bad in the first place.

@Keztrel99 - Do you mind elaborating on what water issues were causing yours to bleach? My one BTA was already bleached at purchase time (was an online purchase), but it has gotten worse during the ensuing time.