All of the pictures of bubble tip anemones I've seen have long tentacles, but my BTAs have short ones. I feed them bigger chunks of Reef Frenzy every few days, which triggers a great feeding response. Is it normal for BTAs to have short tentacles?
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So if there's a clownfish hosting in the BTA, it will have short/bubbly tentacles? Has anyone else noticed this?I'd been researching this lately due to changes in my anenome. It tentacles shortens considerably lately, but it still doesn't have any "bubbles."
I found this:
https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Entacmaea-quadricolor.html
It looks like some have wider mouth bases and longer tentacles, while some shallower species look more like carpet clusters. It also looks like their shape (and presence of bubbles) depends on their environment and the presence of fish.
Mine is on the same feeding schedule as yours and is an aggressive eater. It's also in relatively low light and only had a bonded clown as of a couple weeks ago. This was good enough to me to explain the changes. This was an early pic after being added to the tank, note the spindly tentacles:
We have approximately 17 in our 2 tanks, clowns do not seem to make a difference. They all act different at different times. One will bubble while another stretches out.So if there's a clownfish hosting in the BTA, it will have short/bubbly tentacles? Has anyone else noticed this?
This is my experience as well. I have 8. Some have bubbles and long even on the same anemone. Did notice all started bubbling within a few days of a 50% water change following the spontaneous combustion of my frogspawn. OP anemone looks good.We have approximately 17 in our 2 tanks, clowns do not seem to make a difference. They all act different at different times. One will bubble while another stretches out.