Bubbletip deflating frequency

[Conal monaghan]

How often would a healthy bubbletip anemone deflate? For the last few weeks it will fully deflate and hide, then looks full and happy again. This process will happen 1 - 2 times daily.

Cheers,
Conal

 

[cooltowncorals]

Sounds like a lot I see it maybe once a week do you have a clown hosting?

 

[Conal monaghan]

Sounds like a lot I see it maybe once a week do you have a clown hosting?

No hosting until today. There was one which split two weeks ago. Female clown in the pair is now hosting one of them. The other is unheated.

 

[VTBig053]

Mine does it every night when the lights begin to ramp down. It will even close up entirely for a bit and then open back up but be deflated until morning. It starts inflating and bubbling up each morning when the lights begin ramping up.

 

[Conal monaghan]

Interesting. The hosting clown would be in the anemone during the inflation periods, then move away when deflated. However, its seeming that the clown is becoming less interested, perhaps due to the inconsistent protection?

 

[Conal monaghan]

Updates, they are fully inflated and loving it. Maybe the word to the community is to expect deflation periods now and then.

They are now deflating weekly'ish. However, both clowns have stopped hosting during the period of heavy deflation and are not returning

 

[DSC reef]

Our RBTA would deflate once a day, perfectly normal.