Dead anemone?

[Traplord]

This bta is pretty bleached today I found it with this mucus substance on it should I remove it?

 

[Tired]

Don't disturb it, it's not dead yet. But you need to figure out what's going on. Parameters? How old is the tank? When did you add it?

 

[ScubaFish802]

It’s foot is still attached so it must be hanging on (no pun intended). As above^ see if you can figure out why and bring it back :)

 

[jamie1210]

a bleached BTA is easy to save, provided you have pristine water conditions. A deflated, gaping BTA, on the other hand, is a lot tougher. That BTA you're showing still looks like it will be ok.

 

[Traplord]

Alk is at 8.5 I keep it between that and 9 calcium is at 420, nitrates 15 phosphates are usually high as well at about .2 tank is about 5 months old I added it two months ago it’s a 40 gallon cube with two prime 16s for lighting

 

[Tired]

Tank might be too unstable. Anemones are best not added until the tank is 6+ months old, unless using very established rockwork.

 

[92Miata]

My anemone has literally been in the tank since day 2. "New tank" is a red herring. BTAs are tough.

Did you chang anything recently? In the tank, in your house, etc? Have you checked your RODi unit lately?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Far from dead and dont worry about CA or alk but rather pay attention to temp and salinity and PH
These guys only need the following:
Temp 77-79
Salinity 1.024-1.026
Ph 8.0- 8.3
Moderate light and water flow. and occasional feeding of mysis shrimp or similar 2x per week

 

[Reefing_addiction]

It’s soooooo hard to have patience

edit wrong thread:rolleyes:

 

[jamie1210]

Well, here's another test: do you keep other corals in the tank as well? If so, what kind and how're they doing?

 

[Traplord]

I have lps and soft corals and they look great to me I did have some sps frags but they browned out or bleached I removed them from the tank about two weeks ago