HELP! BTA Splitting now dying?!?

Cfellini91 · Nov 15, 2018

I have a Bubble Tip Rose anemone that I put in my 30g tank in the beginning of October and it’s been doing great! I went on vacation a couple weeks ago and got back last Tuesday. When I returned my tank was a out of balance. My sister over fed and everything was whacky:
Last Tuesday my parameters:
Ph 7.8
Alk 10
Phosphate 1.0
Nitrate 20
Calcium 380
Magnesium <2000
Salinity 1.025
Temp 79

I did a 10 gallon water change over a three day period and have balanced everything out and since Saturday my parameters have maintained at
PH 8.4
Alk 9
Phosphate 0
Nitrate 5
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1400
Salinity 1.024
Temp 73

From last Tuesday to Friday the BTA was moving all over the tank and I could see was splitting. As of Saturday the BTA has closed up and has maintained in the same location and barely has opened.
Here are pictures from before and after My vacation and from this morning

Is he dying?!

Cfellini91 · Nov 15, 2018

DLHDesign · Nov 15, 2018

Hard to say what will happen, but keeping parameters stable going forward will certainly help. Get the tank back to the levels it was before you left, keep doing what you've been doing, and you're doing a good job of giving it a chance to recover.

And train your sister on how to not over-feed - or get an auto-feeder. :-|

cromag27 · Nov 15, 2018

stressed, but doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dying. it’s probably not enjoying life right now thanks to your sister. just keep all your water parameters in check and watch it.

davocean · Nov 15, 2018

Could be splitting, overfeeding is actually done by many to induce a split.

davocean · Nov 15, 2018

BTW, when I go on vacation and have someone feeding for me, I put what I feed in shot glasses ready to go sitting in fridge so there's no guess work for that person.
A shot glass loaded for each day.

Also I have an eheim feeder that doses pellets daily.

Might look into something like that for future situations.