Hey everyone,
So, I purchased a bubble tip anemone the weekend before last, which went very well. Acclimation went smooth and the anemone has looked healthy, as far as I know. However, this evening, I was deeply disturbed when I saw the BTA floating around in the tank like a jellyfish or something. I had to put on a glove and hold it to a rock until it latched on. I heard that this sometimes happens when the anemone is unhappy about something. I must confess that I have been shading some parts of the tank from the light, as an attempt to guide the BTA towards a place on the rocks that would be more desirable than in the very back corner of the tank. Could this be the issue? Or perhaps some other factors are contributing? I really don’t want to end up with an anemone getting sucked up by my power head and killing everything. FYI, I know that I should cover the power head at some point, and I should be able to get that taken care of this week.
So, I purchased a bubble tip anemone the weekend before last, which went very well. Acclimation went smooth and the anemone has looked healthy, as far as I know. However, this evening, I was deeply disturbed when I saw the BTA floating around in the tank like a jellyfish or something. I had to put on a glove and hold it to a rock until it latched on. I heard that this sometimes happens when the anemone is unhappy about something. I must confess that I have been shading some parts of the tank from the light, as an attempt to guide the BTA towards a place on the rocks that would be more desirable than in the very back corner of the tank. Could this be the issue? Or perhaps some other factors are contributing? I really don’t want to end up with an anemone getting sucked up by my power head and killing everything. FYI, I know that I should cover the power head at some point, and I should be able to get that taken care of this week.