Rose Bubble Tip not... Bubble Tipping??

DisneyMatt10 · Mar 24, 2017

Hey all,

Quick question for you. Many many months ago I bought a Rose Bubble Tip Anemone... Once it found a home and anchored it's self to the rocks it's been doing really well!! It is nearly quadrupled in size. It looks big, happy, and... healthy?? Maybe?

My question is, I've noticed the past 3(ish) weeks, it's tentacles are no longer the nice short, round bubble tip shape. Instead they are long and narrow looking. Almost like a long tentacle anemone. From what I've researched they do this a lot when they are hungry. . . However, we've been feeding it about half in sized silver sides at least twice a week (because it keeps eating them!) And it's showing no signs of going back to "bubble tipping."

Any advice on what could be causing this, or what I may be doing wrong??

Thanks,
~Matt

ReeferBee · Mar 24, 2017

A case for the x-files lol
With mine I noticed it was very bubbly while small but once it got to be a decent size it stopped showing the bubbles. Not sure if that's always the case but I can't say I've seen any large ones that still bulb at the tips.

maroun.c · Mar 24, 2017

Most of those will loose their bubbles in tanks unfortunately.

mrbncal · Mar 24, 2017

For what it's worth, I always fed mine daily. Small amounts of frozen scallop that I shaved off into thin quarter size pieces. I would feed a couple of those nightly when I fed the fish. I never experienced the "un-bubbled" long tentacle issue. I realize that is hear-say info but just thought I would pass that along. I never fed silver sides or anything with a skeleton for that matter because I read something somewhere long ago on one of these boards that said it would require more energy to digest and expel fish (silversides, unshelled krill or shrimp, etc.) than a softer food source. This guy used and recommended scallops so I tried it and everything loved it. I would freeze them in wax paper and press as flat as possible to make slicing easier once frozen. Every now and then, I would squirt mysis at them for variety. I always figured small amounts more frequently would be better. Some days the "nem" would let the meal go so I figured they were "full" and I would not feed for a day or two. Then I'd reduce the amount that i fed for a couple weeks. Can't say if that's the secret or not. Just my $.02, good luck.