Why is my bta shrunken up

[quinkong]

Hi my bta has been shrunken up for five days now it won’t extend its tentacles and it won’t get it to bubbles on his tentacles . Do you know why?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Post your parameters, white light, and history for @vetteguy53081

 

[Stephen8169301]

You will need to list all your prams what is your tanks age?

 

[shakacuz]

possible torn foot/tentacles, pooping(unlikely as it’s been 5days), unstable/unfavorable water parameters, being ticked off by tank inhabitants

 

[quinkong]

I have had my tank for over three years and I have had other new i this tank before and they never did this

 

[quinkong]

possible torn foot/tentacles, pooping(unlikely as it’s been 5days), unstable/unfavorable water parameters, being ticked off by tank inhabitants

Could it have possibly happened because there is another nem in the tank???

 

[Sleeping Giant]

is it still attached to the rock? if it is, leave it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi my bta has been shrunken up for five days now it won’t extend its tentacles and it won’t get it to bubbles on his tentacles . Do you know why?

For starters, if tank is new or newer, it already suggests an issue as they are best placed in a mature tank of 4 -6 months as less than that, tank is subject to chemistry changes, nitrate spikes and elevated phos and/or nitrate.
Another reason will be too much water flow and too little light.
Too much flow and they hide and too little light, they dont have enough production of inner algae known as zooxanthellae which is their color and energy source.
Aso assure salinity is not too low and temperature has not become warm

 

[quinkong]

is it still attached to the rock? if it is, leave it.

 

[quinkong]

For starters, if tank is new or newer, it already suggests an issue as they are best placed in a mature tank of 4 -6 months as less than that, tank is subject to chemistry changes, nitrate spikes and elevated phos and/or nitrate.
Another reason will be too much water flow and too little light.
Too much flow and they hide and too little light, they dont have enough production of inner algae known as zooxanthellae which is their color and energy source.
Aso assure salinity is not too low and temperature has not become warm

Ok so what do u recommend for salinity

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok so what do u recommend for salinity

1.025 +/- 1

 

[quinkong]

1.025 +/- 1

Will that affect my fish/corals?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Could it have possibly happened because there is another nem in the tank???

Likely not unless a carpet anemone. Its associated with stress and likely linked with water/water quality

 

[Goaway]

Could it have possibly happened because there is another nem in the tank???

My own experience. It's possible. Currently treating an inferno and anothe bta as both became infected. Difficult for me to say if it was another event in my system that took place. Or if they got sick from each other.

The bta is recovering, inferno is pouty.

They are getting cipro and i dont care what anyone else says.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Will that affect my fish/corals?

Its a preferred range. . . . 1.024 - 1.026

 

[quinkong]

1.025 +/- 1

I changed the salinity and now it looks like it has little warms on the foot so u know why

 

[vetteguy53081]

I changed the salinity and now it looks like it has little warms on the foot so u know why

Can you provide pic of that

 

[quinkong]

Can you provide pic of that

Ok it’s hard to see on camera but in irl there looks like there is little worms

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok it’s hard to see on camera but in irl there looks like there is little worms

Cant see but may be tubeworms