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Ashley1
11/22/2013, 01:36 PM
About 3 weeks ago i introduced a bubble tip anemone to my 30 Gallon tank. I also have a Maroon Anemone that is doing great, but the bubble tip will not open. He moves around and inflates but thats about it. I notice he inflates more at night when the light is off, but im not sure why or if there is anything i can do to get him to want to open up.
thegrun
11/22/2013, 02:03 PM
How old is your tank? What are your wayer parameters? What do you have for lighting?
fscmocsaj
11/22/2013, 02:23 PM
can you post a picture?
sneeyatch
11/22/2013, 03:22 PM
It sounds stressed out IMO. Is the maroon harassing it? Sometimes clowns love their homes just a little too much.
Meanie
11/22/2013, 11:37 PM
I added a RBTA to my tank about 3 weeks ago as well. Today was the first time he looked great. When I first put him in, he was inflated and deflated over and over again. He went under a rock and hid for awhile. After being under there and not getting any light I moved the rock he was hiding under. He moved out and down onto a different rock. He has been in the same place for about a week and a half now.

If it is holding strong with his foot I would say let it be. They take some time to get used to the water. Mine made me nervous when he was deflated with his mouth open. But like I said he looked great tonight. Best I have seem him look, even better than when I saw him at the LFS.
ReefSuds
11/23/2013, 04:47 AM
How old is your tank? What are your water parameters? What do you have for lighting?

This. I hope your tank was ready for them!
robotman
11/23/2013, 08:07 PM
I added a RBTA to my tank about 3 weeks ago as well. Today was the first time he looked great. When I first put him in, he was inflated and deflated over and over again. He went under a rock and hid for awhile. After being under there and not getting any light I moved the rock he was hiding under. He moved out and down onto a different rock. He has been in the same place for about a week and a half now.

If it is holding strong with his foot I would say let it be. They take some time to get used to the water. Mine made me nervous when he was deflated with his mouth open. But like I said he looked great tonight. Best I have seem him look, even better than when I saw him at the LFS.


is it getting a lot of flow? that could be the problem