Rose bubble tip anemone Question

korbynlehr · 12/24/2006, 06:29 PM

We have Rose BTA for going on 3 weeks. She has positioned herself at the top of our tank near the overflow. She seems pretty happy there. About once a day she will suck the air out of herself and the tentacles will shrivel up all the way where they look like silly string. But after a little while she re-inflates herself and all is well. She is eating fine, we feed her 1 silverside head every other day. Is this normal for BTA to do, the schriveling up thing?

lovethereefer · 12/24/2006, 09:13 PM

yes it is totally normal

korbynlehr · 12/25/2006, 05:16 AM

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Originally posted by lovethereefer
yes it is totally normal

Why do they schrivel up like that?

timrandlerv10 · 12/25/2006, 09:53 AM

pooping? rebalancing water (inside)? mine did the same thing almost at the same time every day, and then would shrivel up at night. after i got new lights and better flow, he stopped doing it at night but still deflates to poop.

45commando · 12/25/2006, 10:49 PM

Hi,try not feeding for a few days or a week & see if the shrivelling stops.If it does,then as lovethereefer stated,it is probably just expelling waste.HTH

illcssd · 12/26/2006, 10:33 AM

Check this site out, tons and tons of great info about rose anemone's.
http://www.karensroseanemones.com/

12/24/2006, 06:29 PM	#1
korbynlehr Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nicholasville Posts: 323	Rose bubble tip anemone Question We have Rose BTA for going on 3 weeks. She has positioned herself at the top of our tank near the overflow. She seems pretty happy there. About once a day she will suck the air out of herself and the tentacles will shrivel up all the way where they look like silly string. But after a little while she re-inflates herself and all is well. She is eating fine, we feed her 1 silverside head every other day. Is this normal for BTA to do, the schriveling up thing?

12/25/2006, 10:49 PM	#5
45commando Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale,Fl Posts: 1,252	Hi,try not feeding for a few days or a week & see if the shrivelling stops.If it does,then as lovethereefer stated,it is probably just expelling waste.HTH __________________ "It's not the size of the dog in the fight;It's the size of the fight in the dog!" -Sir Winston Churchill. Current Tank Info: 120G,40g sump,10g fuge.2x250watt XM 10K & 330watt VHO actinic

12/26/2006, 10:33 AM	#6
illcssd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: vancouver, washington Posts: 1,290	Check this site out, tons and tons of great info about rose anemone's. http://www.karensroseanemones.com/ __________________ --Austin 60g Ecotech anemone cube;

12/24/2006, 09:13 PM	#2
lovethereefer Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 298	yes it is totally normal

12/25/2006, 09:53 AM	#4
timrandlerv10 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 1,413	pooping? rebalancing water (inside)? mine did the same thing almost at the same time every day, and then would shrivel up at night. after i got new lights and better flow, he stopped doing it at night but still deflates to poop.