Something wrong with new GBTA

[fishy123]

Hey I just got a green bubble tip to see how it would do in my tank yesterday. I woke up and it looks like this. Can anyone help me figure out whats wrong with it and what to do to make it healthy again?

 

[BeanMachine]

Did you acclimate it? Sometimes they aren't happy for the first few days.

 

[toromp]

If there is stuff comming out of its mouth it means its pooping. Should be back to normal. But check your alk, Nems hate alk fluctuations

 

[wickedfish]

Plus one on it ate and is now taking a dump. Sometimes at that point they split. Look for a moving new guy.

 

[BeanMachine]

Plus one on it ate and is now taking a dump. Sometimes at that point they split. Look for a moving new guy.

Ya it won't want to stay where you have place it most likely.

 

[fishy123]

I did acclimate it last night. But it did have stuff coming out of its mouth since yesterday and it moved around so hopefully it will get better. So just leave it for now?

 

[wickedfish]

Nothing to do man. If its easy to remove put it in a basket. But that would be if you truly think its dying, which from the pic it does not.

 

[fishy123]

looks like it sucked the poop back in or whatever was coming out of the mouth area. ew

 

[toromp]

That looks like an lta tho, how big is its foot??

 

[james-lee]

Normal. When I got my RBTA it did the same thing. Try to find an area with moderate laminar flow. Also after my RBTA eats it poops out a bolus. In fact just the other day it pooped out some brown stuff that looked like zooaxelae (sp?), but from my understanding a little expell happens from time to time. It shriveled all up into a tiny ball and now its bigger than ever lol! I just fed it a whole shrimp and ate like a champ. The thing I have learned about anemones is that from time to time they have moments that looks like its gonna go kaput. Just keep an eye on it and as always the anemone will to where IT likes, but be proactive and keep it safe from power heads.

 

[fishy123]

Ya im just watching it throughout the whole day today. hopefully it will revive itself soon.. so worried!! Tried to feed it a silverside this morning but it wouldn't eat it either. but then again, it wasn't puffed up or anything.

 

[Reefomeez]

From the pic it looks pretty healthy. I would just leave it alone. In a few days you might try feeding it again if you want but in the meantime just leave it be. This'll cause less stress than constantly trying to interact with it. I think it should be fine.

 

[El Dude]

Leave it be. My RBTA looked like it didn't want to live when I first got it. Just do a water change and give it time. Don't try to feed it until its nice and inflated in like a week. But start with a water change.

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[happaman]

It's prolly stressed from being moved. Just sold a rbta to a guy and it split into 3 from the stress. But, all doing well now. I'd be conservative on the feeding. Unless the nem is huge I'd feed small pieces of shrimp/silverslides or just mysis for a while.

 

[toromp]

What kind if lights u running??

 

[fishy123]

yeah im just leaving it alone for now. were currently running 150w metal halide

 

[fishy123]

What happens if you help the anemone pull the waste out?

 

[El Dude]

What happens if you help the anemone pull the waste out?

DON'T!!!!! If you do that a puppy will die! You don't hate puppies..do you?

Nah you just never know what your tugging on...that's what she said.

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[OGFrenchHorn]

check your salinity just in case. I had a faulty hydrometer and lost my nem a while back.

 

[fishy123]

Hahaha, okay i was just wondering! :laugh: