Bleached RBTA's and GBTA's

oct2274 · #1 07/26/2007, 12:40 AM

One of the local reefers was selling his stuff and I ended up picking up his 4 anemones. They are all bleached. He just got some new lights and said when he put them on the aquarium they bleached. The two RBTA's are about medium sized and the GBTA's are both small. Both the RBTA and the GBTA had split, that is why there were two of each. All I want to know is what steps can I take to bring these guys back to full health as quickly as possible. He says the RBTA's feed aggressively still, I didn't ask about the GBTA's. Here is a pic of one of the RBTA's, sorry for the bad pic, all I have is a point and shoot

Any help is appreciated............

Thanks,
Chad

SPARTAN VI · #2 07/26/2007, 01:05 AM

Bad pic? Awfully pretty for a bleached nem!

oct2274 · #3 07/26/2007, 01:09 AM

ya, i wished the poor thing was supposed to look like that, but unfortunately not

oct2274 · #4 07/26/2007, 03:58 PM

anybody?

guido_kp · #5 07/26/2007, 07:20 PM

will they accept food? if so, try some table shrimp or silversides. about a quarter of an inch piece. if they eat, thats a start. some say they take a few days to acclimate after the move, before they'll eat. just dont force the food into their mouth - place it in their tentacles and see if they grab it.

lilchris · #6 07/26/2007, 08:04 PM

tagging along. My rbt and bta are both bleahed

phender · #7 07/26/2007, 08:05 PM

Just treat them like normal. Feed them 2 or 3 times a week and keep the water quality and light good. They will start to gain back their zooxanthellae in a few weeks or months. Some get it back sooner than others.

apayne · #8 07/26/2007, 08:17 PM

Check out this site, it is great!

http://www.karensroseanemones.com/index.htm

Good luck,
Aaron

lilchris · #9 07/26/2007, 10:29 PM

ALot of advice. COol