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08/30/2005, 09:45 PM
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shrinking anemone and smoking liquid
In the last 2 months, i added extra current. My BTA, well use to look like an LTA, yes it had long tentacles and Dr.Ron said it was normal. It looked great until the extra flow, it shrunk a bit not not to the point of being concerned because it 's tentacles looked more like a normal bta. Often i would find it totally shrunk but the porcelain crab was there bothering it. I just went on vacation for 2 weeks and my big cleaner shrimp that would always chill next to the anemone is gone aswell as a chromis (both vanished). Since i came back it's always shrunken except 2-3 hours before the lights go on....go figure. Last night clouds of smoke were comming out of it's mouth for a period of about 1 hour. Can anyone explain this?
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08/31/2005, 09:47 AM
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Hi,
Well, probably the anemone ate the shrimp, and the chromis. Most anemones are shrunken during parts of the day, that is how they flush their gut cavity. The "smoke" was likely an indication that the animal, apparently a male, spawned. |
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08/31/2005, 09:53 AM
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Dr. Ron, the anemone was shrunk during light time also for the past 2 weeks. Somehow, it moved during the night. It hasen't moved since i got it 9 months ago.
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08/31/2005, 02:13 PM
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to be honest, i only fed it twice in the past 9 months.
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09/03/2005, 05:08 AM
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09/03/2005, 01:14 PM
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Dr. Ron, i always thought that with sufficient lighting an anemone didn't have to eat. Also, it now went in the rear of the tank where i cannot see it. Do i have to tear down the tank to relocate it or will it come back in the front or at least towards the light?
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09/06/2005, 08:54 AM
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Dr. Ron, i always thought that with sufficient lighting an anemone didn't have to eat. Well, you thought wrong. They need a lot of food. Read the linked information. Also, it now went in the rear of the tank where i cannot see it. Do i have to tear down the tank to relocate it or will it come back in the front or at least towards the light? Read the information. Entacmaea quadricolor often prefer to have their columns in the dark. If it can find something to eat in the back, it will not come back to the light. It is NOT seeking light. It is seeking an appropriate place to live. |
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