bubble tip hitchiker

[tanicaesar]

hey guys, I'm into the second week of my nano tank setup and yesterday I went to my LFS and got some amazing live rock! I've since realized that I have some amazing hitchhikers and the coolest one being a tiny bubble tip anenome. what should I do? I wasn't planning on having to take care of an anenome so soon, I don't have very good lighting and have no idea how to feed him, help! haha x

 

[Kio707]

When u feed the tank it'll eat. The lighting is going to be ur biggest dilemma.

 

[tanicaesar]

ohkay great, this is probably a really stupid question, but the room I have my tank in gets full sunlight all day, would that's me any diffrence to the lightin situation?

 

[Jake337]

I heard sun light is bad for tanks. Also it wouldn't benefit the nem.

 

[Beengirl]

Direct sunlight into the tank will fuel algae, won't help the nem, really.

 

[lakaiguy]

That is alot if growth on that rock

Almost has a "un cured" look

 

[tanicaesar]

yeah! there is a serious amount of stuff coming from this rock, I've been watching the tank for about 10 minutes and I have counted about 3 tube worms (or what i think are baby tube worms) around 10 long worms, little clear shrimp like things about 5, a little crab (not hermit but a crab) what appears to be two small sea Starr's or something along thoes lines because they hav five long legs and heaps of alge growth!

 

[Bigalwoo]

Sounds like you got some really nice live rock. Hope your cycle goes well, and good luck with your nem.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

If you are in your cycle the nem will die.... And when it dies it will poison your whole tank if you dont remove it soon enough.... I know its not your fault that you accidentaly recieved a nem, but your tank needs to be 6 months old before buying one.

 

[Mr. Crabs]

BTA's don't need a lot of light. Some spot feed them with a bit of mysis shrimp. Looks ok. Consider it a freebie. He might do fine, but at this point, I don't think I would change a thing.

 

[Qube]

Are we sure this is a BTA? Looks more like a Majano Anemone to me. If so, and it's a reef, you may want to do away with it. Just my opinion...

 

[tanicaesar]

you could be right qcube, arg I'm not sure ahha but whatever it is is surviving because its more opened today and has a tint of green on it! ahaha this is another pic from the first day I found it