Taran
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Oct 21, 2012
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Well. He brought hime a bubble tip anemone that i have been wanting for years. He kept moving it and this afternoon it was flipped upside down from the wrasse.
Here is what we got. Will she die? I took out 5gal and replaced and gave the tank a trace minerals dash.
She is hanging off a thread
Yes, you can't move it and you certainly can't if its foot is attached. Damage to the foot will lead to its demise. It will move around until its found the place it likes best, might not be the place you like best tho! When I first got mine it faced the back wall for 4 months...
Oh and how long has the tank been running? What kind of lighting do you have?
Oh dear, I am afraid no amounts of t8's are going to satisfy an anemone. Were you thinking of upgrading in the future? I had a nem under 4 x t5 and it still wasn't enough! For a 55g (same as mine) 6 x t5 set up would work, otherwise go down the LED route
Hi there, it would help if you have us full water parameters.
Nems need a mature and stable tank, 1 year and older.
You say your has been running 2 year so should be fine there.
Might be lighting, t8s give off little usable light and you say you have LEDs, which led lights have you got and what wattage are they ?
New nems tend to roam around to find their sweet spot (I have seen nems go in some wierd places) and where they feel comfortable, lighting, flow ect.
Double brite LED's are not nearly sufficient for a nem. Even with those T8's.
Ok so you have a 2 bulb t5 fixture and a marineland led fixture. It might live but that is pretty low. It does not look good but all you can do is wait and see.