Anemone/rocks help??

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  1. sauce-n-tank

    sauce-n-tank Feather Duster

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    Hey i have had a buble tip anemone for about 7 months now and its only moved once. but most of the time when im observing it the tips are not full but as soon as i do a water change it goes full... now lately i have been adding more live rocks to my tank and doing water changer but the tips are not buble what do i do??? oh and water is perfect except some nitrate.:-/
     
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Bubble tip anemones often "lose" their bubbles and as far as I know, nobody has come up with a reason yet. It is not any indication of poor health though so I wouldn't worry about it.
     
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  3. sauce-n-tank

    sauce-n-tank Feather Duster

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    idk man its crazy cause its always opening and closing and it bubles when it wants to i guess
     
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  4. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    My bta's bubble tips decreased in time also..
     
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  5. doog

    doog Peppermint Shrimp

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    i picked up a green bta a month ago. when i got it, the girl at the marine/coral shop (seems to know her stuff) said the same - that nobody's sure why the bubble come and go. BUT, she also said that it seems that their BTAs get bubbly when they're well-fed, and straighten out when they're more actively hunting for food. In watching mine, this seems to be the case. Every few days (2-3) it gets really straight, so i give it a sliver of scallop, and then its bubbly again a little later...

    dunno.:-/
     
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  6. reefnut1

    reefnut1 Spaghetti Worm

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    I have been raising them for several years now. I find that they do what they want with the bubbles. Most of my older ones rarely show their bubbles anymore.
    They seem sensative to alk changes/PH changes in the water. Mine will show more bubbles under more stress. But I have had some babies that seem to keep them no mater what. When the original rarely shows his bubbles. I would not try to do anything to make them have bubbles. They look good either way.
     
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