Bleached BTA

How hard is it to nurture a bleached BTA back to health? It's a smaller green one but is really white. I can get it for free if willing to try. It's attached to a rock with some zoas on it and can get that free as well. But it is really white, I'll snap a photo when I can

 

I don't see why not,you may save a life if it go's then you did your best,I would start it out on the bottom if you have real strong lights with a good flow of water on it and you can use a iodine dip about half the iodine of a reg dip is what I would do I hope you get and try to save it good luck

 

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Lower lighting and good flow, but let it move where it wants. Since it is no longer photosynthetic ATM, you should also offer it a small chunk of meaty food once per week for nourishment.

 

Here it is, I brought it home and acclimated it. It moved up about four inches and set foot and has been there about 5 hrs now. It did eat a small piece of a silverside, gobbled it right up. How often should I feed it for now?

 

I'd start with once per week and watch it's size closely. As long as it's not getting smaller (when fully inflated!), it should be fine. If it does appear to be shrinking, then bump feedings up to every 4 - 5 days. Just don't give it too much at one time.

 

from what I see its gonna make it the zoas look great to

 

+1,my rbta was aalmost as pale when bought from a LFS,fed it about once a week and gave it good light and 1 year later it's totally colored up and much larger.It really only took a few months for it to recover.

 

My occelaris clown started hosting it already...will that stress the anemone out? The anemone is about 3 times larger than the clown. Also it's not as big today as the photo? Water parameters are good just tested. Should I feed it a little more?

 

Feed once a week to every other week. They do not need to be feed often. If your light is sufficient the anemone will be just fine.

BTA's come in many colors, while I agree yours looks a tad bleached it should color up but may never be red or pink or even green for that matter.

They have a very simple digestive tract. Feeding too often can lead to food sitting in the gut and rotting causing a deadly bacterial infection.

The size, texture of anemones changes through out the day, so no worries.

The anemone sounds like it's large enough to host the clown without issue.

 

Very happy for you - geez