Rose anemone.

I got a Rose anemone about a month ago, the second i placed it in my tank it stayed right where i put it, on a piece of dead coral and hasnt moved in a month,however the problem with the anemone is it does not get bulb tips now that i have more watts than before, i upgraded from VHOs 150 watts to a 40 gallon tank to now power compacts 192 watts, i feed it krill about 5 per week and also marine snow, i have no idea why wont it get bulb or anything similar its allways just huge and long tentacles.

 

That's a common occurence and I don't believe that anyone has come up with a reason for why that happens in our aquariums. The bubbles are not an indication of health so the anemone should be fine whether it has them or not.

 

Yes, I asked the same question a couple of months ago
Mine does the same thing. Sometimes it has beautiful tips and at other times it is long and stringy. Enjoy

Jim

 

Ohh ok thank you very much guys i was worried this was a sign of bad health^^.

 

I actually think that if they are not bubbled and huge, it's a better sign that when they are bubbled. If I had to guess, they might inflate their bubbles for protection. When they are in a place where they feel they are under threat, like at pet shops. Mine was really bubbled when I purchased it. Put it in my tank, de-flated his tentacles and enlarged. I've yet to see him inflate his tentacles again. Seems very happy though, chose a nice spot and has two percula hosts. ;D

 

If I remember correctly, the one I have was kept for about 8 months to a year with no clown to host in it. Most of the time it had bubble tips. It wasn't until I put a clown in and it started hosting did I notice the long stringy effect.
Just an observation

Jim

 

Ok heres my idea.

Well...although my RBTA somtimes just wants to be bubbly...I do notice that after it has eaten it tends to become bubble tiped...another thing i noticed was that somtimes when the day lights go off in my tank and just actinics are on the bubble tips come...but thats not 100%

 

Yeah in the morning when my actinics come on he gets really reall bubblely then when both are on the go away, asfar as feeding when i fee dhim he goes back to long tentacles.

 

Man...I wish my RBTA could look like this all the timem

 

Maybe they get bubbles when they're happy?