New nem very angry

[cdnco2004]

I got 2 new Rainbow BTA for a pair of cinnamon clowns. Drip acclimated them, one seems perfectly happy, second is pretty upset. New to nems.

 

[Nman]

Can I ask when did you put the nems in . And how old is your tank

 

[cdnco2004]

Tank is about 6 months old. And they were added yesterday.

 

[C4ctus99]

Give it a couple weeks. Do you have good lights?

 

[C4ctus99]

That guy on the left does look pretty ticked…

 

[cdnco2004]

Give it a couple weeks. Do you have good lights?

Yes Maxspect Razor RSX 5-150 on that tank which is a 40G breeder.

That guy on the left does look pretty ticked…

Yeah he is not happy. Other nem acting like life is great.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tank is about 6 months old. And they were added yesterday.

How did you acclimate them?
Most anemones will move around the tank until they find a suitable spot in the tank to call home. Assure moderate light and flow provided . Too little flow and they will shrink and too much light and they'll do the same
Also elevated phosphate will cause this

 

[cdnco2004]

How did you acclimate them?
Most anemones will move around the tank until they find a suitable spot in the tank to call home. Assure moderate light and flow provided . Too little flow and they will shrink and too much light and they'll do the same
Also elevated phosphate will cause this

Dripp acclimated them. Lighting set to Ch1 40 Ch2 60 Ch3 60 ch4 50 on the Maxspect razor. MP10's on either end of tank set to about 50%. Phosphate is 0.23ppm, running GFO and biopellets in reactors to help with Phosphate.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Dripp acclimated them. Lighting set to Ch1 40 Ch2 60 Ch3 60 ch4 50 on the Maxspect razor. MP10's on either end of tank set to about 50%. Phosphate is 0.23ppm

Phos very high. You want .04-.08
Light may be a little high for introduction

 

[happyhourhero]

Please don’t read that and start stripping phosphates. It will likely do more harm than good. Have kept nems for years in .1-.3 without issue.

 

[cdnco2004]

Much happier today

 

[cdnco2004]

I think it was time to replace the GFO. I replaced it and now my Phos levels dropped 1ppm to 0.13