Please help identify bubble tip behavior

Musicalwayz · Mar 15, 2020

Hi Everyone

I just got my bubble tip anemone about two weeks ago and while taking out out of the bag I noticed it was more of a heart shaped figure. I didn’t think anything of it and acclimated to my aquarium for an hour. In my tank, I've noticed that it has a dark line the color of purple across its pedal disk. The BTA looks healthy and bubbly, otherwise. I thought maybe it was splitting but it’s been almost two weeks now? Shouldn’t it have already split? Is the BTA sick, if so I was thinking of medicating with cipro, but I want to make sure. Please any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone =)

ScottR · Mar 15, 2020

Musicalwayz said:
Hi Everyone

I just got my bubble tip anemone about two weeks ago and while taking out out of the bag I noticed it was more of a heart shaped figure. I didn’t think anything of it and acclimated to my aquarium for an hour. In my tank, I've noticed that it has a dark line the color of purple across its pedal disk. The BTA looks healthy and bubbly, otherwise. I thought maybe it was splitting but it’s been almost two weeks now? Shouldn’t it have already split? Is the BTA sick, if so I was thinking of medicating with cipro, but I want to make sure. Please any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone =)

I have some BTAs but I’m no expert. They do exhibit strange behavior sometimes and they take awhile to get used to a new environment/lighting. When mine split, it always catches me by surprise. I never know when they decide to split. Yours looks healthy from the pics. I’d leave it alone and just wait it out.