nrc Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Howdy, I picked up a RBTA from Terry over at Seahorse on Sunday and drip acclimated "her" for 1-1/2 hours before introducing to the tank. That evening she moved into under a ledge to a very shady spot with low flow. For the last 48 hours she hasn't moved. Tonight I offered her a small (approx the size of one half of a peanut) piece of raw shrimp from New Seasons. She took it quickly and readily. I tried to err on the side of caution with the portion side... I don't want to feed more than she can handle or create any stress. I'm not planning to spot feed her again for a couple of days. if anyone has any commentary feel free to share... Too much / too little / too soon to feed? Pic below from when I first put in the tank, and a second one from just a moment ago (note I lightened the second pic to show a little more detail). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) This morning she's peeking out a bit more Edited February 10, 2018 by nrc corrected photo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Silly clowns would prefer to host the cap (I guess they didn't get the memo ). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Im guessing she will eventually find the just the right spot. Most likely where you put your most expensive coral! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 No kidding Sean. That reminds me... I have what I think is an ORA Blue Tort peeking out of a pocket in my rockwork that I don't recall putting there. I think there may have been a small frag mixed in with the digis I got from you. She'll probably camp right on top of it. If so - no worries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I used to feed mine 1 piece of frozen a week, but then 2 little anemones seemingly sprouted out of the base, then all split out and now I've got 2 small rbtas and 2 bigger ones. I've learned mine seem to grow just as fast, without splitting as much when I don't feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Taylorhardy1 said: I used to feed mine 1 piece of frozen a week, but then 2 little anemones seemingly sprouted out of the base, then all split out and now I've got 2 small rbtas and 2 bigger ones. I've learned mine seem to grow just as fast, without splitting as much when I don't feed. I've heard that from a few folks. I don't plan to keep feeding this one very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 She moved out of the cave and really opened up under the lights. I am curious to see how long she stays in this spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Well.. My anemone crawled into the DT circulation pump (Tunze 6020) at some point yesterday and died. I had it in the tank for just over 80 days. The clowns never hosted, but it looked healthy and was eating raw shrimp from a tong ~1x week. I retrieved all the pieces that I could see / find. I'm sure that I did not get them all. I'm concerned now about the amount of decay and corresponding nitrate spike. I did a 25% water change immediately when it happened, and will do another 25% tonight and monitor it closely. :-/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevman Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I am so sorry to hear this .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 That sucks sorry to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 5 hours ago, nrc said: Well.. My anemone crawled into the DT circulation pump (Tunze 6020) at some point yesterday and died. I had it in the tank for just over 80 days. The clowns never hosted, but it looked healthy and was eating raw shrimp from a tong ~1x week. I retrieved all the pieces that I could see / find. I'm sure that I did not get them all. I'm concerned now about the amount of decay and corresponding nitrate spike. I did a 25% water change immediately when it happened, and will do another 25% tonight and monitor it closely. :-/ Sorry to hear Nate - that is definitely a bummer. You definitely aren't the first to have a BTA victimized by getting too close to a pump but that doesn't make it less painful. Should definitely keep an eye on the nitrates but sounds like you are taking a sound proactive approach. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 thx Sean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.