BTA Disappeared

[wicz101]

I had a very health BTA being hosted by a mated pair of clowns(laying eggs every few weeks) for about a year in my 120 gallon. I moved recently and trust me, my prep for the move was adequate and should have minimal issues. But...... upon phyically moving the 120 gallon... boom it cracked. Long and the short all live-stock had to to go into a 40b and rock into 55 gallon barrel. lucky 99% of live-stock lived include my sweet-a$$ BTA.

Fastforward a few months... my new 6ft 130 gallon is set up and ready for live-stock, my BTA was in the tank for a week doing well, moving a little bit and look for a sweet spot, but good ....

Finally here's my question:

I reaquascape the tank, stir up some sand and next morning sand settled, tank and live-stock look good and happy.... but the nem is MIA, not even a little tenicle or anything to be seen of it, in my minimalist aquascaped pennsula tank!! It's been a little over a week and no signs of it and I figured if it was dead it would have nuke my tank but everything looks good... am I crazy and just impatient or is the nuke coming and it just a matter of time... thoughts?!?!?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

It has to be in the rocks.

 

[wicz101]

So just give it more time and it will eventually show itself.

 

[T Haynes]

So just give it more time and it will eventually show itself.

I'm new to this but I would try to find it to make sure you have a better chance of not nuking your entire system

 

[RockOn681]

Make sure to check your sump and pump impellers, I had a BTA that I thought I lost that made it to the sump and set up shop in my refugium for like 3 months before I noticed.

 

[wicz101]

Make sure to check your sump and pump impellers, I had a BTA that I thought I lost that made it to the sump and set up shop in my refugium for like 3 months before I noticed.

I'll have to take a second look, I guess there is always a chance right. If it made it down to my basement sump I'd be impressed b/c I have a nice tight lid on my overflow, but I guess you never now. Thanks, for the idea. if it got down I'll definitely let you know.

 

[wicz101]

Still no where to be found

 

[juniorrocketdad]

It's prolly just tucked into a rock if your tank isn't nuked it's not dead

 

[wicz101]

It's prolly just tucked into a rock if your tank isn't nuked it's not dead

Yea, still no signs of it, it has to be tucked away somewhere, I've had some growth on corals, so not nuking. I am going to give it another week and then might have to start pulling rock out to try to find it.
Changed flow for 24 hrs., didn't make it come out.. thinking possibly 2 or 3 days lights out... thoughts.... Open to suggestion

 

[wicz101]

still gone, and no nuke???

guess I should glad I did not get nuked.

 

[Breadman03]

I think it's unlikely to nuke your tank. BTA's are fairly mild, so a mulched BTA would likely have a much lesser impact than a carpet that gets mulched. I think it likely hid in the rock work and is withering away, or already has.

 

[wicz101]

I agree that, it likely hid in the rock work and is/has withered away