flow and movement for new RBTA

DMK

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i bought a nice 6-7" RBTA yeaterday which came from a dimly lit tank w/ no powerheads and not much movement or flow at all. do these guys like low, moderate or high flow? i placed it in bottom 1/3 of tank in moderate flow. it's tentacles were moving but not tremendously. i placed it where i want it, it attatched it's foot in hole where i wanted it to. it retracted into hole/cave where i can still see it. that hole/cave has no exit so i guess since he hasn't crawled back out and totally moved position, he's happy. it's rosy and tentacles are bubbled at tips. i fed it right away mysis, cut MH down from 6hr/day to 3. will increase slowly each day 1/2 hr. VHO's still on normal 12 hrs/day. eggcrate on top for now. tank it came from had normal output flurescents. i'm just concerned that it may need strong flow but i don't think so. no part of my tank really has low flow. most has strong, some areas moderate, where it is, and where my open brain and torch flourish near by.
 
IME, they like flow pretty much anywhere in between--not too low and not too high. Just keep an eye on it, since you are pretty much doing what you should. It should do fine if you keep it up.
 
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