Id what is wrong with my RBTA foot please

[raen]

So I have had this RBTA for about 3 weeks now. I have noticed these small "spots" on the side of her foot. am worried this is not good. I have noticed that se has a couple more of them today. My water temp is 79.0, salinity is 34, SG 1.025, all other params are great. 0 across the board.

One other thing, she is footed on a colony of zoos, she hasn't moved at all. I was worried that maybe the rough rock that the zoos are on have cut her foot somehow when she is blowing in the waves.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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[Jamie1210]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I've had that happen to my BTAs before and that usually means the foot is deterioriating/it's dying. It's basically falling apart--a slow death Just from my experience, the spots get more and more until the whole thing is falling apart


maybe someone else will chime in.

 

[raen]

What causes this? Do you think it is trauma from the rock?

 

[raen]

Another question, can I dose, or saok food in anything to help heal the foot? I can soad food in garlic if needed. I will do anything to keep her safe, and healthy. I'll balance balls on my head, stand on one foot, while juggeling if that could help!

 

[chewie]

Selcon is good. I usually soak raw shrimp for 1-2 hours in the fridge before feeding my RBTA's.

It's hard to tell in the pics but the spots I'm seeing don't look like much. Even if there's Messential Filaments exposed, I have seen E. Quadricolor's heal in no time.

How's it look today? Is it still fully expanded?

 

[raen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13145979#post13145979 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chewie
Selcon is good. I usually soak raw shrimp for 1-2 hours in the fridge before feeding my RBTA's.

It's hard to tell in the pics but the spots I'm seeing don't look like much. Even if there's Messential Filaments exposed, I have seen E. Quadricolor's heal in no time.

How's it look today? Is it still fully expanded?

Thanks for your advice and comments. Today, she is fully extended, not as red as she has been, but only moved a small bit(moved her to the DT recently) seems to be happy blowing in the wind. I have been soaking her food in garlic , everyones food in garlic, for a few days for fear they were sick.

Again, thanks for you input....it all really helps. Rae

 

[chewie]

Cool!

IMO, ditch the Garlic and use Selcon for feeding your Nem.

In your tank description I see 60g hex, and 3 #3's. Is that 3x Koralia 3 pumps?

That's a tragedy waiting to happen. If possible locate all pump outlets in the upper 1/3 of the tank pointing down. Or figure out a way to make the surface area of the grates larger to create less suction.

You don't want to see what one of those pumps will do to a BTA.