My BTA split!

[darylb72]

One of bta(s) has been acting funny and somewhat hiding this last week or so. Last night as I am doing my normal maintenance I realized why, he was almost done splitting. Very cool. Well this morning the split is complete. I have one question, how long should I leave the new addition in my tank before giving him to someone?

 

[Ah64av8tor]

When my old RBTA would split I always waited to see that it had a full disk and was eating ( about 2 weeks to a month)

 

[WarDaddy]

Is it Green or Pink?

 

[darylb72]

It's a rusty red more rust than red and color has been consistent.

 

[darylb72]

see my gallery I just uploaded a pic from two months ago

 

[a2fire2i]

hehe..funny thing..mine did the same thing last night. and they are no where near each other. One was on the glass, and at first i though it had got sucked into my filter or something, but then i seen the clown swim into the other one. i have read splitting isnt a good thing, and other says it is..

 

[college429]

You must get it out of the tank now, at all costs, before its too late!!!!!

...I'll be happy to take it from you. he he.

 

[a2fire2i]

Here is a pic of mine from about a week ago...

 

[darylb72]

Thanks for advice college, but it is spoken for. I checked on it today at lunch and both are looking very nice. The were both inflated nicely, but I couldn't really see the mouths. My male tomato clown seems to like the new addition, as he is watching over it very closely. I feel like a proud poppa

a2fire2i I love the pinkish/orangish tips really nice. My other bta is similiar but with purple tips.

 

[a2fire2i]

the g/f just called and said one of them had found its away to the filter intake and was sucked into it. she pulled it out, and said its looking pretty good. i have always hated the idea of them in my tank as they like to roam until they are happy..

 

[a2fire2i]

well..i come home to find my tank cloudy and the BTA back on the filter intake. I take the intake off, and there isnt much left of the BTA as its turned into snow and is all over the tank. I am running carbon, and making water to do a water change. The skimmer is running, but pulling NOTHING!! Everything else in the tank still looks healty and alive though..

Sorry to hijack your thread...

 

[darylb72]

no worries bro sorry to hear that about your anemone. Fortunately mine have moved..... yet. I hope goes well for you.

 

[a2fire2i]

Yeah..its in my 20L tank, so it really worries me. I just did a 5 gallon water change. im pretty ****ed because i asked the g/f to cover the intake with a sponge we have so it wouldnt happened again and she failed to do so. I even stressed to her the importance of what this happening could do to my tank and she takes care of the tanks just as much as i do..