New BTA..Healthy?
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finding nemo
In Memoriam
He looks fine, adjusting to your tank, try feeding him to help him along tho. Please take a picture of his mouth for us.
It looks ok but not quite sure with the pictures you have posted.
It looks ok but not quite sure with the pictures you have posted.
The first couple of pics of the mouth didn't look too hot. It looked like it was open and it's insides were coming out a little. That is not good. The second set of pics it looks alot better. Hopefully it was just acclimating itself to your tank. It looks like it's near the sandbed, what kind of lighting to you have?
We have 4 T-5's..... to tech for me.....other half's job lol.
Think there is 36watt +24watt Daylight Blue
and 36watt + 24 Watt Daylight
If he needs more light, he'll work his way up won't he ? It's a 200 Litre Tank.
Do you think he'll do that again with his mouth? Or can u never tell!
Thankyou
Think there is 36watt +24watt Daylight Blue
and 36watt + 24 Watt Daylight
If he needs more light, he'll work his way up won't he ? It's a 200 Litre Tank.
Do you think he'll do that again with his mouth? Or can u never tell!
Thankyou
rdanamorton
New member
feeding a new BTA
feeding a new BTA
i have a cluster of 3 fairly large bta's with a tomato clown. it's a 30 gal tank pc's 2x 96 watts orbit/current.
the shop i bought from said with a clown i don't really need to feed the bta.
seems well enough now. what and how often do you feed?
feeding a new BTA
i have a cluster of 3 fairly large bta's with a tomato clown. it's a 30 gal tank pc's 2x 96 watts orbit/current.
the shop i bought from said with a clown i don't really need to feed the bta.
seems well enough now. what and how often do you feed?
rdanamorton
New member
seller said he didn't, and the clown actually brought the needed food to the BTA. i've fed other anenomes in the past, they had no clown, and much less light.
i gather you'd advise, feeding. is so what and how often? i used to feed store bought fresh scallop meat.
i gather you'd advise, feeding. is so what and how often? i used to feed store bought fresh scallop meat.
finding nemo
In Memoriam
He looks much better, I see no problem with him at all.
As for food, the clowns does NOT take food to feed the anemone, it takes it there to store it for later. If you only feed a little to your clowns there is not enough to feed the anemone.
There are many people that say they dont feed there anemones, I doubt that very much. In the wild they catch fish and other animals that come by to survive, they do not live as does anything without food.
Light is good but wont keep an animal alive for very long.
Feed it silversides or raw shrimp several times a week to keep it alive healthy and growing/flourishing.
Feed it nothing and it will or may survive but will be week and unhappy.
As for food, the clowns does NOT take food to feed the anemone, it takes it there to store it for later. If you only feed a little to your clowns there is not enough to feed the anemone.
There are many people that say they dont feed there anemones, I doubt that very much. In the wild they catch fish and other animals that come by to survive, they do not live as does anything without food.
Light is good but wont keep an animal alive for very long.
Feed it silversides or raw shrimp several times a week to keep it alive healthy and growing/flourishing.
Feed it nothing and it will or may survive but will be week and unhappy.
rdanamorton
New member
sounds like a better plan, just checked out the posted pdf. on anenomes...
shell the shrimp? or shell on? raw fresh scallops? i have no source of silversides..
shell the shrimp? or shell on? raw fresh scallops? i have no source of silversides..
Rurouni Kenshin
New member
No shell on the shrimp. Your Lfs should have Silversides.
finding nemo
In Memoriam
You can get raw uncooked shrimp at most supermarkets.
It will do in a pinch, mine wont eat it but I have seen many that will.
It will do in a pinch, mine wont eat it but I have seen many that will.
rdanamorton
New member
i tried a thawed formula one cube tonite....it 's what was available at home. the largest took it immediately and downed it. must have been hungry. one of the others was less interested it seemed.
will start shopping for other suggested items....
just took some picts. tonite. got to figure out how to post or attach them.
will start shopping for other suggested items....
just took some picts. tonite. got to figure out how to post or attach them.
SEAFLOWERS
Premium Member
As for food, the clowns does NOT take food to feed the anemone, it takes it there to store it for later. If you only feed a little to your clowns there is not enough to feed the anemone.
thank you Finding Nemo for that statement! I would have thought by now that this myth would of been done away with. Do you bring food home to feed your condo or to store it for later for yourself, kinda makes sense doesn't it.
thank you Finding Nemo for that statement! I would have thought by now that this myth would of been done away with. Do you bring food home to feed your condo or to store it for later for yourself, kinda makes sense doesn't it.
