Newbie on nems, looking at a rbta baby

[OrionN]

I think you need several hours dripping it in. i would get an air tube and use it to drip. If you can add one of the air control valve to control the drip rate. I will take a picture of the one I have and post it in a second.

Regardless, BTA are very hardy and should do just fine over several hrs adjustment for the salinity.

 

[OrionN]

 

[staindsoul]

I think you need several hours dripping it in. i would get an air tube and use it to drip. If you can add one of the air control valve to control the drip rate. I will take a picture of the one I have and post it in a second.

Regardless, BTA are very hardy and should do just fine over several hrs adjustment for the salinity.

Thank you Minh, but I took a ammonia reading of the bag, the ammonia was at 2.0 ppm. So I figured the salinity swing was better than the ammonia in the bag.

I hope I made the right choice, I just wasn't prepared for that much of a difference or the cleanup crew in the same container. It had been in there since noon, and I picked it up from him at 7pm :sad1:

 

[OrionN]

It should be just fine. They are really hardy

 

[staindsoul]

thanks again. here is a picture in the tank.

 

[james30ct]

Looks good.

 

[kretzkiller]

I agree, looks like a keeper

 

[Tmoriarty]

Sorry for the late reply Mitchell, your instincts did good here. When a bag is closed the ammonia won't spike, so always temp acclimate anything with the bag closed (15 or so minutes), then exactly as Minh said, do a drip.

Where this differs is where you had an issue, ammonia. As soon as you open the bag and the contents come in contact with the air, the ammonia will spike (if there is a large amount in the bag), that ammonia is far more dangerous to any animal, including the sea anemone, than most of the swings you may get.

If you get a ammonia reading in the bag like that get it into the tank almost right away (I do about 5 minutes, poor a cup of water into the bag, repeat a few times). This gives some period for adjustment, but doesn't leave a ton of time for the ammonia to do damage.

In the tank it is looking good, you should be fine.

 

[staindsoul]

Looks good.

Thanks

I agree, looks like a keeper

Thanks

Sorry for the late reply Mitchell, your instincts did good here. When a bag is closed the ammonia won't spike, so always temp acclimate anything with the bag closed (15 or so minutes), then exactly as Minh said, do a drip.

Where this differs is where you had an issue, ammonia. As soon as you open the bag and the contents come in contact with the air, the ammonia will spike (if there is a large amount in the bag), that ammonia is far more dangerous to any animal, including the sea anemone, than most of the swings you may get.

If you get a ammonia reading in the bag like that get it into the tank almost right away (I do about 5 minutes, poor a cup of water into the bag, repeat a few times). This gives some period for adjustment, but doesn't leave a ton of time for the ammonia to do damage.

In the tank it is looking good, you should be fine.

Thanks Tim.

Update: it still looks good today, and didn't move over night. :dance: One question:when and how often should I feed the nem. After a week, once a week?

 

[Tmoriarty]

Give it a week if it looks good. then you can feed it either mysis or small pieces of table shrimp from the store (fresh). If you want fast growth feed it once a week or so, slow growth once or twice a month, or not at all.

You do not have to feed anemone, but they in general will grow more with feedings.

 

[staindsoul]

Update: it moved a little. :headwallblue: right beside my toadstool on the same rock that it came on. I guess I'm gonna wait to see if it moves more, but it is only a 1/2" away, won't be long. I guess I have to cut the toad out of the rock. :headwallblue:

Edit: the toad is currently shedding. That's why it looks like crap.

 

[ShelbyJK500]

Looks beautiful!! Nice deep red! Just my .02 as a tip I was given a long time ago...always add a drop or two of an Ammonia binding agent, like Prime as soon as you open a bag from a store or from being shipped. I usually add a couple drops of prime to a container that I add the bag contents into for drip acclimation (after temp acclimation first of course). I think this is especially important when having something shipped. The amount of time in the bag is what builds up the ammonia and as soon as air is added to the bag, the ammonia and PH swing.