Problems with RBTA ?

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drew930

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I had a couple questions and was wondering if they are problems . I got my RBTA Saturday and he was small . Now he is huge ! But the last one I had got real big and then died . Is this a problem ?

Also . He was moving around and got attached underneath a powerhead .. And I put a rock underneath him and he tried to attach to it . Now , he is attached his base to the glass but is stretched out about 4 inches so he can lay his tentacles/body on the rock . Is this hurting him ?
 
When you are in photobucket click in the 4th/bottom link under/next to each picture -- the one that says use IMG code -- it will be copied, than just paste it.

here are your pictures...

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What size tank, and what lights?

How are you trying to raise up the pH? When you tested it, how long had the lights been on?
 
40 Breeder. 2 24'' T5's , with 24 Cree LED's. Raising pH with Kalkwasser reactor. Tested maybe a couple hours after lights were on .

When I got him , he only seemed to be 3 inches. I brought him home and temp acclimated him . I put him on the purple rock next to him in the first pic that you copied. Then I woke up and he was underneath the powerhead , attached to back glass. I put a rock underneath him so he might attach to it. He immediately started to come down and get on the rock . Ever since, his body has been attached to the glass and he won't leave it.
 
Nice looking RBTA. They attach to holes/caves/crevices in the live rock. It won't likely stay for long on the glass. The powerheads need to be covered with plastic screen or sponge to prevent the anemone from wandering into it--at least until it is secured to a hole in the live rock and remains there for a week or so.

Your lighting and water parameters look ok. Hopefully this is an established tank. Anemones need to be in stable tanks, preferably 6 months old or more.
 
Ah, good. I see you have lots of live rock. No doubt there are places that the anemone would attach and stay put. Once they find their cave and attach they tend to be stationary. I've taken pieces of live rock and fashioned a cave using a screwdriver as a chisel and hammer. I try to make a hole in the rock similar to what other BTAs of mine reside in. I've had good luck with this.
 
I just want to add, since you aren't too familiar with BTA habits, that they can change size quite dramatically and frequently... and it's NORMAL. If the mouth is gaping for an extended period worry. It's normal to see an open mouth on occasion when they are expelling waste after a feed, but it shouldn't stay they way long.

The stretching is normal as well. They generally like their foot secured in a safe crevice then extend themselves in and out as they see fit. Once it finds a comfy place where it's happy with the light and flow it'll stay put.

GL with this one, it's a nice color. =)
 
Birdee said:
I just want to add, since you aren't too familiar with BTA habits, that they can change size quite dramatically and frequently... and it's NORMAL. If the mouth is gaping for an extended period worry. It's normal to see an open mouth on occasion when they are expelling waste after a feed, but it shouldn't stay they way long.

The stretching is normal as well. They generally like their foot secured in a safe crevice then extend themselves in and out as they see fit. Once it finds a comfy place where it's happy with the light and flow it'll stay put.

GL with this one, it's a nice color. =)
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+1 this is 100% normal. It looks fine. Don't sweat it.
 
Okay ! I tried feeding it mysis shrimp. It didn't take it and close up , but it did act like maybe he was eating slowly . Do they like this this ? The mysis was stuck on is tentacles for awhile . He didn't get that much smaller when I was trying to feed him .
 
Mysis is a good food. Sometimes it takes days to weeks for an anemone to acclimate to a tank enough to be ready to eat. Also, it's likely to refuse food until it has attached to a live rock and settled in.
 
he is just streching for light.youre ph is a little low but not in danger.did the mysis stick.sometimes it takes fresh food to get them going.try some fresh clam foot or shrimp from the market i bet he takes that right away.and very small pieces the size of a eraser head on a pencil.just float to the nen if you touch him he might retract.sometimes frozen mysis doesnt stick well to newly acclimated nems so go fresh till he is adjusted .feed once every three days.
 
I don't think pH matters that much to an RBTA. Mine is typically in the 7.8-8.3 range throughout the day, and I've never had a problem with mine. Had him about 6 months.
 
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