rbta acclimation

[michaelr]

hey all,

i have heard a lot of controversy on rbta acclimation. alot of people say drip, others say float and add a bit of water to bag. I want to know what you all have to say on the subject. i am leaning towards the float method only because it is a DD anemone so it will be in the bag overnight obviously. And due to the waste of the rbta im afraid of ammonia. the anemone is only 2 inches. what do you all think? Thank you.
sincerely,
Michael R

 

[M_55G]

I Have always dripped mine and have never had an issue. I usually do a slow drip for about 20-30 mins.

 

[michaelr]

yeah i decided to go the drip route for a 1 hour drip. she went in fine and attached very fast(actually she tried to attach to my hand) her mouth is swollen so she is pretty stressed but hey i would be too after a long trip

 

[M_55G]

Try to spot feed it if you can for the next few days, I find it helps them adjust. But that's just me.

 

[michaelr]

will do. i did not have any mysid shrimp atm but will run out to get some tomorrow. DD said he was eating a diet of shrimp and that so i will try to stick to that regiment until he is big enough for silversides

 

[Tahoe Reefer]

I've read here that silversides are a bad idea for bubble tips. I've been feeding Rods predator blend chunks to my rbta and green bta, so far so good.

will do. i did not have any mysid shrimp atm but will run out to get some tomorrow. DD said he was eating a diet of shrimp and that so i will try to stick to that regiment until he is big enough for silversides

 

[michaelr]

I've read here that silversides are a bad idea for bubble tips. I've been feeding Rods predator blend chunks to my rbta and green bta, so far so good.

hmm... thats interesting. ill do some research on that. i wonder how they could be if you soak them in selcon. do you know if its a balance diet issue or digestive issue

 

[bues0022]

There have been several anemone experts here on the boards that have lost otherwise very healthy anemones (multiple years or more in their care) after feeding silversides. Besides the fact that feeding such large chunks of food is not healthy for the animal, there is a thought that they are easily susceptible to bacterial contamination (think food poisoning for a nem). Do a search on RC and you'll find the info.

 

[michaelr]

There have been several anemone experts here on the boards that have lost otherwise very healthy anemones (multiple years or more in their care) after feeding silversides. Besides the fact that feeding such large chunks of food is not healthy for the animal, there is a thought that they are easily susceptible to bacterial contamination (think food poisoning for a nem). Do a search on RC and you'll find the info.

hmm. thats very interesting. im not surprized about large chunks but silversides def surprizes me. i wonder what could possibly be in it that fish easily digest but kills anemones?

 

[michaelr]

good news. my anemone ate some mysis shrimp i gave to her today.

 

[bues0022]

Bacteria. Ever had a bad piece of seafood? Leftovers that sat one day too many in the fridge?

hmm. thats very interesting. im not surprized about large chunks but silversides def surprizes me. i wonder what could possibly be in it that fish easily digest but kills anemones?

 

[michaelr]

Bacteria. Ever had a bad piece of seafood? Leftovers that sat one day too many in the fridge?

But the freezer should kill off all the bacteria present on the silversides. why do you think that things in freezers dont rot?

 

[bues0022]

Nope. A freezer preserves not kills. Things do not rot in a freezer not because bacteria are killed, but the temperature is too cold for them to effectively multiply and feed on the food. A fridge/freezer will bet down to about 0 to -5 F, and a deep-freeze chest freezer might get down to about -15F. While some bacteria might be killed in a freezer, both are far too warm to effectively kill most bacteria.

 

[daviesri]

The trick to limiting bacterial growth is to quick thaw and feed. I have been feeding my rbta silversides without issue for 6 months now. He has also eaten a bi color blenny and a pseudo of mine. I do not understand how an anemone could not eat large chunks of silverside. Anemones catch and eat whole fish in wild.

 

[michaelr]

Nope. A freezer preserves not kills. Things do not rot in a freezer not because bacteria are killed, but the temperature is too cold for them to effectively multiply and feed on the food. A fridge/freezer will bet down to about 0 to -5 F, and a deep-freeze chest freezer might get down to about -15F. While some bacteria might be killed in a freezer, both are far too warm to effectively kill most bacteria.

interesting. i never knew that. Out of curiosity what temperature kills those resilient little buggers. and i could see how quick thaw would be safer but not perfect.

 

[bues0022]

Cold does not work well to kill viruses, and some bacterial spores can survive in excess of -80 degrees C. I don't know for sure, but it'll be much colder than what we can effectively reach at home.

 

[michaelr]

haha ill start dipping my silversides in liquid nitrogen that ought to do the trick.(-320 F)