RBTA got mangled a bit...whats your opinion?

[inurmind]

I did some re-aquascaping a few days ago in my nem tank and all was fine till this morning I noticed my red bubble had gone on the move and got some of it's tips and ridge chewed up by a powerhead. It's not too bad (I hope- I've seen worse in others tanks of them getting completely chopped into pieces) but I wanted to see what the community thinks.

Is it past the point of no return? I don't want to give up on it but I've got some great life in this system and I don't want to loose any of the other things because of one nem crashing the tank.

Also it's still moving a bit. Should I isolate in a breeder box?

 

[johnpasternak]

Keep good water and give it time
Good luck

 

[nemmy]

My first rose was shipped to me buy a fellow reefer. It was on a rock so he shipped the rock and the nem (small rock). The rock punctured it'd container leaked all the water out and it spent the majority of its trip on air. Looked like a dead pile of crap. Put it in a bag of my water and floated it and it started moving when it saw the light. Took a few weeks to recover from the rock puncturing it but it made it and I had it for years.

Just a short story to tell how resilient BTA are. Give him time and keep an eye on him but I bet he makes it with good parameters.

 

[inurmind]

Thanks for the encouraging words guys

 

[davocean]

It should recover providing your tank is healthy and stable

 

[Allmost]

make sure you are running GAC ...

should hopefully make it back.

 

[jctse]

Mine have looked waaay worse and still made it. Shredded by the power head as well. Only difference is that I put it in a container in the DT because I didn't want it floating around and if it did die I wanted to be able to locate it fast to dispose of. They are VERY resilient especially if it was doing well before. Good luck!!!