Surfacer
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I have had a RBTA in my 90g mixed reef for a week now and it has been doing very well up until a few hours ago. I bought it on a rock because it had found a deep hole which it refused to come out of. I got it home, acclimated it, and put it high up under my 6 T5's. I have fed it and gave it a fair amount of flow so it seemed happy. It has never moved and it is almost always out even with the lights off (though it does shrink up a little when they are off). Tonight, after the lights went out, I looked for him and thought he had left his rock and gone in search of another place. Sadly he had shrunk inside of his tiny hole in his rock. I just want to know if this is a normal thing for them to do? I turned on the dawn/dusk lights and could see his tentacls had also gotten way smaller but he seemed to react to the light slightly by perking up a little but for the most part stayed the same.
My tank is a little over a year old with pristine conditions (I tested the water and then got it retested at the LFS). I have done a lot of research and have kept a watchful eye on him but as soon as I turn my back he does this to me.
My tank is a little over a year old with pristine conditions (I tested the water and then got it retested at the LFS). I have done a lot of research and have kept a watchful eye on him but as soon as I turn my back he does this to me.