jeffscustomcage
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looks like my rtba tips are falling off on a few of the tentacles. is this normal or is something wrong not all of them maybe 1-2 hasnt fell off yet but looks like te end is going to fall off
rtba bubble ends coming off
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WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
They're fine. Not all BTA have bubbled tentacles. I've seen some with tentacles up to 8" long! There are many different reasons why they are bubbled or not bubbled, so don't be worried. Post some pictures please! 
jeffscustomcage
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here are the pictures
here are the pictures
the rtba is like in the middle where it looks like its coming off
here are the pictures
the rtba is like in the middle where it looks like its coming off
WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
Very beautiful! The anemone looks super healthy! In my personal opinion, bubbled tips are a lot prettier than just straight tentacles. If you got that from a LFS, it was probably bubbled due to stress, and now that it is settled into your tank it is happier. Another idea is that clownfish sometimes cause the anemone to loose their bubbled tips, but nobody knows what causes it for sure. Just remember to feed it a few pieces of mysis every 2 weeks, because it is better to feed them less than more. Anemones normally use up all the energy or more from the food by digesting it, so small pieces of food in small amounts every few weeks is best. What kind of lighting do you have it under? Here are a few things that play roles in bubbled or non-bubbled tentacles. Nobody knows what to do to keep them bubbled or straight.
1. Water quality
2. Lighting
3. Stress
4. Hosting
5. Feeding
6. Splitting
7. Injury
And a lot more. It does not concern the anemone's healthy if the tentacles are bubbled or not, so don't worry. The anemone looks great to me.
1. Water quality
2. Lighting
3. Stress
4. Hosting
5. Feeding
6. Splitting
7. Injury
And a lot more. It does not concern the anemone's healthy if the tentacles are bubbled or not, so don't worry. The anemone looks great to me.
jeffscustomcage
New member
i have an icecap ballast with 2 72 inch 160 watt vho bulbs i am looking to get another set but do i need to do it now or later? so that will be 4 160 watt bulbs total of 640 watts
Fretfreak13
I am not a boy!
Its not so much wattage as it is PAR, but to me that sounds fine. My BTA is under 94 watts and is happy and healthy (also unbubbled like yours though). The way it looks like it's actually falling off instead of smoothing out into a tenticle is wierd though. i've seen clownfish gnaw on their anemone's tenticles, maybe that's what happened? Regardless, it shouldn't hurt it. Like waffle said, it looks super healthy (and is making me jealous).
