ComforablyNumb
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I am really pushing things with rtba's. I may have to do something, but I have no idea what. (as usual)
I started with 2 but there are 13 now (horny bunch) I love their colours and look, most of mine have a lime green colour in the base, but I think I need to get rid of a few. 11 have never moved and I have had only two instances of coral burn in 20 months.
Previously, one touched an sps but immediately backed off...burned two lower branches, but those have come back nicely. A candycane colony was also a victim but seems to be holding its own, but half of it is gone and the dead half looks ugly in the tank. I am less confident about the candycane making a comeback versus the purple stylo, which has.
The local market for these things are not very good at all, but I would give them away if I could get them off the rock without killing them. This appears almost impossible. I certainly do not want to tear up my scape as it has been in place like that for two years and I like it. I am not against euthanizing some of them, but I have no idea as per a humane and effective method.
Anybody know one or a suggestion for my over-population issue? If you have one, you can have up to 8 pretty anemones as a reward for your insight.
As a last alternative, a method of euthanasia that would not pollute the tank would also be most welcome.
Here is a pic of half my tank showing many of them, including the one on my candycane colony:
I started with 2 but there are 13 now (horny bunch) I love their colours and look, most of mine have a lime green colour in the base, but I think I need to get rid of a few. 11 have never moved and I have had only two instances of coral burn in 20 months.
Previously, one touched an sps but immediately backed off...burned two lower branches, but those have come back nicely. A candycane colony was also a victim but seems to be holding its own, but half of it is gone and the dead half looks ugly in the tank. I am less confident about the candycane making a comeback versus the purple stylo, which has.
The local market for these things are not very good at all, but I would give them away if I could get them off the rock without killing them. This appears almost impossible. I certainly do not want to tear up my scape as it has been in place like that for two years and I like it. I am not against euthanizing some of them, but I have no idea as per a humane and effective method.
Anybody know one or a suggestion for my over-population issue? If you have one, you can have up to 8 pretty anemones as a reward for your insight.
As a last alternative, a method of euthanasia that would not pollute the tank would also be most welcome.Here is a pic of half my tank showing many of them, including the one on my candycane colony:
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