slow demise of RBTAs..... perplexed..

[xtlosx]

Well a positive update.... this is taking a LONG time, slow process, but I do think that the two RBTAs will make it through........

So the big mother is pure white, mouth is now no longer gaping, and still on the underside of the back rockwork.... She was just a disc, but now has a whole crap load of tentacles, some small, some fat, so she's regrowing!!!!! I am thinking eventually she'll get strong enough, and go back to her home... Progress!!!!

The clone, is sitting in the same spot he has for a long time, and went from a flat oral disc, to now having multiple tentacles as well... Being clones, they are acting almost exactly alike, pretty neat to watch this. The clone is NOT bleached and the small tentacles are nice and red still, the original color....

Anyways... progress... How is everyone else's nems doing???

 

[180+55reef]

would the types of RBTAs exhibit some sort of chemical warfare?

 

[xtlosx]

would the types of RBTAs exhibit some sort of chemical warfare?

Yea, the clone is "bubbling" up in certain tentacles and coloring up nicely.... The mother is still on the back of the rock work, opened up big, and the tentacles are completely expanded... There are a couple that are even starting to color up ever so slightly.......

Regarding the chemical warfare, I'm thinking it might be the case, all of a sudden this all happened... The only thing I can pin is there were BTAs added........

 

[180+55reef]

any updates?

 

[xtlosx]

any updates?

Yup, in fact I was going to take a picture later on when the lights flip on....

The mother is still on the backside of the rocks, bleached, but couple of the tentacles look like they have a green tint to them... She's still hosting my baby onyx clown..

The clone is in the same spot it has been forever, there are a lot more tentacles, they're longer, and some are even bubbling. The most encouraging sign to me thus far, has been that I actually fed it a piece of Mysis the other day! The tentacles were once again STICKY!!! When I first posted this, what little tentacles were there wouldn't hold onto food, but seems as though it has reversed course and quickly snatched up the food.

Like I said, I'm not sure what in the heck happened, but looks like they aren't dying, they're just... going through a rough patch?

 

[567234ta]

i recently had a problem like that where they had been fine then started slowly dieing. turned out a bulb had gone haywire and went from super actinic to some kinda purple color, nearly killed them. Replaced bulb and they are coming back now.