Slowly my tank has been taken over by RBT's

[JGermanow]

Well I have been away from here for quite some time. During my absence my tank has become a breeding ground for RBT anemone's. Here is a before and some after pics. Needless to say my clown fish (which are mated and breeding every 12-16 days) are the rulers of it now.

Before: 9-28-2008 when I lost power for 2 weeks

Now

Currently in the process of removing bubble algae and cleaning up the sand bed.
I have a total of 15 RBTA in the tank right now and they started as one.

 

[t4zalews]

Thats the only bad/good thing about BTA's. Removing BTA's isn't that hard as long as you do it slowly and don't tear the foot. You see bubble tips...I see money

 

[mjdf]

i am starting to experience that aswell. Bought one rbt a year ago, and now i have 6. Kind of anoying

 

[JGermanow]

Thats the only bad/good thing about BTA's. Removing BTA's isn't that hard as long as you do it slowly and don't tear the foot. You see bubble tips...I see money

I see money too. Im going to try to start harvesting them soon. Only prices are down on them right now... :sad1:

 

[TheGodParticle]

Holy Nems Batman! That's a lot of Nems. Bet your clowns can't complain they don't have a nem they like!

 

[JGermanow]

Holy Nems Batman! That's a lot of Nems. Bet your clowns can't complain they don't have a nem they like!

Right
The problem im having in wanting to start removing them is my clowns host in all of them. They have a daily routine of moving from one to the next making sure to go to them all before lights out.

 

[Anemone]

If you don't get a handle on this now, you will eventually have a RBTA species tank. I know, I once had a mixed reef like you...

Kevin

 

[dc]

And some of us only dream of our BTA's taking over the tank.

 

[fishroomlady]

Agree with dc!! They are gorgeous!

 

[MarinaP]

What Kevin said above

This was my personal disaster - 175G wall to wall

 

[Taipan]

WoW.....

 

[BSmitty22]

nice looking nems!

 

[gmdcdvm]

I had a mini reef 29g that started off with one bulb tip. 3 years later it was one giant bulb tip (about 8 total) when they all opened up. The maroon clown loved it.

Like other mentioned time to start swelling.
G

 

[10galclowns]

Hey what's the green bushy stuff?

 

[dc]

Probably green star polyps (GSP). Another weed type coral. Before my bryopsis breakout I had half my 75 covered in it.

 

[10galclowns]

It looks pretty cool!

 

[JGermanow]

The green bushy stuff is GSP. that started as a 2" rock. and now coveres most of the right side. I dont mind it that much. Kinda reminds me of a healthy lawn. But beware if not tended to it will take over ererything.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

The green gsp and rbtas look good together.

 

[Mavrk]

This reminds me of the old shampoo commercial... They tell two friends, and they tell two friends ...

My RBTA split today. Since I only had the one RBTA and the one GBTA, I was happy. My coral are in a different tank.

 

[susyca]

what temperature do you keep them at?
Salinity?