tomato and ocellaris and hermit crab

[M Woodhill]

thanx u guys, my bta still follows her courses to live in the tank and so does my pair of ocellaris, who passed by many times but are still hosting a rock!! :mad2:

so im now desperate and trying to intro a pair of tomato to the BTA, but i do like the pair of ocellaris.

so how possibly will the two live together peacefully?

some say ok but some not. im really confused.

and besides, there are some algae in my tank. i want to intro a yellow tang and one or two dwarf red leg hermit crab to eat them up.

however, one of the aquarist said to me hermit crabs are no more than ecoterrorist but one said they are fab addition and do work on algae.

so can i put hermit crab in?

id like to present some of pix to express my gratitude

this is the longly bta



the entire view of the tank, lots of algae

 

[Cheebs]

What size is your tank? I wouldn't recommend mixing the two pairs of clowns in the same tank unless it is huge (180 gallons plus). It can take months for your clowns to host, or they may not host in a BTA. You could try an LTA.

Anyways, as for hermit crabs, I think they are a viable way of getting rid of certain types of algae. If you are worried about it, try to go for Scarlet hermit crabs. They are pretty humble and not very aggressive. Depending on the size of your tank, adding one won't do much, so I'd add several.

 

[jon1985]

I dont think hermits will eat algea, but they eat left over food which hels reduce rotting food so will inturn reduce algea. I had hair algea in an older tank and tossed in an emerald crab. He left everything alone but wiped out my hair algea in about 3 weeks. He then started eating algea off my clip.

 

[M Woodhill]

its a pity mine is only some 70 gallons

jesus, how could i capture them given that they swim so fast and swiftly

 

[2Addicted]

Mixing two species of clowns is not reccomended even in tanks larger than 180 gallons. Especially when one of the pairs are agressive like tomato clowns. The bta looks slightly bleached and I would worry about getting it healthy before introducing any clowns to it. Tomato clowns are very rough on anemones. Snails will take care of the algae on the glass.

 

[bues0022]

I wouldn't say that his RBTA looks pretty bleached. It is lighter than some, but due to the bubbles on the tips stretching the tissue you are bound to have a slightly lighter look. It's a large leap to say it is unhealthy without a larger, more detailed picture. It looks fine.

 

[2Addicted]

Your right the bubbles are making it lighter and im use to stringy tentacles. It still looks pretty transparent to me i could be wrong though.

 

[davocean]

I would definitely not have more than 2 pair in there, and even a tang is tight in a 70g.
There are much better means to rid algae, snails as suggested, a lawnmower blenny would be cool, but maybe look at what you are adding to tank yo cause nutrients that feed it.
RO/DI water, skimming, sump/fuge w/ chaeto, not overfeeding, all things that may help.
Also make sure bulbs are swapped out at the end of their life.
I personally don't like hermits, but some do.
Lots of snails are my cleanup crew.

 

[DxSOR25]

2 pairs in any tank is difficult.. i was told you should either have a pair in a tank.. and if your gonna put more than 2 then it should be in a large number of clowns

 

[M Woodhill]

the bta isnt bleached, at least i think

its just light pink with green tips

too much light comes from xm 250w bulb

or just it was already bleached then in the shop

however, when it deflates, it looks very red

thanx veryone

ive now given up the idea to purchase one more pair of clowns

but how about a small yellow tang, they look pretty and active

i use ro/di water and the water parameter as follows

the algae seemingly has stopped growing

salinity=1.023

ph=8

dh=7.1 (very low despite large quantity of kh increaser)

no2=0

no3=0.2

po4=0

ca=400

mg=1155 (again very low despite adding much mg)

so anything must i improve?

 

[briankmarsh1980]

salinity is low and ph is low

 

[M Woodhill]

salinity is low and ph is low

the shopkeeper told me salinity and ph is ok

 

[2Addicted]

Salinity should be at 1.026. And it may just be the picture but i really dont think thats the natural color of the nem but who am I to judge haha anyways good decision on the clowns.

 

[M Woodhill]

that high salinity

god bless my creatures and ill be doing something to raise right now

 

[2Addicted]

Raise it slowly. That is the natural sea salinity.

 

[davocean]

My salinity bounces from 1.025-1.026
PH is fine, it's alk that is low, as well as mag as you pointed.
Something is robbing it, maybe what you dose, or how you dose?
Running phosban?
A small bristle tooth may be ok for a while, but even then many will say no.
Lawnmowers rock for ridding algae in small tanks, and their ugly bulldog looks will wear on you, especially w/ their personality.
I love mine.

 

[M Woodhill]

thanx

ive decided to intro a lawnmower and a yellow tang both in very small size to get rid of algae that is already turning pale but of which the fibers are still floating with waves

im increasing the salinity and aims to reach the goal next week

just two more question, thanx

after feeding, my bta always shrinks and deflates into her crevice for a while and becomes rather sluggish. but two or three days later, it returns and becomes even bigger. this cycles in a week cuz i feed her once a week now with few pieces of prawn purchased from a supermarket close to my home.

is it normal? a bad or good sign for her health? sorry i probably sound a little bit, hahaha, actually oversensitive or overreacting with too too too many questions but im really armored of this BTA that is very unique

second, does a lawnmower grow fast? i dont want a big one

 

[2Addicted]

looks great.

post padding is frowned upon.

 

[Ethan_W]

thanx

ive decided to intro a lawnmower and a yellow tang both in very small size to get rid of algae that is already turning pale but of which the fibers are still floating with waves

im increasing the salinity and aims to reach the goal next week

just two more question, thanx

after feeding, my bta always shrinks and deflates into her crevice for a while and becomes rather sluggish. but two or three days later, it returns and becomes even bigger. this cycles in a week cuz i feed her once a week now with few pieces of prawn purchased from a supermarket close to my home.

is it normal? a bad or good sign for her health? sorry i probably sound a little bit, hahaha, actually oversensitive or overreacting with too too too many questions but im really armored of this BTA that is very unique

second, does a lawnmower grow fast? i dont want a big one

the lawnmower blenny may be a good addition. their max size is up to 5" but ive never seen one in an aquarium that large and i dont think they grown very fast. the yellow tang on the other hand probably not as good of an idea. they need a large amount of swimming space, min 4 ft long tank. the masses usually agree that for any tang you need at least 75g+ of space and they will get rather large.

as far as feeding the BTA, i would cut feedings to every other week or even only once a month. it looks rather large and healthy and it isnt necessary to feed if you have strong enough lighting.

 

[davocean]

Yep, what he^^ said.
My LMB isn't that big except his belly!