Why is my BTA so stretched?

[mrhasan]

It has been in my tank for around 2 months now, moved twice until now (initially settled within few hours, remained there for over a month and decided to change the spot about 2" away, didn't like it and went to the new spot and have been there for a week or so; knock on the wood). It started like this:

Stayed like that for a week or so and once acclimated, it looks like this:

Seems to be eating fine, starts the day with bubbles (bluer spectrum) and looses them over the day and then becomes smaller during the night. Don't have any experience with the different "state" of a BTA so any expert advise on this would be appreciated Tank water or tank does not need any troubleshooting.

Thanks in advance

 

[Brieninsac]

Idk, but it looks good to me.

 

[Dogshowgrl]

Looks great! They have different moods/personalities of sorts. Bubbles are beautiful but they do that, a year from now it may just bubble up again.

 

[lynchmob3000]

Where do you keep your alk? I've heard higher alk the bubbles will be me present. Just something I've heard

 

[m0nkie]

Where do you keep your alk? I've heard higher alk the bubbles will be me present. Just something I've heard

I've seen alk spikes in my nem tank. Sudden spike ****es off the BTA and ****ed off BTAs bubble up. So my theory is stressed BTAs bubble more. Comfortable, happy BTAs stay stringy

 

[mrhasan]

Thanks for your input guys

 

[hecdr34]

All my bta have bubbles in low flow and long tentacles in high flow

 

[Indymann99]

my BTA went from bubbled in QT. (was in QT for 6 weeks)



To stringy in DT. - I use "DT WC" water for the QT water changes so the water parameters are almost the same. The QT has less flow and little to no rock to hide in. BTA seems happy enough. foot is planted at the base of the rock and it retracts at night between the rocks.

YouTube Vid below. yeah the fish are hungry and the feeding port is upper right hand corner of the tank so all the fish are "waiting to be fed"

https://youtu.be/rBBoovCWVh8

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Your nem is fine they do some weird stretches for no apparent reason, may just be reaching for the light