Will RBTA survivewithout a mouth?

[iamwhatiam52]

My RBTA did a 3-way split and the smallest one got mutilated in an overflow screen. Looked like a spoon full of snot when I pulled it out, but in a few days was healing nicely. Within a week it looked like a perfectly dandy 4" BTA but had no mouth.

Now, a month later, it looks fine, but still no mouth.

Will it eventually grow one?

I believe they can survive without food, but do they need a mouth to excrete?

 

[125mph]

It will build a mouth within a month.

 

[StealthRider]

I know nems that dont have mouths dont do well... but it will be interesting to see if this is the case. I would guess will slowly wither away.

 

[iamwhatiam52]

I know nems that dont have mouths dont do well... but it will be interesting to see if this is the case. I would guess will slowly wither away.

It will build a mouth within a month.

OK.
One vote for it will be fine and one vote for it will die.

Anyone else want to weigh in?

 

[Glazner]

did you recently cut it, or did it split? If so, my vote is it will grow a mouth and survive. I have a cut RBTA and it took almost 3 weeks for it mouth to reform. It's mouth is on the very edge right now, not in the middle.....

 

[iamwhatiam52]

Split and got damaged about a month ago as I said in my original post.
Looks healed, but no sign of a mouth yet.

 

[jake levi]

If the light is adequate it should make it, as soon as it has a mouth use a baster and give it some groceries.

 

[iamwhatiam52]

If the light is adequate it should make it, as soon as it has a mouth use a baster and give it some groceries.

Thanks for the encouragement. The light must be adequate because the poor thing is growing. I can't wait to feed it.

 

[Thepopo]

The mouth will come. Give her time. I have had mouths grow from chunks of the body that have been ripped off.

 

[tubntxawg]

Like a few of the guys have said... The mouth will grow out just give it some more time

 

[deangelr]

Lets see some pics!

 

[iamwhatiam52]

I'll keep you posted and put up some pics when I can.
For some reason I can't seem to upload them right now.

 

[arash53]

How is your RBTA, did the mouth grow?, I got an small RBTA 3 days a go and she dosent have mouth

 

[iamwhatiam52]

About the 7 th week a mouth formed at edge, quickly moved to the center and the anemone was fine. By that time it had nearly doubled in size. Sold it to another reefer and squandered the money on fish food!

 

[arash53]

WOW it doubled without mouth Why do did not keep it , didn't like it?

 

[iamwhatiam52]

WOW it doubled without mouth Why do did not keep it , didn't like it?

I have two and there is no room for more.
The splits get sold off to help support my addiction.