Crisis Diverted!!!

Hello, 

Edited by justchillinuno - April 21 2014 at 2:16pm

Poor BTA. I'd either add two more or remove the one altogether for the time being. In the pic it doesn't look that large and it could get beat up by 4 Anemonefish. I'd watch the situation carefully, especially in the daytime.

I would probably change the aquascaping. That can sometimes stir up the social situation causing the fish to adjust and get along better.

The aquascaping could benefit by larger spaces between rocks for the fish to move around.

How about creating a mountain ridge that rises almost to the water surface?

Place the powerheads down low near the sand in the back corners with some rock in front to partially hide them. PH's pointed up with the stream hitting the center water surface will give much better circulation and create better pH. To point the PH's up higher, cut a single notch in the base holder. This allows the PH attachment post a more vertical orientation.

Try to resist the tendency to fill in all the holes in the aquascaping.

Take some of the front rocks off the sand to make the high ridge and open up the sand.
Just some ideas that I have gained over the years.

There is the chance that several pairs can get along but I wouldn't be surprised if the Anemonefish social structure changes, even in the presence of more anemones. One female might become dominant and may swap it's mate. The ousted black and orange will have to stay away. The other female may become subservient so much that it eventually dies. The odd male would then keep to itself on the other side of the tank. The lone guy may become so territorial of it's little area that it bites the hand that feeds it. These are just things that I have seen happen.

Aloha

I have one large RBTA and a small one.. you can have them both for 5$

Sweet!

Ace... Call me crazy... but i posted pictures on my tank of hosted anemones for a couple weeks... then daily i would kind of corral them near the anemone with large nets... so they hung out in the area the anemone was located. It was love at first touch! Same with the Black/White ones and the anemone we put in today... just corralled them near it and it just took one of them brushing against it and the whoosh... they havent left it....