my green BTA
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Topic: my green BTA
Posted By: Dale
Subject: my green BTA
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 7:45pm
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Ok, so i purchased a green BTA and when I set it in my tank, it went way into the back and is now hiding behind all of my rockwork to where i can't even see it anymore. will it eventually come out or am i going to have to get it out? today is it's 3rd day back there. ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
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Posted By: hairmonkey
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 8:51pm
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im sure it will come out. they will move wherever they want, so even if you get it out it wont stay put for long. it will find its spot where it likes. ------------- "Logic is your friend" west side salon 250-5314 8370w 3500s magna. |
Posted By: Lyscer
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 9:00pm
| if you don't like it back there, you can try aiming a powerhead in its general direction and it will more than likely get agitated and move somewhere else. |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 9:07pm
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good to know, thanx ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
Posted By: jeffras
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 9:26pm
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Leave it alone. It will eventually find a place that it feels secure. They will move until they find a good place for their foot and the right amount of flow and light.
------------- Jeff Rasmussen |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 10:55pm
i just hope it doesn't starve before it finds a home. because i can't feed it when it's behind tons of rock  ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
Posted By: Lyscer
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 11:34pm
| as long as you have sufficient lighting (MH) it should be fine. I haven't fed my BTA for at least 8 months and it is big and happy. I do see that it catches a couple little pieces of the frozen food that I feed once a week. But that is about it. |
Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 11:46pm
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I didn't know that you don't have to target feed BTA. It is good to know; not that I intend to keep one (too much destruction on their wandering ways). ------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: jeffras
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 11:57pm
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If you have quality lighting then target feeding is not needed (but I would recommend it if you can). I feed my btas brine, mysis and pellet. I find the pellets are easiest for the anemone to catch. It also gets to eat when I feed the tank for my sps/softies. ------------- Jeff Rasmussen |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 12:09am
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cool i have mh's but it's looking like i'm going to have to change the bulbs pretty soon. ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
Posted By: larhalli
Date Posted: October 03 2007 at 1:42pm
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I worried about mine when I first got it also. I pulled out my rock till I found it. It seemed happy then I could not find it again. It eventually came out of the crack it was hiding in and now seems to be happy where it is for a while. Three of my four anemones stay put but I have not seen my RBTA for a week or so. I am sure it will come out also. I would not worry too much, but maybe it likes the back of your tank and will stay there. Me, I worry about everything in my tanks if I can't see them.
------------- Larry Halliday West Jordan |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: October 03 2007 at 8:52pm
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I purchased a Green BTA about 5 days ago. It immediately went behind a rock. Tonight I noticed it has crawled up the rock and a little toward the front where I can actually see it.
Give it time, it should come around.
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Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: October 03 2007 at 8:57pm
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i've had mine for about 5 days as well. hopefully i'll see him when i get home tonight ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 8:38pm
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well it's been over a week, it started coming up one day then it disapeared back behind the rock again. ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
Posted By: PDoug
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 9:17pm
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From my brief experience every time you stress them the game starts over. Just a thought ------------- (307)679-7898 Phillip Douglass 75 Gallon Reef Tank |