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Timmy's Marine · 11-23-2006, 10:58 PM

We purchased a BTA that was paired with a maroon clown (when bagging the BTA, the guy left the bag open in the fish' direction and he swam right in!)

Anyways, It seems to deflate on a daily basis and I have read that they do do this but haven't been able to really find too much on what is considered a normal amount of deflation. It seems to perk up within a couple of hours and I have read that 24-48 hours is average.

Any thoughts?

As well, when we brought them home(we have had it for about two weeks) the BTA was only about 4-5" big in the LFS tank and I walked into the room this morning and it had to be a good 8" across. My question about this part is that it seems to be the most magnificant in the morning before the lights come on. I have been successfull in hand feeding it (even though the maroon and I have different thoughts on this). The tips bubble up very nicely, it secretes what I would believe to be normal excretion.

The tank is 12" deep and is being lit by T5's. I understand that anenomes prefer MH but I have read mixed reviews on this point. The BTA and clown are the only inhabitants in the tank.

So: what is normal deflation and why does it look best (actually amazing) before the lights come on and only really nice during the day?

11-23-2006, 10:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Timmy's Marine Star Polyps Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 View Gallery Karma Komment	BTA question We purchased a BTA that was paired with a maroon clown (when bagging the BTA, the guy left the bag open in the fish' direction and he swam right in!) Anyways, It seems to deflate on a daily basis and I have read that they do do this but haven't been able to really find too much on what is considered a normal amount of deflation. It seems to perk up within a couple of hours and I have read that 24-48 hours is average. Any thoughts? As well, when we brought them home(we have had it for about two weeks) the BTA was only about 4-5" big in the LFS tank and I walked into the room this morning and it had to be a good 8" across. My question about this part is that it seems to be the most magnificant in the morning before the lights come on. I have been successfull in hand feeding it (even though the maroon and I have different thoughts on this). The tips bubble up very nicely, it secretes what I would believe to be normal excretion. The tank is 12" deep and is being lit by T5's. I understand that anenomes prefer MH but I have read mixed reviews on this point. The BTA and clown are the only inhabitants in the tank. So: what is normal deflation and why does it look best (actually amazing) before the lights come on and only really nice during the day?