Missing BTA?!

MarbleShark · 02-06-2007, 04:28 PM

Ok.. I was watching my BTA on Sunday and she was shrunk but then started to expand and looked like she was going to move.. a few hours later.. she was moved a little but not far.. then I look the next day and cannot find her at all.. she is not in the overflow and my water levels are all ok so she could not have died because that would have messed with the levels right?

Should I just be patient and see if she shows herself or should I take apart the live rock in hopes of finding her?

aquaman3680 · 02-06-2007, 04:47 PM

Be patient... they will move to where they want to move and there is nothing you can do to stop them.

JMHO

Matt

MarbleShark · 02-06-2007, 04:51 PM

Ok because I had a mated pair of clownfish that I was going to be getting and did not want to put them in the tank without knowing if she is ok because the guy said he would mate them with a BTA in his tank and I could put the trio in my tank all at once.

Should I do this or just be patient to see if my original one emerges?

Would two BTA be ok in a 55 gallon? They are not large.

Dragon Wrasse · 02-06-2007, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquaman3680

Be patient... they will move to where they want to move and there is nothing you can do to stop them.

JMHO

Matt

Agreed......wait to see if comes back out....my LTA is over 12" across..

Gina · 02-06-2007, 07:28 PM

Be patient. Keep looking around for her and your right, if it had died in your tank your ammonia would certainly spike.

snelly50 · 02-06-2007, 08:27 PM

My Rose BTA actually split about 3 months ago. I had 2 BTA's each about half the original and they didn't appear for a few days

MarbleShark · 02-07-2007, 02:18 PM

Still missing.

Snelly40 · 02-07-2007, 02:25 PM

i had one go missing for a few days, they can shrink and compact into holes and crevices in the live rock, lets hope it comes back

DeepBlue · 02-07-2007, 02:44 PM

Hope she shows herself and like was said before, maybe she is splitting into two BTA's. We are all sending positive waves your way....

MarbleShark · 02-07-2007, 05:08 PM

Well today is water change day..

so I am going to go in there and move stuff around when I do my water change and see if I can see her..

also I have to epoxy the zoos that I got recently today since I finally have decided that I like where they are.

Let's see if I find her tonight.

Dragon Wrasse · 02-07-2007, 07:13 PM

Good Luck Norm, I hope it shows up......

kyle1284 · 02-07-2007, 08:00 PM

good luck

lgerold · 02-07-2007, 08:05 PM

Wishing you the best!

MarbleShark · 02-08-2007, 08:42 AM

Ok I did not have a chance to go to the LFS on the way home so I was not able to get the Epoxy and the water for my water change but I did disassemble and look for her last night..

no sign of her at all.

yet still no spikes or anything to indicate that something died in my tank.

Could my cleanup crew have done that good of a job and cleaned everything up to avoid a spike that a dead anenome would cause?

Dentoid · 02-08-2007, 09:22 AM

Don't give up hope Sharky! I know you have already moved things around, but IMO I wouldn't do too much for fear that you will kill it, disturb its splitting or entomb it in or under the rock. They are reported to disappear for a week or more while they divide. Keep an eye on the water parameters and wait it out.

02-06-2007, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Missing BTA?! Ok.. I was watching my BTA on Sunday and she was shrunk but then started to expand and looked like she was going to move.. a few hours later.. she was moved a little but not far.. then I look the next day and cannot find her at all.. she is not in the overflow and my water levels are all ok so she could not have died because that would have messed with the levels right? Should I just be patient and see if she shows herself or should I take apart the live rock in hopes of finding her? __________________ Norm

02-06-2007, 04:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,136 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Missing BTA?! Be patient... they will move to where they want to move and there is nothing you can do to stop them. JMHO Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

02-06-2007, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Missing BTA?! Ok because I had a mated pair of clownfish that I was going to be getting and did not want to put them in the tank without knowing if she is ok because the guy said he would mate them with a BTA in his tank and I could put the trio in my tank all at once. Should I do this or just be patient to see if my original one emerges? Would two BTA be ok in a 55 gallon? They are not large. __________________ Norm

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MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Missing BTA?! Still missing. __________________ Norm

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02-07-2007, 05:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Missing BTA?! Well today is water change day.. so I am going to go in there and move stuff around when I do my water change and see if I can see her.. also I have to epoxy the zoos that I got recently today since I finally have decided that I like where they are. Let's see if I find her tonight. __________________ Norm

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MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Missing BTA?! Ok I did not have a chance to go to the LFS on the way home so I was not able to get the Epoxy and the water for my water change but I did disassemble and look for her last night.. no sign of her at all. yet still no spikes or anything to indicate that something died in my tank. Could my cleanup crew have done that good of a job and cleaned everything up to avoid a spike that a dead anenome would cause? __________________ Norm

02-08-2007, 09:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Missing BTA?! Don't give up hope Sharky! I know you have already moved things around, but IMO I wouldn't do too much for fear that you will kill it, disturb its splitting or entomb it in or under the rock. They are reported to disappear for a week or more while they divide. Keep an eye on the water parameters and wait it out. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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