My BTA Split

angnak · 02-12-2004, 01:00 PM

I was waiting for my BTA to split for a couple of months, because it was huge. About 1' round. I was getting very excited when it started to show some signs of splitting. Then it moved to the back of the tank and I thought it is going to split or die because it has not moved since I got it about 6 months ago. Crap, I gotta go out of town. So I was hoping it would wait so I could see it happen. I got back and had two of them!!!! Anyway, is there anything special I need to do? I feed them after a couple of days. They are doing fine The larger one went back to the same spot it was in and the other one is right behind it. If you don't look closely you would swear it was only one BTA.

ctiq21 · 02-12-2004, 01:21 PM

Cool. I have had a couple of BTA's. They weren't that large, but both of them split. The bad thing was that after they split none of the them survived. I would make sure you feed them often and they should do fine.

Got a pic?

caja · 02-12-2004, 01:33 PM

Here's what you need to do, send one to me asap., k thanks!

angnak · 02-12-2004, 01:54 PM

Caja. Just a little to attatched to it to part with either one of them.

This is a picture my wife took the day after. They have since moved a lot closer together. I hope mine doesn't go the way yours did ctiq21. Thanks for the advice.

angnak · 02-12-2004, 01:55 PM

well that didn't work to well. Just check my gallery. The only pic I have in there.

jimeluiz · 02-12-2004, 03:39 PM

Very cool. Congrats.

When our RBTA split it did just fine, and continues to do so. No extra care needed, but we have two Perculas who help with care and feeding. A couple of days after the split I did make sure to spot feed some shrimp. But nothing special thereafter.

Good luck.

(And you could go back to edit your above post - you are missing a close-bracket on your first image tag - That should get the pic to show up.)

angnak · 02-12-2004, 03:43 PM

Thanks jimeluiz

RanRoc · 02-12-2004, 04:00 PM

congrats! I've had my BTA for close to two years now...8-9 inches across. No signs of splitting yet. Was there anything in particular that you did to coax it to split (eg, water quality, temp, etc.)? I hope mine will split sometime soon. What kind of lighting do you have?
-RY

Gina · 02-12-2004, 05:24 PM

Two for one! Congrats on the new addition!

Brucey · 02-13-2004, 05:14 AM

Out of interest .... what's the interest in making a BTA split. Mine's about 10" now and looks just fantastic .... hope he doesn't split otherwise I'll have 3 big anenomes in my tank and too be honest, 2 is more than enough.
Brucey

angnak · 02-13-2004, 08:34 AM

Thanks Gina.

RanRoc - There was nothing in-particular that I did. Water quality is fine, no new PHs, nothing out of the norm. I currently have about 760w of PC on a 92 corner tank. I am just hoping that me putting them in my 210 with 1390w of MH and VHO will be okay. It is a little less wattage than I currently have per gallon. Temp stays at about 78-79 deg. Hopefully yours will split soon. What tipped me off is that it's mouth seemed to be "moving" towards the edge and getting bigger and odd shaped. Like I said earlier, it was either splitting or it was going to die.

Brucey, I am not sure of an interest in it but I just like mine a lot and am glad I have two now. Plus I heard that good water quality promotes them to split, so it kind of makes me feel good about my water. Currently they are in a 92 corner tank but will soon be in my 210 gal tank when my lights come in so I hope I have enough time to enjoy them before they take over. I plan on having a few corals in my 210 but nothing major so hopefully they won't intrude too much on my other corals.

Brucey · 02-13-2004, 08:39 AM

angnak .... No, good on you bud, glad it has worked out for you. Mine keeps looking like it is going to split, that is the foot comes up and sometimes he splays himself in a Y shape but not seen anything yet. Anyway, I'm kinda like him the way he is. Good luck with your new tank matey

RanRoc · 02-13-2004, 08:39 AM

Brucey, for myself I am more interested in observing the various facets of life in a captive system. I've had my tank for over ten years, but have only become interested in the last few years in really actually trying to maintain the organisms and witness/observe various biological processes rather than having a cool looking tank with colorful fish (although having a cool looking tank is also cool). I think that being able to witness an anemone split is a special moment that brings on new opportunities and challenges, which is what makes this hobby so interesting to me.

-RY

angnak · 02-13-2004, 08:43 AM

Yeah, what RanRoc said. No but seriously, I am very interested in the "small" things that go on in a tank also.

blue_eyes53813 · 02-13-2004, 09:00 AM

My BTA is huge and I wish it would split. It is getting to touchy feely with the corals around it. I would like it to split so I could trade some of it off.

I was curious what the signs are. The mouth of this one is so wide and sometimes has a bubble look to it. Are there anymore signs?

02-12-2004, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 555 View Gallery Karma Komment	My BTA Split I was waiting for my BTA to split for a couple of months, because it was huge. About 1' round. I was getting very excited when it started to show some signs of splitting. Then it moved to the back of the tank and I thought it is going to split or die because it has not moved since I got it about 6 months ago. Crap, I gotta go out of town. So I was hoping it would wait so I could see it happen. I got back and had two of them!!!! Anyway, is there anything special I need to do? I feed them after a couple of days. They are doing fine The larger one went back to the same spot it was in and the other one is right behind it. If you don't look closely you would swear it was only one BTA.

02-12-2004, 01:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
ctiq21 Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 31 View Gallery Karma Komment	Cool. I have had a couple of BTA's. They weren't that large, but both of them split. The bad thing was that after they split none of the them survived. I would make sure you feed them often and they should do fine. Got a pic? __________________ CTIQ21 ------------------------ 55gal Amiracle Overflow DIY Sump/Fuge Mag Drive 7 Return 2 x 250 MH (Sunlight Supply) 50 lbs Live Rock 3" DSB Scopas Tang Pair True Percs Clown Goby Bi-Color Pseudo Assorted Cleanup Crew -- Hairy Mushrooms Green BTA Metallic Hammer

02-12-2004, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 555 View Gallery Karma Komment	well that didn't work to well. Just check my gallery. The only pic I have in there. __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

02-12-2004, 03:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
jimeluiz Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niteroi, Brasil Posts: 829 View Gallery Karma Komment	Very cool. Congrats. When our RBTA split it did just fine, and continues to do so. No extra care needed, but we have two Perculas who help with care and feeding. A couple of days after the split I did make sure to spot feed some shrimp. But nothing special thereafter. Good luck. (And you could go back to edit your above post - you are missing a close-bracket on your first image tag - That should get the pic to show up.) __________________ Sold the tank prior to our move. Setting up our new life in Brazil.

02-12-2004, 03:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 555 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks jimeluiz __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

02-12-2004, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
caja Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 371 View Gallery Karma Komment	Here's what you need to do, send one to me asap., k thanks!

02-12-2004, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 555 View Gallery Karma Komment	Caja. Just a little to attatched to it to part with either one of them. This is a picture my wife took the day after. They have since moved a lot closer together. I hope mine doesn't go the way yours did ctiq21. Thanks for the advice.

02-12-2004, 04:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	congrats! I've had my BTA for close to two years now...8-9 inches across. No signs of splitting yet. Was there anything in particular that you did to coax it to split (eg, water quality, temp, etc.)? I hope mine will split sometime soon. What kind of lighting do you have? -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

02-12-2004, 05:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	Two for one! Congrats on the new addition! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

02-13-2004, 05:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Out of interest .... what's the interest in making a BTA split. Mine's about 10" now and looks just fantastic .... hope he doesn't split otherwise I'll have 3 big anenomes in my tank and too be honest, 2 is more than enough. Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

02-13-2004, 08:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 555 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks Gina. RanRoc - There was nothing in-particular that I did. Water quality is fine, no new PHs, nothing out of the norm. I currently have about 760w of PC on a 92 corner tank. I am just hoping that me putting them in my 210 with 1390w of MH and VHO will be okay. It is a little less wattage than I currently have per gallon. Temp stays at about 78-79 deg. Hopefully yours will split soon. What tipped me off is that it's mouth seemed to be "moving" towards the edge and getting bigger and odd shaped. Like I said earlier, it was either splitting or it was going to die. Brucey, I am not sure of an interest in it but I just like mine a lot and am glad I have two now. Plus I heard that good water quality promotes them to split, so it kind of makes me feel good about my water. Currently they are in a 92 corner tank but will soon be in my 210 gal tank when my lights come in so I hope I have enough time to enjoy them before they take over. I plan on having a few corals in my 210 but nothing major so hopefully they won't intrude too much on my other corals. __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

02-13-2004, 08:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	angnak .... No, good on you bud, glad it has worked out for you. Mine keeps looking like it is going to split, that is the foot comes up and sometimes he splays himself in a Y shape but not seen anything yet. Anyway, I'm kinda like him the way he is. Good luck with your new tank matey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

02-13-2004, 08:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	Brucey, for myself I am more interested in observing the various facets of life in a captive system. I've had my tank for over ten years, but have only become interested in the last few years in really actually trying to maintain the organisms and witness/observe various biological processes rather than having a cool looking tank with colorful fish (although having a cool looking tank is also cool). I think that being able to witness an anemone split is a special moment that brings on new opportunities and challenges, which is what makes this hobby so interesting to me. -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

02-13-2004, 08:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 555 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yeah, what RanRoc said. No but seriously, I am very interested in the "small" things that go on in a tank also. __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

02-13-2004, 09:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,255 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	My BTA is huge and I wish it would split. It is getting to touchy feely with the corals around it. I would like it to split so I could trade some of it off. I was curious what the signs are. The mouth of this one is so wide and sometimes has a bubble look to it. Are there anymore signs?

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