Blue BTA moving or dying?

chicap29 · 10-30-2007, 11:27 PM

I have a Blue BTA, I believe its a Sebea but when I bought it the Salesperson didn't know. Well we have about 120 pounds of live Rock and we have placed it on a few of them but he won't stay on them. I have left him on the bottom of the tank but now his bottom keeps puffing up and going back down. Just a few days ago I saw his innards hanging out (a reddish brown string).

Does anyone know if he's okay?

reefman420 · 10-30-2007, 11:40 PM

he's hungry what are you feeding it,and i also have a seabae with purple tips!!

chicap29 · 10-31-2007, 06:32 PM

Well I've been feeding the tank flake and Brine Shrimp. Oh, and I just started adding Cyclop-eeze to the tank every other day. I also have a galaxia and super green anenome.

Today the blue tipped BTA is half in size and half shrivled up. Is it to late for him?

Thank you!

reefman420 · 10-31-2007, 07:13 PM

i think he's a gonner.but without picks theirs now telling,he might be splitting.
Ure suposed to spot feed them.i feed mine silversides and never seen it close up!

chicap29 · 10-31-2007, 11:04 PM

Splitting? I've never heard of them doing that. But I think I've figured it out. He's Stressed, I left for a couple hours came back and he's back to normal. I tried uploading a pic of him but the site kept kicking me out. I will try again tomorrow.

Kazzy · 11-12-2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chicap29

Splitting? I've never heard of them doing that. But I think I've figured it out. He's Stressed, I left for a couple hours came back and he's back to normal. I tried uploading a pic of him but the site kept kicking me out. I will try again tomorrow.

That's how anemones reproduce. Asexual splitting of the oral region to achieve the same effect as sexual reproduction, to put it in nerdy terms.

vdituri · 11-12-2007, 08:25 PM

The brown string is just poop.
They poop out their mouths. yuck.

CATALYST · 11-12-2007, 08:43 PM

Did you say you had two different anemones or did I read it wrong?

chicap29 · 11-12-2007, 11:48 PM

Yes I have 2. A Green or super green BTA (not sure which) and Blue tipped BTA. I have pic's of both of them in my gallery.

kathywithbirds · 11-13-2007, 12:15 AM

I want to say your blue BTA is a sebae. But don't quote me. how are they doing today? Is there a chance maybe the sebae ate something shaped like that thing and is excreting teh undigested part?

hma · 11-13-2007, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

I want to say your blue BTA is a sebae. But don't quote me. how are they doing today? Is there a chance maybe the sebae ate something shaped like that thing and is excreting teh undigested part?

You are right Kathy, this anemone is NEVER a BTA, looks like a sabae. I feed my anemones every 2 or 3 days 1 or 2 little shrimp or my Clarkiis do for me.

BTW the pumps have to be 1-2 hours off when a new Anemone placed in a tank.

chicap29 · 11-13-2007, 10:30 PM

Hi guys, both anenome's looked good tonight when I got home. The Blue Sebae (thanks for the correction) is moving around on the bottom of the tank looking for a good rock to climb up on. And my maroon clown is taking to him a little bit also.

Here's the weird thing, my Green BTA was completely open today (hasn't been open in a couple days) but he doesn't have as many tenacles as he used to. He used to be very full, now its slim except around the edges. And tonight he closed back up. Could it be my maroon clown being a little to rough on him?

vdituri · 11-13-2007, 10:33 PM

I'm not sure if you mean the tentacles seem skinnier or not, but Bubble tips are known to lose the bulbous ends and just go skinny.

If it is actually missing tentacles? No idea. Could be the clown.

chicap29 · 11-13-2007, 11:00 PM

Yeah, he just seems to not have as many tenacles as before. But he did grow really fast, he's already doubled in size and had him about 3 weeks.

lcstorc · 11-14-2007, 03:02 PM

They blow up and shrink down. It's just the way they are.

10-30-2007, 11:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
chicap29 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Blue BTA moving or dying? I have a Blue BTA, I believe its a Sebea but when I bought it the Salesperson didn't know. Well we have about 120 pounds of live Rock and we have placed it on a few of them but he won't stay on them. I have left him on the bottom of the tank but now his bottom keeps puffing up and going back down. Just a few days ago I saw his innards hanging out (a reddish brown string). Does anyone know if he's okay?

10-30-2007, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
reefman420 Elegance coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: minneapolis Posts: 1,085 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? he's hungry what are you feeding it,and i also have a seabae with purple tips!! __________________ 155 oceanic bow front,20 long refuge packed with caluerpa and mangroves,40 gallon sump,175lbs LR,3x250 watt xm 10ks,aqua-c remora,and pro-clear 150 skimmers sailfin tang,kole tang,royal gramma,cinnimon clown,2xpink skunk clowns,six line wrasse,mandarin, 155 bow coral-orange montipora cap,superman monti cap,scripps green polyped staghorn,ORA pink poccilipora,ORA blue millipora,green slimer,yellow UK acro,pink birdsnest,armor of god zoas,various zoas and shrooms,hammer,frogspawn,clove polyps,favite,fancey toadstool,reg toadstool,yellow leather,purple leather,devils hand,2 types xenia,ricordea florida,ricordea yuma,kenya tree,galaxia,bubble coral,button polyps inverts are lots of snails and hermits,crocea clam,maxima clam and seabae anemone,rbta

10-31-2007, 06:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
chicap29 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? Well I've been feeding the tank flake and Brine Shrimp. Oh, and I just started adding Cyclop-eeze to the tank every other day. I also have a galaxia and super green anenome. Today the blue tipped BTA is half in size and half shrivled up. Is it to late for him? Thank you!

10-31-2007, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
reefman420 Elegance coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: minneapolis Posts: 1,085 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? i think he's a gonner.but without picks theirs now telling,he might be splitting. Ure suposed to spot feed them.i feed mine silversides and never seen it close up! __________________ 155 oceanic bow front,20 long refuge packed with caluerpa and mangroves,40 gallon sump,175lbs LR,3x250 watt xm 10ks,aqua-c remora,and pro-clear 150 skimmers sailfin tang,kole tang,royal gramma,cinnimon clown,2xpink skunk clowns,six line wrasse,mandarin, 155 bow coral-orange montipora cap,superman monti cap,scripps green polyped staghorn,ORA pink poccilipora,ORA blue millipora,green slimer,yellow UK acro,pink birdsnest,armor of god zoas,various zoas and shrooms,hammer,frogspawn,clove polyps,favite,fancey toadstool,reg toadstool,yellow leather,purple leather,devils hand,2 types xenia,ricordea florida,ricordea yuma,kenya tree,galaxia,bubble coral,button polyps inverts are lots of snails and hermits,crocea clam,maxima clam and seabae anemone,rbta

10-31-2007, 11:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
chicap29 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? Splitting? I've never heard of them doing that. But I think I've figured it out. He's Stressed, I left for a couple hours came back and he's back to normal. I tried uploading a pic of him but the site kept kicking me out. I will try again tomorrow.

11-12-2007, 08:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,730 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? The brown string is just poop. They poop out their mouths. yuck. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

11-12-2007, 08:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
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11-12-2007, 11:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
chicap29 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? Yes I have 2. A Green or super green BTA (not sure which) and Blue tipped BTA. I have pic's of both of them in my gallery. __________________ Amber

11-13-2007, 12:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,747 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? I want to say your blue BTA is a sebae. But don't quote me. how are they doing today? Is there a chance maybe the sebae ate something shaped like that thing and is excreting teh undigested part? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

11-13-2007, 10:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
chicap29 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? Hi guys, both anenome's looked good tonight when I got home. The Blue Sebae (thanks for the correction) is moving around on the bottom of the tank looking for a good rock to climb up on. And my maroon clown is taking to him a little bit also. Here's the weird thing, my Green BTA was completely open today (hasn't been open in a couple days) but he doesn't have as many tenacles as he used to. He used to be very full, now its slim except around the edges. And tonight he closed back up. Could it be my maroon clown being a little to rough on him? __________________ Amber

11-13-2007, 10:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,730 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? I'm not sure if you mean the tentacles seem skinnier or not, but Bubble tips are known to lose the bulbous ends and just go skinny. If it is actually missing tentacles? No idea. Could be the clown. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

11-13-2007, 11:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
chicap29 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue BTA moving or dying? Yeah, he just seems to not have as many tenacles as before. But he did grow really fast, he's already doubled in size and had him about 3 weeks. __________________ Amber

11-14-2007, 03:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
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