BTA touching colony ?

yankieman · 03-02-2004, 08:56 AM

Hi everyone ,i woke up this morning to find my bta had decided to take a trip during the night and move around the rock he was guarding and take up residence with a colony polop that was on the oppisite end ,my question is will they sting each other and should i now move the colony or the bta or none of the above,the problem is the rock the colony is on is the same rock the bta decided he wants so some one will have to be disturbed if not both to seperate them ,,just some thoughts on the matter would be appreciated ,so far it looks like they are just barly touching but since the lights arnt on yet they are not fully open yet.

Roger.

Brucey · 03-02-2004, 09:04 AM

The BTA will sting the polyps and will eventually kill them. The Coral will try ti sting back but it is not potent enough to make the BTA Move. I would direct a PH onto the Anenome and hope it forces him to move. If you choose to try and move the BTA, be very careful not to damage his foot when you remove him from the rock .... as this can lead to infection. When my BTA encrouched on an SPS, i cut a platic cup in half and gave the coral some protection until i persuaded the anenome to move.
HTH
Brucey

yankieman · 03-02-2004, 09:17 AM

Thanks brucey,,,,,, the paper cup sounds like a great idea and should work real good from the way the bta is positining itself ,ill take care of that first thing and maybe that will be enough to persuade the bta to move again thanks again brucey

Hooked · 03-02-2004, 09:19 AM

Great answer. Clever Idea with the cup, Brucey.

and yankieman

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yankieman · 03-02-2004, 10:18 AM

Thanks for the welcome katrina,well as it turned out i was able to move the rock the colony was attatched to since the bta had dug in under a dif rock than it looked and was just overlapping onto the colonys rock but now after moving it i am sure the bta will not be happy LOL so i will expect more nightime forages but thanks for letting me know to separate them that is what i wasnt sure of ,thanks again brucey.

Roger

03-02-2004, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
yankieman Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	BTA touching colony ? Hi everyone ,i woke up this morning to find my bta had decided to take a trip during the night and move around the rock he was guarding and take up residence with a colony polop that was on the oppisite end ,my question is will they sting each other and should i now move the colony or the bta or none of the above,the problem is the rock the colony is on is the same rock the bta decided he wants so some one will have to be disturbed if not both to seperate them ,,just some thoughts on the matter would be appreciated ,so far it looks like they are just barly touching but since the lights arnt on yet they are not fully open yet. Roger.

03-02-2004, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	The BTA will sting the polyps and will eventually kill them. The Coral will try ti sting back but it is not potent enough to make the BTA Move. I would direct a PH onto the Anenome and hope it forces him to move. If you choose to try and move the BTA, be very careful not to damage his foot when you remove him from the rock .... as this can lead to infection. When my BTA encrouched on an SPS, i cut a platic cup in half and gave the coral some protection until i persuaded the anenome to move. HTH 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

03-02-2004, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hooked Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great answer. Clever Idea with the cup, Brucey. and yankieman to Reef Sanctuary!! __________________ Katrina 90 Gal AGA with 2-250W 10k AB DE MH, 220W VHO, Turboflotor 1000, GEO calcium reactor, Pacific Coast chiller, DIY phosphate reactor and nilsen kalk reactor, sps, clams, zoanthids, rose BTA, ocellaris clown, 2 green mandarins, royal gramma, purple tang, sargassum trigger, flame hawkfish, coral beauty, neon dottyback, purple and blue linckia star, brittlestars, snails, snails, snails

03-02-2004, 09:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
yankieman Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks brucey,,,,,, the paper cup sounds like a great idea and should work real good from the way the bta is positining itself ,ill take care of that first thing and maybe that will be enough to persuade the bta to move again thanks again brucey

03-02-2004, 10:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
yankieman Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks for the welcome katrina,well as it turned out i was able to move the rock the colony was attatched to since the bta had dug in under a dif rock than it looked and was just overlapping onto the colonys rock but now after moving it i am sure the bta will not be happy LOL so i will expect more nightime forages but thanks for letting me know to separate them that is what i wasnt sure of ,thanks again brucey. Roger

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