is there something wrong with my BTA

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 03:23 PM

so i know anenomes are weird n mysterious creatures but i've noticed that my bta has been expelling a white slime(and then it will shrink up) and today it looked like this after looking just fine i don't understand

the white in the center i beleive is its mouth and you can see the slime on the top of it

vdituri · 03-19-2008, 03:33 PM

I'm not an expert but it looks distressed.
Have you tested your tank parameters lately?

BoomerD · 03-19-2008, 03:36 PM

Definitely not good signs.
(although it's not unusual for them to expel uneaten foods and waste through the mouth)

How old is the tank?

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 04:02 PM

yeah everything is fine in my tank n the tank is over a year old now and this is the first time its acted like this everyonce and a while it will close up but shortly after it will fully open

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 04:04 PM

im going to try doing a water change to see if that'll help

Dentoid · 03-19-2008, 04:04 PM

I have seen them do this with any change in the waters ions. So a shift in Alk, pH, Mg, Ca, temp and/or salinity will cause them to do this if it is big enough. Sometime a water change will make them do this too.

Anemones are like semipermeable membranes. They must equalize the ions inside their cavity with the ions in their environment. Otherwise, they would explode. When their environment changes drastically, they must expel their inside water and replace it with new water to equalize. This is why you hear so many reefers say that a stable tank is needed for anemones.

Have you been making any changes to your tanks water chemistry? Any additives? Any changes taking place in pH, temperature or changes in salt type?

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 04:20 PM

only additive i have done is the regular dosing of calc ph is fine temp is stable flucuates around 1 degree though a 24hr peroid...i have timers on all of my lights

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 04:26 PM

well after the quick water change the gap in the mouth atleast closed up a bit

vdituri · 03-19-2008, 04:28 PM

Looking better already!

Have you added any new livestock recently that could be playing chemical warfare in the tank?

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 04:36 PM

only thing that was added were two baby clowns that don't even know the anenome exists..that haven't even swam near it they stay in they're little area

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 04:37 PM

it does have a tendancy to spit out little peices of like brown hard things almost looks like sand turd....lol

CATALYST · 03-19-2008, 05:57 PM

They do puff up and deflate. The mouth should stay small and not gape. They do poop. Here's a link to a super awesome website to read about anemones. Karen's anemones

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 07:16 PM

thanks...it helped me be able to finnally get my BTA to eat a peice of krill after a week of not eating

BoomerD · 03-19-2008, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CATALYST

They do puff up and deflate. The mouth should stay small and not gape. They do poop. Here's a link to a super awesome website to read about anemones. Karen's anemones

Heh-heh...my roses used to let me know when it was time to feed them....

FEED ME!

I could have stuck my finger in the maw of that one...but I really didn't really want to know if anemones have teeth or not hidden back there...

CATALYST · 03-19-2008, 08:13 PM

That's not gaping. I don't see it's innards and it's shapely. Go figure I can't find the pic I want when I need it.

03-19-2008, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	is there something wrong with my BTA so i know anenomes are weird n mysterious creatures but i've noticed that my bta has been expelling a white slime(and then it will shrink up) and today it looked like this after looking just fine i don't understand the white in the center i beleive is its mouth and you can see the slime on the top of it __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 03:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,725 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA I'm not an expert but it looks distressed. Have you tested your tank parameters lately? __________________ 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.

03-19-2008, 03:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,633 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA Definitely not good signs. (although it's not unusual for them to expel uneaten foods and waste through the mouth) How old is the tank? __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

03-19-2008, 04:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA yeah everything is fine in my tank n the tank is over a year old now and this is the first time its acted like this everyonce and a while it will close up but shortly after it will fully open __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA im going to try doing a water change to see if that'll help __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 04:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA I have seen them do this with any change in the waters ions. So a shift in Alk, pH, Mg, Ca, temp and/or salinity will cause them to do this if it is big enough. Sometime a water change will make them do this too. Anemones are like semipermeable membranes. They must equalize the ions inside their cavity with the ions in their environment. Otherwise, they would explode. When their environment changes drastically, they must expel their inside water and replace it with new water to equalize. This is why you hear so many reefers say that a stable tank is needed for anemones. Have you been making any changes to your tanks water chemistry? Any additives? Any changes taking place in pH, temperature or changes in salt type? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-19-2008, 04:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA only additive i have done is the regular dosing of calc ph is fine temp is stable flucuates around 1 degree though a 24hr peroid...i have timers on all of my lights __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 04:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA well after the quick water change the gap in the mouth atleast closed up a bit __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 04:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,725 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA Looking better already! Have you added any new livestock recently that could be playing chemical warfare in the tank? __________________ 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.

03-19-2008, 04:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA only thing that was added were two baby clowns that don't even know the anenome exists..that haven't even swam near it they stay in they're little area __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 04:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA it does have a tendancy to spit out little peices of like brown hard things almost looks like sand turd....lol __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 05:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
CATALYST Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 916 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA They do puff up and deflate. The mouth should stay small and not gape. They do poop. Here's a link to a super awesome website to read about anemones. Karen's anemones __________________

03-19-2008, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA thanks...it helped me be able to finnally get my BTA to eat a peice of krill after a week of not eating __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-19-2008, 08:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
CATALYST Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 916 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: is there something wrong with my BTA That's not gaping. I don't see it's innards and it's shapely. Go figure I can't find the pic I want when I need it. __________________

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