Want a BTA - Page 2

Brucey · 07-16-2004, 08:00 AM

FJ . . . your right, we all have our opinions and of course you have yours. I think there are various opinions about what you can keep a BTA under but having kept one for 2 years and then taken it back to the LFS who run VHO's I would say we should try to keep them under the optimal conditions that the creature requires and in my opinion that means MH. It was huge and glorious in my tank but it got soooo big (over 2ft) that it had to go back. Now it is half it's normal size and desperatley looking for another MH home. Lets face it, we could all survice breathing air 10ft behind a truck but would you want to for the rest of your life. JMO buddy, hope it does well in your system.
Brucey

Ladipyg · 07-18-2004, 01:03 AM

Speaking of BTA's....how much do these guys eat...I give mine a silverside half ( 3/4 x 1/4) or mysis shrimp or squid and all it's doing is eating and eating and it's grown from a 3 incher to over 8 inches. It looked pretty "rosy" when I got it, but now the tips seem to have gotten "neon green". He moved directing under the PC's and seems happy...I've had him over a year. I've heard that if they keep stinging the food and eating it's okay to feed them. Does this sound right...thanks

Woodstock · 07-18-2004, 04:57 AM

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Originally posted by fidojoe
That thing moves quick!

I put him in the tank about 2/3 down, on the small rock that he came on, and he already moved off it, and he is now under the rock that his rock was placed on. Is that normal for it to go under a rock so fast? About how long does it normally take to come back out?

That is very normal. They will move to where they are the happiest. It will come out when it's ready. Once it does come out, you can encourage it to stay in one place by feeding it.

Hopefully, you'll be able to keep an eye on it while it's hiding. If it starts to look like it's melting, not just shrivelled up, you'll need to remove it. Mine used to concern me when they shrunk up, but now I'm used to it

GL!

Woodstock · 07-18-2004, 04:59 AM

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Originally posted by Ladipyg
Speaking of BTA's....how much do these guys eat...I give mine a silverside half ( 3/4 x 1/4) or mysis shrimp or squid and all it's doing is eating and eating and it's grown from a 3 incher to over 8 inches. It looked pretty "rosy" when I got it, but now the tips seem to have gotten "neon green". He moved directing under the PC's and seems happy...I've had him over a year. I've heard that if they keep stinging the food and eating it's okay to feed them. Does this sound right...thanks

Yep, they'll stop eating when they're full. Sounds like it's happy

cheeks69 · 07-18-2004, 08:39 AM

I disagree about the lighting thing. I have kept BTA's LTA's and even a Sebae anemone and all have done very well with PC lighting. The Sebae I bought was bleached and it regained it's color quickly and almost tripled in size until it wrapped itself around a heater and it perished. In tanks under 20" of depth I wouldn't hesitate to use PC lighting and it's much more intense than VHO, 220w of PC would be the equivelant of almost 400w of VHO's. There's no question MH is best but in smaller tanks PC lighting would suffice. JME

Craig Manoukian · 07-18-2004, 10:41 AM

That was my point Robert!

fidojoe · 07-18-2004, 03:43 PM

Thank you, Robert! That was my thought about the issue of lighting.

He came out the next morning and is still in the same spot since then. He is about 3" above the SB, and open. He doesn't look stretched out at all, so I know he's not starved of light. He wasn't totally full of color when I got hime either, but you could tell he was a green BTA, now he has started to turn green again, and his bulbs are kinda off and on inflated/deflated, which I understand is totally normal.

I'll get a pic soon.

fidojoe · 07-18-2004, 04:14 PM

Please exceuse the quality of the pic. I have learned how to adjust the white balance, but my cam doesn't like taking pics with any green, and only certain shades of it show.

fidojoe · 07-18-2004, 04:19 PM

Heres one for a reference to how close he is to the SB.

Craig Manoukian · 07-18-2004, 04:52 PM

Keep us posted. I've seen them go south after a month. Good luck!

fidojoe · 07-18-2004, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the encouraging words

Brucey · 07-18-2004, 05:40 PM

Hey, he's looking pretty happy in there. Good luck
Brucey

fidojoe · 07-18-2004, 05:43 PM

Thanks Brucey

07-16-2004, 08:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	FJ . . . your right, we all have our opinions and of course you have yours. I think there are various opinions about what you can keep a BTA under but having kept one for 2 years and then taken it back to the LFS who run VHO's I would say we should try to keep them under the optimal conditions that the creature requires and in my opinion that means MH. It was huge and glorious in my tank but it got soooo big (over 2ft) that it had to go back. Now it is half it's normal size and desperatley looking for another MH home. Lets face it, we could all survice breathing air 10ft behind a truck but would you want to for the rest of your life. JMO buddy, hope it does well in your system. 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

07-18-2004, 01:03 AM	#17 (permalink)
Ladipyg Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 55 View Gallery Karma Komment	Speaking of BTA's....how much do these guys eat...I give mine a silverside half ( 3/4 x 1/4) or mysis shrimp or squid and all it's doing is eating and eating and it's grown from a 3 incher to over 8 inches. It looked pretty "rosy" when I got it, but now the tips seem to have gotten "neon green". He moved directing under the PC's and seems happy...I've had him over a year. I've heard that if they keep stinging the food and eating it's okay to feed them. Does this sound right...thanks __________________ How can I be out of Money....I still have room in the tank?!?!?!

07-18-2004, 08:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,847 View Gallery Karma Komment	I disagree about the lighting thing. I have kept BTA's LTA's and even a Sebae anemone and all have done very well with PC lighting. The Sebae I bought was bleached and it regained it's color quickly and almost tripled in size until it wrapped itself around a heater and it perished. In tanks under 20" of depth I wouldn't hesitate to use PC lighting and it's much more intense than VHO, 220w of PC would be the equivelant of almost 400w of VHO's. There's no question MH is best but in smaller tanks PC lighting would suffice. JME __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein Last edited by cheeks69 : 07-18-2004 at 08:44 AM.

07-18-2004, 10:41 AM	#21 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	That was my point Robert! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

07-18-2004, 03:43 PM	#22 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thank you, Robert! That was my thought about the issue of lighting. He came out the next morning and is still in the same spot since then. He is about 3" above the SB, and open. He doesn't look stretched out at all, so I know he's not starved of light. He wasn't totally full of color when I got hime either, but you could tell he was a green BTA, now he has started to turn green again, and his bulbs are kinda off and on inflated/deflated, which I understand is totally normal. I'll get a pic soon. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

07-18-2004, 04:14 PM	#23 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Please exceuse the quality of the pic. I have learned how to adjust the white balance, but my cam doesn't like taking pics with any green, and only certain shades of it show. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

07-18-2004, 04:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Heres one for a reference to how close he is to the SB. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

07-18-2004, 04:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Keep us posted. I've seen them go south after a month. Good luck! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

07-18-2004, 05:38 PM	#26 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks for the encouraging words __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

07-18-2004, 05:40 PM	#27 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey, he's looking pretty happy in there. Good luck 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

07-18-2004, 05:43 PM	#28 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks Brucey __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

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