RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread

cbrownfish · 11-20-2009, 11:44 PM

This is definitely one of my favorite creatures in the reefing world. Kind of a dirty pleasure considering that they aren't exactly a coral's best friend.

I wanted to post a few new pics of my RBTA's and a few old ones.

Who else has RBTA's? Post some pics if you got 'em!

This is a shot from the end of the tank. The top RBTA is about 9-10" wide and the bottom one is 12-13" wide when fully expanded. I FINALLY busted up my huge purple rimmed cap colony and gave them some more room.

One of the clones that went to a local reef keeper --

BLAKEJOHN · 11-20-2009, 11:54 PM

When I first got it 9-2008

cbrownfish · 11-22-2009, 11:18 AM

Nice shots blakejohn!

sambrinar · 11-22-2009, 11:20 AM

Wow!! I have a GBTA <sniff>

Gyr · 12-15-2009, 04:42 PM

I picked up my RBTA last May. It was about 3-4 inches in diameter when I first got it. I was lucky in that my clown fish hosted it immediately and is very good about feeding it the mysis shrimp I add to the tank almost daily. A few months ago I also started feeding the RBTA pieces of silversides directly. It has grown well, and darkened up some since I started the silversides.
I do have a question; How big do these guys get? My tank is pretty small at 55 gallons and I'd estimate my RBTA is now 10-12 inches across when fully expanded. In the interest of future SPS placement, is there an upper limit to the RBTA's size, or do they just keep growing?
Now on to the photos:

RBTA shortly after adding it to my tank, 5/09 (it was shy and anchored to the back of my rock work):

RBTA after I figured out how to get it to expand to the front of the rockwork, 7/09. First a FTS, then a close up:

RBTA today

I sure do love my RBTA/clown fish...favorite things in my tank.

Kurt

seafansar · 12-15-2009, 05:03 PM

They get pretty big! lol. Yours grew insanely fast Kurt! I remember when you first posted a picture of it when you got it. Do you feed that thing a whole fish every day or something?! lol.

Here're some pics of mine.

Itty bitty 1.5" babies...who now are about 5" across.

Clownfish heaven! The female could never decide which she wanted to be in.

And my dad's rose. I have one of it's clones plus my other two (clones from a different rose).

And yes it was stinging that SPS. We put a shell between them and so far the anemone has been good and not tried to lean over the shell and sting the acro more. Not sure what we're going to do when it gets closer to that scroll coral. It stings the scroll coral pretty bad.

monsiuerpercy1 · 12-15-2009, 05:14 PM

Beautiful anemones. Wish I had one. Have to upgrade the lights on my 125...

Gyr · 12-15-2009, 06:21 PM

Sara, I like that 'family' of RBTAs in your tank. The clowns and nems interacting like that create a nice natural effect.
I feed my RBTA 1/3 - 1/2 of a silverside about once a week. It was growing pretty fast even before I started doing that (the clown really is a bit obsessive about feeding his buddy--shoots out and steals food from bigger fish when I feed my tank), but now it is growing crazy fast. I couldn't be happier.
I am hoping it will split one of these days as I really like its color (it is one of the brightest/richest reds I've seen, and has been since the day I first saw it in the LFS). I am also thinking if I can sell the clone I'd be able to talk my wife into letting me upgrade to a bigger tank...See that, Honey? I could actually MAKE money if I only had enough reef space to raise more livestock.

seafansar · 12-15-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gyr

I am also thinking if I can sell the clone I'd be able to talk my wife into letting me upgrade to a bigger tank...See that, Honey? I could actually MAKE money if I only had enough reef space to raise more livestock.

cbrownfish · 12-15-2009, 11:10 PM

In my tank, they typically split when they reach ~12 inches. I have read about anemones that are 2-3 feet in diameter in the wild. Ironically, the smaller of the 2, which was 10-11", split the other day. I finally had to reclaim some real estate and removed the 2 splitters.

Now I only have "the beast" 13-14" monster in my 90. Man, my female GSM was PISSED!!!!!

reefman78 · 12-16-2009, 06:27 PM

How long would you wait b4 adding a RBTA to a new aquarium?

TylerHaworth · 12-16-2009, 06:48 PM

Six months provided EVERYTHING goes perfectly.

reefman78 · 12-16-2009, 06:53 PM

Thanks tyler

Rhodes19 · 12-16-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gyr

I am also thinking if I can sell the clone I'd be able to talk my wife into letting me upgrade to a bigger tank...See that, Honey? I could actually MAKE money if I only had enough reef space to raise more livestock.

It could happen. It worked 3 times for me before my wife caught on to what I was really doing!!!

Rhodes19 · 12-16-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cbrownfish

Man, my female GSM was PISSED!!!!!

GSM? Sorry, that's a new one for me.

11-20-2009, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
cbrownfish Acropora Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,917 View Gallery Karma Komment	RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread This is definitely one of my favorite creatures in the reefing world. Kind of a dirty pleasure considering that they aren't exactly a coral's best friend. I wanted to post a few new pics of my RBTA's and a few old ones. *Who else has RBTA's? Post some pics if you got 'em!* This is a shot from the end of the tank. The top RBTA is about 9-10" wide and the bottom one is 12-13" wide when fully expanded. I FINALLY busted up my huge purple rimmed cap colony and gave them some more room. One of the clones that went to a local reef keeper -- __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

11-20-2009, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
BLAKEJOHN Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KINGSTON, I.L. Posts: 1,441 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread When I first got it 9-2008 __________________ 110 gallon acrylic 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Blue Tang, 2 Eng Gobies, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Tomato Clown, 1 Lion fish, 1 Huma Trigger RBTA, Approx. 10 snails Red Monti, Purple Rim Monti, Leathers, Elegence, Yellow Polyps, various Zoa's, FrogSpawn, Ricordias, Greenbirdsnest, Pink Milli, Blue Milli, Bonzai, unknown Acropora's, Purple Digi, GSP, Bubble Coral, Staghorn, Sun Coral (orange)

11-22-2009, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
cbrownfish Acropora Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,917 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread Nice shots blakejohn! __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

11-22-2009, 11:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,841 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread Wow!! I have a GBTA <sniff> __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

12-15-2009, 04:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gyr Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: near Sacramento, Ca Posts: 146 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread I picked up my RBTA last May. It was about 3-4 inches in diameter when I first got it. I was lucky in that my clown fish hosted it immediately and is very good about feeding it the mysis shrimp I add to the tank almost daily. A few months ago I also started feeding the RBTA pieces of silversides directly. It has grown well, and darkened up some since I started the silversides. I do have a question; How big do these guys get? My tank is pretty small at 55 gallons and I'd estimate my RBTA is now 10-12 inches across when fully expanded. In the interest of future SPS placement, is there an upper limit to the RBTA's size, or do they just keep growing? Now on to the photos: RBTA shortly after adding it to my tank, 5/09 (it was shy and anchored to the back of my rock work): RBTA after I figured out how to get it to expand to the front of the rockwork, 7/09. First a FTS, then a close up: RBTA today I sure do love my RBTA/clown fish...favorite things in my tank. Kurt

12-15-2009, 05:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
seafansar Reef Lobster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,612 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread They get pretty big! lol. Yours grew insanely fast Kurt! I remember when you first posted a picture of it when you got it. Do you feed that thing a whole fish every day or something?! lol. Here're some pics of mine. Itty bitty 1.5" babies...who now are about 5" across. Clownfish heaven! The female could never decide which she wanted to be in. And my dad's rose. I have one of it's clones plus my other two (clones from a different rose). And yes it was stinging that SPS. We put a shell between them and so far the anemone has been good and not tried to lean over the shell and sting the acro more. Not sure what we're going to do when it gets closer to that scroll coral. It stings the scroll coral pretty bad. __________________ -Sara SW since Jan. '08 150 gallon SPS reef 45 gallon cube 150 tank thread 45 cube thread My Reefnook

12-15-2009, 05:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
monsiuerpercy1 Tubeworm Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 31 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread Beautiful anemones. Wish I had one. Have to upgrade the lights on my 125...

12-15-2009, 06:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gyr Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: near Sacramento, Ca Posts: 146 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread Sara, I like that 'family' of RBTAs in your tank. The clowns and nems interacting like that create a nice natural effect. I feed my RBTA 1/3 - 1/2 of a silverside about once a week. It was growing pretty fast even before I started doing that (the clown really is a bit obsessive about feeding his buddy--shoots out and steals food from bigger fish when I feed my tank), but now it is growing crazy fast. I couldn't be happier. I am hoping it will split one of these days as I really like its color (it is one of the brightest/richest reds I've seen, and has been since the day I first saw it in the LFS). I am also thinking if I can sell the clone I'd be able to talk my wife into letting me upgrade to a bigger tank...See that, Honey? I could actually MAKE money if I only had enough reef space to raise more livestock.

12-15-2009, 11:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
cbrownfish Acropora Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,917 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread In my tank, they typically split when they reach ~12 inches. I have read about anemones that are 2-3 feet in diameter in the wild. Ironically, the smaller of the 2, which was 10-11", split the other day. I finally had to reclaim some real estate and removed the 2 splitters. Now I only have "the beast" 13-14" monster in my 90. Man, my female GSM was PISSED!!!!! __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

12-16-2009, 06:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
reefman78 Ricordea Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cincinnati,Oh Posts: 195 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread How long would you wait b4 adding a RBTA to a new aquarium?

12-16-2009, 06:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
TylerHaworth Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread Six months provided EVERYTHING goes perfectly. __________________ 75 Gallon Cornerflow Tunze 9410 Skimmer 20 Long Sump + Fuge Quiet One 4000, Vortech MP40w Aquactinics TX5 ViaAqua Titanium 300w 105 lbs rock, 60 lbs sand

12-16-2009, 06:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
reefman78 Ricordea Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cincinnati,Oh Posts: 195 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RBTA feature - Rose Anemone tribute thread Thanks tyler

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