BTA Help

[rickrutland]

I recently put a new Bubble Tip Anemone in my tank. At first I was concerned since he moved under a rock.

He came out but left the rocks and is now plastered against the lower grate of one of the return lines to the sump. He's being sucked onto the grate.

Are they strong enough to move off on their own?

Should I turn off the return pumps for a while? (I could leave a Koralia running)

I think I've read not to try to move them.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Rick

[allan]

If it were I, I would shut off that pump immediately if you can safely. Then I'd start moving power heads towards him/her until she moves on her own.

[hobogato]

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If it were I, I would shut off that pump immediately if you can safely. Then I'd start moving power heads towards him/her until she moves on her own.

[rickrutland]

I left the pumps off for a while and he came back off.... I put him in the rocks again...we'll see

[allan]

Good luck with the placment... my experience tells me that you and he are destined to disagree with location. I found that when mine gets somewhere cool if I can moderate the flow to a medium flow over him they tend to stay put.

I'd resist using your hands to move these guys. Let him move where he will and keep him mildly discomforted until he and you agree to a location. Additionally, clear it's path. I've had mine sting zoas and LPS. All recovered but as a rule I tend to keep things away from it unless it looks like it's on the prowl.

If a word ever described the BTA it would be wanderlust.

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

how is it doing now?

[msmith619]

Good thing you moved him. I had a Green BTA go thru my intake grate. It actually survived despite looking like mush and fragged into 3 BTAs. I DO NOT recommend this method of fragging BTAs!

[Europhyllia]

You guys must really like these A LOT! They sound like a lot of trouble.

[corruption]

They're pretty amazing to watch -- and even moreso when a pair of clowns takes up residence Our 57 gal rimless we just picked up from Gabe this weekend is destined to be a BTA tank

-Justin

[allan]

Yeah, the relationship between the clown and anenome is somewhat dog like... or maybe a cat with catnip.