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Old 12/22/2007, 09:40 PM
Jake_07 Jake_07 is offline
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Does this gbta look healthy

Does this gbta look healthy i got it last week my pair of percs swim in it some times but dont realy host it, they usaly just swim around the tank but as soon as I turn the lights out they dart into it and stay there all night. At night time the bta gets so much bigger and looks beautiful but by morning it goes back to looking like this.


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Old 12/22/2007, 09:44 PM
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looks healthy to me. how long have u had it?
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Old 12/22/2007, 09:50 PM
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it could still be adapting to your lighting. what type of lighting do you have?
has it moved around at all on the rocks?
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Old 12/22/2007, 10:17 PM
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ive had it for about 5 days i have 2x39watt t5s it mover around i bit but it found a little rock with a hole in it and settled there so i moved the rock into the middle of the tank in the lfs it was in the fowlr tank with only 1 no light so could my light be a bit of a shock to it
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Old 12/22/2007, 10:48 PM
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From the picture it looks bleached. It should be a dark fleshy color not transparent as it looks in the picture. It could be the picture making it look transparent. I'm sure you will get alot of comments on this.
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Old 12/22/2007, 11:49 PM
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yeah its a little bit bleached..but give it time with good light and target feeding it should color up nicely.
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Old 12/22/2007, 11:53 PM
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i also think it looks bleached.....you did say green bubble tip anemone....i dont think you have enough light to keep that anemone....you will have to feed it regularly...have you fed it at all? that could be why it is bleached.
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Old 12/23/2007, 03:26 AM
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i only got it a week ago i will try to feed it to night will 239w t5s be enough light
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Old 12/23/2007, 11:17 AM
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thats plenty of light, I wouldn't worry about that. I only have 2 54 watt 10k t5's and 2 VHO lights and it is fine. My GBTA has been around for almost 3 years now. Mine looked just like yours when I first got it, give it a few weeks to adjust and it will color up fine.
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Old 12/23/2007, 09:19 PM
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i ment 2x39w sorry 239w is heaps lol
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