Help RBT Hiding

[PAM SALTS]

yesterday the RBT was out front of the tank bubbles out and looking good. today when I got home he was hiden in the back, small and all his tips were shruk. color still good and his mouth is closed as much as I can tell. please help.

[tontor33]

Mine did that yesterday and today he split... you might end up with 2. How big is he and how long have you had him? He's not in your 5 gallon is he?

[PAM SALTS]

when open he about 4 in. across. I had him for 3 mn. and yes he's in the 5 gal. with 2 clowns

[tontor33]

Sometimes they will hide to take a break for a day or so, pretty normal. If he isn't back out in a couple of days then I would start to worry. Any pictures of him?

[MrMonkeyFingers]

I've had mine for a little over two weeks now and he/she finally settled down 3 days ago... was pretty mobile until it found a good spot [which was right about where i wanted it thank god!] but during that time it would go and hide at night and then come out during the day. Also it deflated and inflated 3 times... scared me to death the first time I saw it do it.. looked like a deflated hockey puck with tentacles! But during that time it feed several times so I knew it was ok. now last night one of my clowns started feeding it so I think all is well!

here's a pic of it... right hand side of the tank:

http://www.jimseveri.com/images/fish/tank02.jpg

[tontor33]

It looks great mrmonkeyfingers... glad to hear that it settled down where you want it.

[z_rivers]

first off i think a 5 gal is WAY too small for 2 clowns and an anemone. i would say a 10 gal would be minimum size for something like this. also, what type of lighting do you have over the tank

[MrMonkeyFingers]

Originally posted by tontor33
It looks great mrmonkeyfingers... glad to hear that it settled down where you want it.

me too! he did a lot of moving... but really all in the same area so as long as he was away from any intakes or powerheads I was happy. I noticed he went and hid a lot when the lights went out and then when they came back on he'd come out. But now that he has settled he doesn't pull in as much at night.

[macman7010]

Any time you add these anemones to your tank you want to cover your intakes on both your power heads and filters. Some folks use craft netting, though I prefer small pieces of foam. Otherwise they can be sucked into an intake.

[PAM SALTS]

i've got compact flor. lst night when i got home he as back up and looking great. guess he just wanted to take a break. the clowns and he are doing great in the small tank. you just have to keep a close eye on the water quality. biweekly 1/4 water changes and not over feeding. thanks for all who gave advice.