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easye123
06/21/2006, 08:42 PM
Ive had my GBTA for about a month now. My camera isnt working so i couldnt take a picture but i will soon. The best way i can explain it is on and off throughout the day it gets from the size of a softball too the size of a dime(all deflated). I know its not dead and i feed it all the time so i was just wondering if its just not feelin well or what? im not too worried because every once and a while he comes back lookin fine but an hour later ill look at the tank and its all deflated about the size of a dime. Also its mouth is not tightly shut. Im sure its fine just wondering whats goin on?
raleighreefguy
06/21/2006, 08:53 PM
Beginner question - What is a GBTA?
easye123
06/21/2006, 09:11 PM
green bubble tip anemone


u have 652w of light for ur 65g tank..thats a bit of an overkill but whatever
ChunksInClemson
06/21/2006, 09:33 PM
This doesn't sound normal. Their mouths should always be closed tightly. Sorry that I really cant help you much but I would be a little concerned. Does the anemone move around at all? How often are you feeding? How is your water looking?
easye123
06/21/2006, 09:58 PM
no hes not movin.. once a day.... water conditions r almost perfect.
55semireef
06/21/2006, 10:17 PM
See what happens is when you feed it really often, anemones have to dispose of waste just like any other creature more often. Unfortunately since its such a simple organism, it has only one hole in its body. It takes food in its mouth and gets rid of waste through its mouth. When an anemone gets rid of waste, it shrinks. What type of food are your feeding it and how big are the food morsels?
Toddrtrex
06/21/2006, 10:36 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7605082#post7605082 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by easye123
no hes not movin.. once a day.... water conditions r almost perfect.

But what are the actually numbers?? Your definition of perfect could be different from mine (or others)
easye123
06/21/2006, 10:51 PM
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
8.3
phosphates o
calc. 400
1.023

and i said almost perfect
Toddrtrex
06/21/2006, 10:58 PM
Wow, nice attitude. Good luck.

And I said everyone's perfect is different.
easye123
06/21/2006, 11:07 PM
srry that came out wrong..didnt mean to be mean dude.. and im in the home theatre business too.. its fun
Toddrtrex
06/21/2006, 11:14 PM
No worries, a bit crabby tonight.
Home theatre is just my second money pit ;) I really don't want to figure out which one I've spent more money on.

Okay, so how often do you feed your BTA? With what and what amount? What fish (if any) do you have in the tank?
My 2 BTAs and 3 RBTAs will only close up about once a week.
Yours doing it as often as you say isn't normal, something is bothering it. Any changes to the tank since this started?
55semireef
06/22/2006, 02:45 PM
Well he did say he fed it quite often.
55semireef
06/22/2006, 02:46 PM
What type of food are your feeding it and how big are the food morsels?

Sooo....