BTA in need of some TLC

James11 · 09/07/2007, 12:54 PM

Hey everyone, I got a BTA that needs some TLC. What do you all recommend feeding it. It has plenty of light, but I need something else to help it along. Thanks.
The BTA is whitish(not bleach white I guess more of a yellowish white) I have had for about 6 months now it has never changed colors.

lesages · 09/07/2007, 01:24 PM

I feed mine krill soaked with selcon, you could also try shrimp and silversides.

bertoni · 09/07/2007, 02:03 PM

I think those are good choice, although I'd emphasize that I'd feed whole, uncleaned shrimp. They can be diced up, but the anemone needs the whole animal (perhaps not the shell) in its diet, not just the part that we eat. Be careful with the Selcon, though, as it's quite potent.

liriel · 09/07/2007, 09:23 PM

I didn't like how big the silversides were, so I've been feeding mine sand eels. They used to get shrimp, but the sand eels made a huge difference - they love them! As my LFS offered, anemone eat more fish in the wild then shrimp, so theoritically it's a better food for them. Seems to work great!

James11 · 09/10/2007, 06:08 AM

My LFS doesn't sell hardly anything, they have two types of krill one is frozen the other freeze dried or something. I have tried the frozen shrimp you buy at Wal-mart and stuff like that. I guess I should order some stuff online.

der_wille_zur_macht · 09/10/2007, 07:26 AM

Can you describe the conditions the anemone is being kept in, and what lead you to believe that it's a food shortage that is causing the problem?

James11 · 09/11/2007, 05:41 AM

The BTA is in a 10 gallon at the bottom. For lighting I have PC's
(2X65). The clowns aren't hosting in it right now. The BTA stays small, about 2" across when I have seen it get much larger. I have seen it twice this size. It has been this way for some time now. The BTA is getting the light it needs, but I would also like to feed it something, just to help it along.

James11 · 09/11/2007, 05:43 AM

By the way, when I bought it from my LFS it was bleached out.
So I took it home to nurse it back to health. I did notice last night that it has gained some color since I first got it, but the bulbs aren't the same though. I'll try and post some pics tonight of when I first got it and what it looks like now.

James11 · 09/11/2007, 03:36 PM

Here are the pics:

When I brought it home

Pic taken today

Looks like it has changed a lot since I first got it. I wish it was bigger and more full.

SeanySean · 09/11/2007, 03:54 PM

the colour looks a lot better in the second photo looked very bleached when you got it, I think this is going to take some time to recover at least it is out and not moving.. is the mouth closed.. maybe just needs a little more flow?

Sean

James11 · 09/11/2007, 04:59 PM

mouth is closed, it seems to be ok. I just want to feed it some other food to help it along.

SeanySean · 09/11/2007, 05:20 PM

I used to feed mine krill, does he not like it?

James11 · 09/12/2007, 07:32 AM

I haven't tried krill yet, did yours like it.

SeanySean · 09/12/2007, 11:52 AM

loved it

09/07/2007, 12:54 PM	#1
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	BTA in need of some TLC Hey everyone, I got a BTA that needs some TLC. What do you all recommend feeding it. It has plenty of light, but I need something else to help it along. Thanks. The BTA is whitish(not bleach white I guess more of a yellowish white) I have had for about 6 months now it has never changed colors.

09/07/2007, 02:03 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I think those are good choice, although I'd emphasize that I'd feed whole, uncleaned shrimp. They can be diced up, but the anemone needs the whole animal (perhaps not the shell) in its diet, not just the part that we eat. Be careful with the Selcon, though, as it's quite potent. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

09/07/2007, 09:23 PM	#4
liriel Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 41	I didn't like how big the silversides were, so I've been feeding mine sand eels. They used to get shrimp, but the sand eels made a huge difference - they love them! As my LFS offered, anemone eat more fish in the wild then shrimp, so theoritically it's a better food for them. Seems to work great! __________________ Will work for frags. Current Tank Info: reef tank with some fish. Hippo and Sail fin tang, maroon clown hosting two anemone, blenny, mandrin, and a few others. Mostly zoos, mushrooms so far, and leathers

09/10/2007, 07:26 AM	#6
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Can you describe the conditions the anemone is being kept in, and what lead you to believe that it's a food shortage that is causing the problem? __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

09/11/2007, 03:54 PM	#10
SeanySean Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 885	the colour looks a lot better in the second photo looked very bleached when you got it, I think this is going to take some time to recover at least it is out and not moving.. is the mouth closed.. maybe just needs a little more flow? Sean __________________ _______________ You paid how much for moldy rock!!!! Current Tank Info: 130G http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1042110

09/07/2007, 01:24 PM	#2
lesages Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 153	I feed mine krill soaked with selcon, you could also try shrimp and silversides.

09/10/2007, 06:08 AM	#5
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	My LFS doesn't sell hardly anything, they have two types of krill one is frozen the other freeze dried or something. I have tried the frozen shrimp you buy at Wal-mart and stuff like that. I guess I should order some stuff online.

09/11/2007, 05:41 AM	#7
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	The BTA is in a 10 gallon at the bottom. For lighting I have PC's (2X65). The clowns aren't hosting in it right now. The BTA stays small, about 2" across when I have seen it get much larger. I have seen it twice this size. It has been this way for some time now. The BTA is getting the light it needs, but I would also like to feed it something, just to help it along.

09/11/2007, 05:43 AM	#8
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	By the way, when I bought it from my LFS it was bleached out. So I took it home to nurse it back to health. I did notice last night that it has gained some color since I first got it, but the bulbs aren't the same though. I'll try and post some pics tonight of when I first got it and what it looks like now.

09/11/2007, 03:36 PM	#9
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	Here are the pics: When I brought it home Pic taken today Looks like it has changed a lot since I first got it. I wish it was bigger and more full.

09/11/2007, 04:59 PM	#11
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	mouth is closed, it seems to be ok. I just want to feed it some other food to help it along.

09/11/2007, 05:20 PM	#12
SeanySean Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 885	I used to feed mine krill, does he not like it? __________________ _______________ You paid how much for moldy rock!!!! Current Tank Info: 130G http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1042110

09/12/2007, 07:32 AM	#13
James11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 544	I haven't tried krill yet, did yours like it.

09/12/2007, 11:52 AM	#14
SeanySean Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 885	loved it __________________ _______________ You paid how much for moldy rock!!!! Current Tank Info: 130G http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1042110