Help! BTA Regurgitating!

Bru · 02/20/2010, 10:29 PM

I have had the BTA For about 2 weeks now an he has been eating Silver side Whole fish food. I have been feeding him about 2 times a week which consist of half on a monday then the other half on a thursday. Would this be too much? I noticed he threw some of it up about 6 hrs after i fed him... any suggestions?

blennydude · 02/20/2010, 11:08 PM

He's perfectly fine. Their mouth and butt are the same hole, to put it in simple terms. He is just discarding the parts of the fish that he can't digest. Mine bta does the same thing w/ silver sides. Make sure you feed it other foods also like, shrimp, krill, squid meat, etc.. You may already.

imcosmokramer · 02/20/2010, 11:37 PM

you feed it a half a silverside at a time? I would cut it to much smaller pieces.

Your anemone is telling you that either, it needs smaller pieces of food, or less food in general. The main issue is that now you have a chunk of fish decomposing in your system (unless eaten by fish or your CUC).

Bru · 02/21/2010, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by imcosmokramer

you feed it a half a silverside at a time? I would cut it to much smaller pieces.

Your anemone is telling you that either, it needs smaller pieces of food, or less food in general. The main issue is that now you have a chunk of fish decomposing in your system (unless eaten by fish or your CUC).

I feed it a half at a time in 2 courses. So its 1/4th, i will try and cut it into smaller pieces thank you. I took the pieces out of the tank

lordofthereef · 02/21/2010, 01:21 AM

Is it actually the fish you are seeing or more of a "brown goo". If it is the latter, it is probably excreting wastes. Granted 6 hours is relatively soon, but mine always "poops" 12-24 hours after it is fed.

DaveAngie79 · 02/21/2010, 05:59 AM

depending on their size they can eat more more often
i feed mine about 2 full silver sides once or twice a week
but they are also about 12-15 in

overklok · 02/21/2010, 06:36 AM

If it expelling waste, the remains will look like a partially digested skeleton. At least that is what my yellow tank looked like after a haddoni got to it.

Reid · 02/21/2010, 07:29 AM

i feed twice a week, mussel as with these i get no solid waste which i did when feeding fish.

Bru · 02/21/2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lordofthereef

Is it actually the fish you are seeing or more of a "brown goo". If it is the latter, it is probably excreting wastes. Granted 6 hours is relatively soon, but mine always "poops" 12-24 hours after it is fed.

Well its a sack like structure with pieces of the whole fish inside i took it out right away and put it in a bowl it was a goo like sack which just splattered into the bowl. Hmm could this be waste from a previous feeding?

02/20/2010, 10:29 PM	#1
Bru Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Franando Valley Posts: 280	Help! BTA Regurgitating! I have had the BTA For about 2 weeks now an he has been eating Silver side Whole fish food. I have been feeding him about 2 times a week which consist of half on a monday then the other half on a thursday. Would this be too much? I noticed he threw some of it up about 6 hrs after i fed him... any suggestions? __________________ -Joshua SCRK Member

02/20/2010, 11:37 PM	#3
imcosmokramer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,709	you feed it a half a silverside at a time? I would cut it to much smaller pieces. Your anemone is telling you that either, it needs smaller pieces of food, or less food in general. The main issue is that now you have a chunk of fish decomposing in your system (unless eaten by fish or your CUC). __________________ You can agree with me, or you can be wrong. You pick.

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lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Is it actually the fish you are seeing or more of a "brown goo". If it is the latter, it is probably excreting wastes. Granted 6 hours is relatively soon, but mine always "poops" 12-24 hours after it is fed. __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

02/20/2010, 11:08 PM	#2
blennydude Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern, MI Posts: 111	He's perfectly fine. Their mouth and butt are the same hole, to put it in simple terms. He is just discarding the parts of the fish that he can't digest. Mine bta does the same thing w/ silver sides. Make sure you feed it other foods also like, shrimp, krill, squid meat, etc.. You may already.

02/21/2010, 05:59 AM	#6
DaveAngie79 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood, IN Posts: 662	depending on their size they can eat more more often i feed mine about 2 full silver sides once or twice a week but they are also about 12-15 in

02/21/2010, 06:36 AM	#7
overklok Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 130	If it expelling waste, the remains will look like a partially digested skeleton. At least that is what my yellow tank looked like after a haddoni got to it.

02/21/2010, 07:29 AM	#8
Reid Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Yorkshire UK Posts: 7	i feed twice a week, mussel as with these i get no solid waste which i did when feeding fish.