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02-29-2008, 06:52 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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 |  bubble tip anemone, are they safe in a small reef tank
would a small BTA be ok in my 12 gallon, I'd like to give one to my pair of clowns as they are trying to host in various locations that Id rather not(rubbing on my zoas, on the rocks, whatever they can find), and have always like BTAs so are they a good addition? do the pose danger to anything else?(I know they sting corals if they touch) but i mean to other fish/shrimp. and also what do I need to do to care for it?(feeding and what not)
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...AGA 46 gal. bowfront, coralife 192watt aqualight, koralia 4, aqua c remora w/maxijet 1200 and surface skim box,200watt heater, 40 pounds black aragonite reef sand, 50 lbs. LR...cycling at the moment...
...12 gal. Nano-Cube, heavily modded, becoming a QT/Hospital tank for the new 46 | 
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02-29-2008, 07:07 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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The most important factor for BTA is lighting and flow. Once it finds a sweet spot it stays there. I dont see a problem. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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02-29-2008, 07:20 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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cool, I have some spots right at the top of the tank, on the highest rock and the flow comes right over that area from the outlet nozzel for the filter...do I need to feed it? what and how often? | |
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02-29-2008, 07:29 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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I wouldn't suggest feeding it in a nano as it will get huge quickly if you do. Just let the lighting and clownfish feed it and let it also eat whatever fish food you feed your fish that it can catch. | |
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02-29-2008, 07:43 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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thats good to hear, that will make it nice and easy to care for since I keep a close eye on the water perams | |
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02-29-2008, 10:00 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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I have a couple small ones in my 12 gallon...do pretty well despite crappy lighting.
Clowns love them.... _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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03-01-2008, 08:42 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT
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Hey Sweetriden76, I've had a bubble-tip for a few weeks now, and my 2 clowns still do not take it as their host, maybe they're tank raised??? I feed it re-hydrated freeze dried jumbo krill, one about 2 times a week. I read they'll die if you don't supplement their food, and there's no guarantee your clowns will feed him (mine don't, but good luck trying on yours) But be careful, b/c just after two weeks when he hasn't left the rock he's been on, all of a sudden, he decides he wants to move around. So don't assume that he'll ever stay put in a place you can view him whenever you want to, even if he starts there.
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03-01-2008, 08:48 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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I had one in my 12 gal nano dx. I took it out because it was stinging other corals.. I loved it for a while. I fed mine half a silverside once a week.. I lost a couple nice leather corals from my bta. It was beautiful, but in a small tank once they get big, they limit what else you can keep. Here's a couple pics.... [img=http://imageshack.us/thumbnmail.png] [img=http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2330/picture397lf2.th.jpg] [img=http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5552/picture353fu9.th.jpg] _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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03-01-2008, 10:46 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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thanks for all the info, it will be at least monday or tuesday till i get one, they had two but they were both pretty large, so i passed | |
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