2 QUESTIONS ABOUT BTA

[beehive124]

Hey All!
I got 2 more questions about my BTA (BTA is a rainbow and is 2 inches in size. It’s been in the tank for about 72 hours now):

1. In the mornings it stays small with it’s tentacles retracted (not deflated). At about 12-1pm it starts to look better and it stays better through the night. Then when I wake up it’s back to small. Is this normal?

2. I fed it a tiny piece of krill yesterday. Could I try and feed it a pencil eraser size piece of raw shrimp today?

 

[Dburr1014]

That is normal for lights out to get small. Lights on to get bigger.
No need to feed them everyday.
I fed mine when the mood strikes me. Once every month or two.

 

[Dom]

Hey All!
I got 2 more questions about my BTA (BTA is a rainbow and is 2 inches in size. It’s been in the tank for about 72 hours now):

1. In the mornings it stays small with it’s tentacles retracted (not deflated). At about 12-1pm it starts to look better and it stays better through the night. Then when I wake up it’s back to small. Is this normal?

2. I fed it a tiny piece of krill yesterday. Could I try and feed it a pencil eraser size piece of raw shrimp today?

I never feed my Nems ( by "never" I mean once every 3-4 months ).

What you are seeing is a normal cycle in the Nem's day. They do this to cycle water and I believe to get rid of waste.

 

[Jekyl]

1 yes completely normal
2 direct feeding isn't needed at all. If you want to anyway, no more than once a week.

 

[beehive124]

Thanks guys!

 

[Jekyl]

Also, if the food doesn't stick to the tentacles, don't force it. They can feed themselves if they want it.

 

[Dburr1014]

Sometimes my clown feeds the nem for me. That's always fun to watch.

 

[beehive124]

Sometimes my clown feeds the nem for me. That's always fun to watch.

Wow! Super cool!

 

[Dom]

Sometimes my clown feeds the nem for me. That's always fun to watch.

Yes. It's called a symbiotic relationship. It is a mutually beneficial relationship between the clown and the Nem.

When the Nem hosts the clown ( no the clown doesn't host the Nem ), the clown is being cleaned by the Nem and the nem is feeding on what it picks off the clown.

 

[beehive124]

Yes. It's called a symbiotic relationship. It is a mutually beneficial relationship between the clown and the Nem.

When the Nem hosts the clown ( no the clown doesn't host the Nem ), the clown is being cleaned by the Nem and the nem is feeding on what it picks off the clown.

I was under the impression that clowns hassled the nem more than helped it. Hopefully my clowns will feed it too!

 

[Jekyl]

I was under the impression that clowns hassled the nem more than helped it. Hopefully my clowns will feed it too!

Depends on the anemone I think. The closer in size they are the worse it is for the nem. If you have a 2" clown and a 10" nem it's much easier on the nem than being 2 and 2.

 

[beehive124]

Depends on the anemone I think. The closer in size they are the worse it is for the nem. If you have a 2" clown and a 10" nem it's much easier on the nem than being 2 and 2.

Ahhh I see