? About RBTA

Wildblue4 · May 1, 2019

The RBTA I have is my first one and I was wondering if some of his tentacles coming off is normal? He drops a few off every week it seems. He stays right beside some Polys so they may be fighting but the RBTA hasn’t moved which I figured he would if he wasn’t happy. Just curious.

KorD · May 1, 2019

Steven Drake said:
The RBTA I have is my first one and I was wondering if some of his tentacles coming off is normal? He drops a few off every week it seems. He stays right beside some Polys so they may be fighting but the RBTA hasn’t moved which I figured he would if he wasn’t happy. Just curious.

Not that normal that I know of, my RBTA has not lost any yet.
How long have you had it?

Wildblue4 · May 1, 2019

About a year. It has split and the young one hasn’t lost any tentacles that I know of.

James M · May 1, 2019

That’s not normal
Is it in high flow area ?
Clowns hosting it ?

Wildblue4 · May 1, 2019

James M said:
That’s not normal
Is it in high flow area ?
Clowns hosting it ?

I don’t think where he is located is high flow at all.

KorD · May 1, 2019

How is the oral disc? Gapping mouth? How about the tank parameters?

Wildblue4 · May 1, 2019

Mouth is closed tight. Water chemistry is fine. Corals growing fast. Magnificent and other RBTA doing perfect.

James M · May 1, 2019

Steven Drake said:
I don’t think where he is located is high flow at all.

Okay. Well if it is they’ll start to loose tentacles.
Is it hosting clowns ?

Wildblue4 · May 1, 2019

James M said:
Okay. Well if it is they’ll start to loose tentacles.
Is it hosting clowns ?

No it isn’t hosting clowns. They stay in the Magnificent. Maybe the water flow is higher than I think n

KorD · May 1, 2019

Are you running carbon? Could one of the other nems be putting off toxins and affecting the nem?? Carbon will take the toxins out of the water

Wildblue4 · May 1, 2019

I run a bag of carbon in my sump. I really think it might be him fighting the Polly’s that are right beside it. I just would think he would move if it’s bother him bad enough to loose tentacles.

reef lover · May 2, 2019

I have a couple that drop the occassional tent. They seem to twist around until it cuts itself off....not high flow area either i think its just how the current spins them...

KorD · May 2, 2019

reef lover said:
I have a couple that drop the occassional tent. They seem to twist around until it cuts itself off....not high flow area either i think its just how the current spins them...

What's really interesting is to watch how they get out of the predicament. They will actually spin their foot around until they are untwisted. Smart little critters for not having a brain.

landlubber · May 2, 2019

reef lover said:
I have a couple that drop the occassional tent. They seem to twist around until it cuts itself off....not high flow area either i think its just how the current spins them...

+1