early bta

[tracereefer]

i always hear people say to wait at least 6 months before putting a BTA into a new tank, but they also say it should be one of the first things you put in a tank so you can work your corals around it. my question is.. does it really matter how old my tank is? i feel like if it’s stable the nem should be fine. opinions?

 

[James M]

This thread is going to be filled with people telling you yes you should wait and it doesn’t matter.
Wait the 6 months, I learned the hard way. You can get coral before a nem but prepare to move them.

 

[tracereefer]

This thread is going to be filled with people telling you yes you should wait and it doesn’t matter.
Wait the 6 months, I learned the hard way. You can get coral before a nem but prepare to move them.

do you think i could get something like a seabae nem to hold me over? or is that 6 month rule kinda universal for all nems

 

[dylana407]

1. It is not the tank. It's the maturity of the tank. A mature tank can process ammonia, nitrite, nitrate before it became a problem.
2. Stable parameter is necessary. The salinity can reach 1.030 and nitrate can be at 50ppm and the BTA is fine as long as it is NOT a spike.
3. Getting a healthy nems. Generally speaking nems don't do well when ship. BTA is more forgiving. But imagine a BTA shipped to a whole seller, and then it is shipped to the retailer. Additionally, many members buy bleached nems. Those aren't healthy to begin with.
4. Your experience and knowledge of anemone matters. When people buy a fish, they look up compatibility, tank size requirement, feeding requirements and so on. So many people buy an anemone and just flopped it in and then ask why did it moved?
The 6 months is a recommendation. If you know what you are doing, you can add it whenever. You can setup a 10g with just water and put in an anemone and it can be just fine like that forever; assuming you have the lighting requirement, filtration and flow. I'm sure I forgot something.
Happy anemone reefing. A few of my babies.

 

[James M]

do you think i could get something like a seabae nem to hold me over? or is that 6 month rule kinda universal for all nems

It’s for all nems not just one
Also stay away from seabae, almost all of them come bleached and in bad shape. You first nem should be something easy until you get the hang of things

 

[tracereefer]

1. It is not the tank. It's the maturity of the tank. A mature tank can process ammonia, nitrite, nitrate before it became a problem.
2. Stable parameter is necessary. The salinity can reach 1.030 and nitrate can be at 50ppm and the BTA is fine as long as it is NOT a spike.
3. Getting a healthy nems. Generally speaking nems don't do well when ship. BTA is more forgiving. But imagine a BTA shipped to a whole seller, and then it is shipped to the retailer. Additionally, many members buy bleached nems. Those aren't healthy to begin with.
4. Your experience and knowledge of anemone matters. When people buy a fish, they look up compatibility, tank size requirement, feeding requirements and so on. So many people buy an anemone and just flopped it in and then ask why did it moved?
The 6 months is a recommendation. If you know what you are doing, you can add it whenever. You can setup a 10g with just water and put in an anemone and it can be just fine like that forever; assuming you have the lighting requirement, filtration and flow. I'm sure I forgot something.
Happy anemone reefing. A few of my babies.

so basically, stability and research are key. thank you for the help. are those rainbows?

 

[dylana407]

The first 2 are rose. The last 2 pictures are unnamed. I will name them once of these days

 

[James M]

1. It is not the tank. It's the maturity of the tank. A mature tank can process ammonia, nitrite, nitrate before it became a problem.
2. Stable parameter is necessary. The salinity can reach 1.030 and nitrate can be at 50ppm and the BTA is fine as long as it is NOT a spike.
3. Getting a healthy nems. Generally speaking nems don't do well when ship. BTA is more forgiving. But imagine a BTA shipped to a whole seller, and then it is shipped to the retailer. Additionally, many members buy bleached nems. Those aren't healthy to begin with.
4. Your experience and knowledge of anemone matters. When people buy a fish, they look up compatibility, tank size requirement, feeding requirements and so on. So many people buy an anemone and just flopped it in and then ask why did it moved?
The 6 months is a recommendation. If you know what you are doing, you can add it whenever. You can setup a 10g with just water and put in an anemone and it can be just fine like that forever; assuming you have the lighting requirement, filtration and flow. I'm sure I forgot something.
Happy anemone reefing. A few of my babies.

Stunning. Any those for sale ?

 

[dylana407]

Stunning. Any those for sale ?

They were sold last week.