need help with bta

mochajungle · May 19, 2020

i bought a green bta a week ago and she was doing just fine, i had lost two bta's before this because i put them in the tank with the light at full blast. these died within a week. so this time around i decided to turn the light down to the lowest setting. i kept it on all blue and as far down as they could go ( i have the aquaknight... something...). a budget light. anyway i tied turning up the light to half blue and lowest on white and she decided to move under a rock and is deflated. i fed her and she keeps eating but i cant seem to get her acclimated to the light (i don't have a par meter in case your wondering) (its also a 10 gallon nano, and I've had the tank for about 7 months

if you have any suggestions let me know

Webslinger · May 19, 2020

Don't feed, they don't need it, Leave it be it will find it's happy place

mochajungle · May 19, 2020

should i leave the light alone or turn it down?

AmaleeC · May 19, 2020

mochajungle said:
should i leave the light alone or turn it down?

Leave it alone, and let it adjust to things. BTAs will move around to the lighting/flow they want until they’re happy.

Webslinger · May 19, 2020

AmaleeC said:
Leave it alone, and let it adjust to things. BTAs will move around to the lighting/flow they want until they’re happy.

That's what I said

laverda · May 20, 2020

The fact you lost 2 already should tell you something is not right in your tank. I seriously doubt it was from too much light. They love light. If they are getting too much light they just move lower in the tank. BTAs typically do not do well in new tanks. 7 months is probably not established enough if the tank was set up with dry rock. A healthy BTA will take over a 10 gallon tank. BTAs like nitrates.

jtf74 · May 20, 2020

laverda said:
The fact you lost 2 already should tell you something is not right in your tank. I seriously doubt it was from too much light. They love light. If they are getting too much light they just move lower in the tank. BTAs typically do not do well in new tanks. 7 months is probably not established enough if the tank was set up with dry rock. A healthy BTA will take over a 10 gallon tank. BTAs like nitrates.

Yes. Agreed. Lights are not likely killing an anemone in a week. Your low water volume, coupled with the age of the tank is more likely the issue.

mochajungle · May 22, 2020

i turned down the lights and shes been doing great, she his under an arch and is fully bubbled up. also
my nitrates are usually from 15-20 depending on feeding. the others died within a week and I've had this guy for almost two and he doing great. i do believe it was the light as I have not lost any corals,

mochajungle · May 22, 2020

laverda said:
The fact you lost 2 already should tell you something is not right in your tank. I seriously doubt it was from too much light. They love light. If they are getting too much light they just move lower in the tank. BTAs typically do not do well in new tanks. 7 months is probably not established enough if the tank was set up with dry rock. A healthy BTA will take over a 10 gallon tank. BTAs like nitrates.

i turned down the lights and shes been doing great, she his under an arch and is fully bubbled up. also
my nitrates are usually from 15-20 depending on feeding. the others died within a week and I've had this guy for almost two and he doing great. i do believe it was the light as I have not lost any corals,

MoreReefPlease · May 22, 2020

mochajungle said:
i turned down the lights and shes been doing great, she his under an arch and is fully bubbled up. also
my nitrates are usually from 15-20 depending on feeding. the others died within a week and I've had this guy for almost two and he doing great. i do believe it was the light as I have not lost any corals,

Good luck to you! Anemones can at times be very fragile creatures. I have a tank that has not lost anything BUT BTA's, even though I have had another anemone in the tank for months. This is with a tank that has been running for over a year and has excellent water quality per weekly testing with Salifert high resolution kits.

Sometimes, you just never know how an animal is going to react to shipping and differing tank conditions, I believe this is because they are osmoregulating animals.

mochajungle · May 22, 2020

MoreReefPlease said:
Good luck to you! Anemones can at times be very fragile creatures. I have a tank that has not lost anything BUT BTA's, even though I have had another anemone in the tank for months. This is with a tank that has been running for over a year and has excellent water quality per weekly testing with Salifert high resolution kits.

Sometimes, you just never know how an animal is going to react to shipping and differing tank conditions, I believe this is because they are osmoregulating animals.

well, we'll see how it does, hopefully, its a success, and I will have added more knowledge under my belt