Rtba and acropora rtn

[Mattrg02]

So I got this tiny rtba two months ago. He seemed happy for awhile but has begun moving around and, just recently, letting go and getting stuck to my mp10 foam guard.

My question is: Do these buggers release toxins when upset? I came home to this dude stuck to my mp10 again and two very expensive acropora frags rtned. The rbta doesn't look good, though still alive.

I hate the idea of removing him, if you catch my drift, but need to know if his unhappiness could be risking my entire 17g tank, full of sps corals.

I've heard they can nuke a tank, but only in death. Can they nuke a tank while still intact?

My acroporas are in a slow decline since adding this thing. He's currently in a cup full of tank water while I try to decide if he goes back in or not.

Thanks!

Matt

 

[kinetic]

I don't know if an RBTA can "nuke" a tank, unless it dies and causes more ammonia than the tank can handle (which is often the case in smaller tanks).

I've heard of different types of anemones waging chemical warfare, but that still isn't common.

If your anemone is in the mp10, maybe he floated around and touched/stung the SPS. One of the biggest problems of anemones is if they wander around, they will kill everything in their path.

 

[Amoo]

Anemone + powerhead = toxins most likely.

 

[Mattrg02]

The nem was stuck in the foam, had to carefully pull the tentacles out. After sitting in a cup of tank water, the nem has inflated and looking like it wants back in the tank.

I need to re-home the nem. In the meantime, will activated carbon catch any nasties that he may release?

Anyone in the Tallahassee, Florida area want a rtba?

 

[Amoo]

I always advise running Carbon with a Nem in the tank, also I'm abotu 1.5 hours from Tally, shoot me a pic and I'll check it out, if it looks good enough to travel I may be willing to come get it.

 

[Mattrg02]

The nem is looking pretty bad today. I think he may be about to go. Fortunately, he has stayed put, but severely withdrawn. I've got carbon running. At what point is it ethical to remove a critter?

 

[Lance M.]

The nem is looking pretty bad today. I think he may be about to go. Fortunately, he has stayed put, but severely withdrawn. I've got carbon running. At what point is it ethical to remove a critter?

Pic? What looks bad to some people, may not look bad to us... or we can just agree with how bad it is.

Whenever I've had them go downhill, I monitor and remove once they disintegrate and need to be sucked out, but I have been lucky to have been there when this has started to happen.