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shcuck

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This morning I came downstairs only to see that my filter intake had taken my RBTA. Half was stuck in the filter, and the other half was clinging to the heater (which luckly was off due to high temp). Do you guys have any suggestions on how to treat the RBTA? Seems that half of it is ok, but the other half looks dead.

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dodo99

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If you can, try to take off the strainer from the input tube. It may stil be able to free itself with a bit of time. I don't have a BTA, but my LTA looked like a goner when it got sucked up in a MJ. It took a while, but it freed itself with minimal damage. HTH & Goodluck. :?
 
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Yes, like dodo99 said, let the anemone free itself by removing the strainer. I suppose you will need to buy a new strainer (and a sponge to cover it :P ) so you can keep your filter running.

I have seen BTA's come back from worse strainer disasters than that. You treat this injury by providing supportive care. Feed him if he will eat and make sure no fish are harrassing it, and it should come back.
 

shcuck

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Thanks a lot you guys. I remove the strainer, and was able to free it. Now it is attached to a rock, but has the damaged part hanging. Do you guys know if it will heal the damaged part, or will it discard it by itself?
 
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If the tissue dies, it will just decompose and the healthy tissue will heal over. The tissue does not separate from the anemone by itself unless it is dead. Some may want to use a razor blad to cut the damaged portion out, but in this case, I feel that you will just leave it the way it is, and put it near mild flow area so that the current is strong enough to keep it well oxygenated and carry away the dead tissue (once it come loose), but weak enought that it won't cause physical stress or additional tear/laceration on the anemone (I know this can be a bit of catch-22, but do your best. hint: milder current is better since if you feel the current is not strong enough, you can use your hand to gently fan the decompose away). It may sounds like a contradiction, but the rule of thumb in most injury is to leave it as much as you can. The more you bother it, the more likely it will heal slower. Good luck.
 

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I am happy to say that the RBTA is doing much better. some of the damaged parts have started to inflate again. hope it keeps it up.
 

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