can i keep a BTA?

[-~shawn~-]

would i be able to keep a BTA in my 20gal with 65w pc ?

 

[Anonymous]

:welcome:

Personally I don't think that is enough light to keep an anemonehappy, but since I've never kept a BTA hopefully someone else will chime in here.

 

[Sula]

I would say no. I have a 20 gallon with 96 watts of PC, and do not think it's enough. I also have a 29g with 225 watts of VHO - I have 3 RBTAs in there due to multiple splits. Believe me, if I thought for a second one would survive in the 20g it would've been moved already...

 

[kronikwisdom]

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how often to bta's split? I'll assume the water conditions need to be right..

 

[Sula]

I don't think you can predict how often a BTA will split. Sometimes they split spontaneously, sometimes due to stress. I've had mine for a year and a half and they first split last July and then again last month. So in my case....once a year. I know of other people with huge BTAs that they've had for years that they WISH they could get to split.....

 

[Anonymous]

would i be able to keep a BTA in my 20gal with 65w pc ?

Typically, not enough light.

In addition, be careful in such a small tank with coral and the bta.