Wtb:rbta

[Liz]

:irked: My 2 Maroon clown fish are hosting with my candy cane and killing it slowly, does anyone have an RBTA for sale? If possible a medium sized one.

 

[reefman]

even with a rbta, ur clowns may not leave the candy. i would move the candy for now.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Just FYI, putting a RBTA in the tank won't gurantee that the clowns will move into it. There's a chance they'll just prefer the candy canes .

 

[Liz]

I will put the fish in my quarantine tank with the RBTA for a couple of weeks to let the candy cane heal. I was told that if you net the clown fish with the anemone they will have a better chance of hosting.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Best bet stay away from the anemone and qt the candy cane

 

[Deanos]

Can your QT sustain an RBTA for a couple of weeks?

 

[Liz]

Yes my QT can hold anything b/c it has a light a heater and proper filtration~(learned all of this from reading on MR!)~:splitspin

 

[Deanos]

What kind of light (metal halide, T5, PC, etc) and what size is the QT?

 

[Liz]

40 watts power compact, 10gallons, power head

 

[Deanos]

With such low light, expect the BTA to lose its color. Also, expect a deterioration of its health, unless you feed it.

 

[DRZL]

maroon clowns are known for being rough hosters

there is a chance the clowns will stress out the anenome leading to its demise and polluting your tank

and when anemones die, they stink and release alot of noxious toxins in the water

BTW PC's?
:lol2:

 

[DRZL]

what does "proper filtration" consist of?

Im almost scared to ask

 

[Craig]

it's a small pengiun filter

 

[Deanos]

It sounds like an excellent QT setup. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem conducive to the health of an BTA AND 2 clowns. Depending on the setup of the display tank, you could put the Candy Canes in the QT, the BTA in the display and hope for the best.

 

[Craig]

you've sparked an idea.....candy cane in QT tank, and then make a basket out of eggcrate to house the rbta and clowns for a day or two in the main tank.

if an anemone wont do well in QT, what can be done for a little extra insurance before putting it into the tank. We tend to do a drip acclimation, iodine dip, and then place into QT.


:backtotop

Anyone have one for sale?

 

[Deanos]

For acclimation purposes, the QT is fine. I was referring to leaving the BTA in the QT long term or until the clowns moved in.