Tank Journal Archive

[newTOreef]

its shifted over night into a crawl space

 

[Sam Parker]

looks alright to me! Leave him be, at least you can still see it :)

 

[newTOreef]

yea thats true, i think its alright too, but everything ive read bbout them says, quality of water, light and flow is everything, n was just a lil concerned as it was sheltering from the light it seems

 

[Sam Parker]

Ive seen huge, expensive carpets hide where you cant even see them in tanks with amazing water quality, flow and light. Nothing to stress about if it still has colour :)

 

[riley]

hes fine. if he doesn't like it he will move. but it looks pretty happy there

 

[newTOreef]

well thats the main thing, i had a good look b4, he has a nice gental flow in that area, and i guess for the best part his tenticals are out in the light, im prob just getting paranoid lol

 

[riley]

what sam parker said if he turns white or gets really small worry. i find them pretty hardy

 

[newTOreef]

oh ok cool thanks guys, ill just leave him settle in and do his thing, n hopefully he comes around n decides to come right out, if not n his happy there well thats alright too

 

[jimbo]

Yeah they sometimes take a little bit of time to settle into a spot they like :)

 

[grimnir]

BTAs move all the time. Mine sit still for a few weeks then climb up and over rocks. They move fairly fast too.

 

[Rob]

I got a RBTA, so excited to get it into the tank, stayed in place for 2 days then hid for 14 months at the back of the tank.... Out of sight out of mind (although I remembered the $$ I paid for the bloody thing) about 6 months ago it climbed into my rocks again and now takes pride of palce extending high ontop of a rock outcrop. Good luck and hope it finds a mutually exceptable spot...

 

[riley]

if it doesn't cut it up and the odds will get 1 in view will greatly improve :P

 

[holly]

Yep all normal, mine hid for a week until it figured out where it wanted to place itself. Hasn't moved since.

 

[somethingfishy76]

It will move.... one day when you have set it all perfect the Nem will move... to exactly where you dont want him to be but... They always move eventually.

 

[holly]

It will move.... one day when you have set it all perfect the Nem will move... to exactly where you dont want him to be but... They always move eventually.

Fair enough - the clowns breed next to it so it's probably getting regular feedings :O hence why it stays (for now anyway).

 

[Agent M]

Interesting that comment that was made about putting it in the spot you want and feed it straight away to try to get it to stay there (not sure where the comment was made, but somewhere here on the forum), and now Holly pointing out that her clowns feed hers and it has stayed put. *files that piece of info away for a rainy day*

 

[newTOreef]

 

[chimaera]

I got a RBTA, so excited to get it into the tank, stayed in place for 2 days then hid for 14 months at the back of the tank.... Out of sight out of mind (although I remembered the $$ I paid for the bloody thing) about 6 months ago it climbed into my rocks again and now takes pride of palce extending high ontop of a rock outcrop. Good luck and hope it finds a mutually exceptable spot...

Hah your story came immediately to mind when I read this.

As I mentioned on FB, I think the change in lighting intensity has made it hide too. Those lights it came from were 1/3 the wattage of yours.

So give it time to acclimate and it will be good.

 

[Buddy]

Interesting that comment that was made about putting it in the spot you want and feed it straight away to try to get it to stay there (not sure where the comment was made, but somewhere here on the forum), and now Holly pointing out that her clowns feed hers and it has stayed put. *files that piece of info away for a rainy day*

I did this with my first bta and now my crispa and it has worked on both occasions.

 

[Agent M]

I did this with my first bta and now my crispa and it has worked on both occasions.

Hmm, I want to test this out. I'll be moving my BTAs into their new tank once I'm sure its stable so I will do this to each one of them and take photos of where they end up.