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09-10-2008, 07:11 PM
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I have had my GBTA for a little over two years now and it's doing great. I bought a 2nd one but it decided to move real close to my other one (tried moving it but it kept going back) and it died after about 2 weeks.
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One more fish should be ok?, right!!!  - Laurie
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09-10-2008, 07:32 PM
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My first one (RBTA) died within a week. Actually it migrated into my sump where I found it later all shrivelled up.
My next RBTA did great, I forget how many years I have had it, 3 or 4 years at least. The difference was the first BTA came from a store, the second BTA was a clone from SamW I believe. Get a clone from someone rather than one that has been collected from the wild, shipped etc. My BTA has now split into 5 parts, 4 of the BTA's are under T5 lighting doing great, the 5th BTA is under pc lighting doing great. IMO BTA's are easy to keep for any competent aquarist, other types of anemone I would stay away from unless I had specific expertise and a specialized setup for the anemone.
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120 gallon sps/anemones/LPS reef since 2004 Apex controller 8 x 54 watt T5 PowerModule Herbie's silent overflow system Jebao DC 12000 return pump Jecod CP-40 Cross-flow circulation device Mini Bubble King 180 Barr Aquatics calcium reactor Bucket fuge
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09-10-2008, 09:20 PM
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My anenome after 2 weeks shrunk up, bleached, lost all its tenatcles, and hid in a crack for 3 months. I thought it was a goner. Then one day it appeared, I "nursed" it back to health, and now several years later it has split many times and is in perfect health. I have no idea what happened or why, but all I know is anenomes are weird creatures and that they certianly can live a long time in a reef tank.
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09-10-2008, 10:01 PM
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A couple of comments on this from my experience and reading comments through the years. First, certain types of anemones are more likely than others to survive in captivity. To paraphrase another comment, there are three types of anemone- difficult, more difficult, and impossible.
In my own experience I have been able to keep BTA's healthy and growing once I had sufficient light (I have HO T5s). I currently have a GBTA and a RBTA that started as small bleached creatures and are now a good size with a good dark brown colour. With good stable, water quality, sufficient light, spot feeding and protection from powerheads anemones can live a long time. Captive bred anemones are easier to find nowadays and is a good place to start as suggested in an earlier comment.
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