confused RBTA

Myka · #1 07-21-2009, 01:28 PM

Newly added nems often won't eat because they have been handled too much and have lost their sting/stickiness. You have to wait for that to come back. It usually takes mine about 3-5 days if I have handled it a bunch like when I moved, or when I have pried it off a rock. I don't think there is much you can do until it starts feeding. I think it's just stressed right now, and may or may not recover. What kind of lighting do you have? How close is it to the light?

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Originally Posted by walloutlet

A wise women once said, if its too big she'll just spit it out.

Oops that sounded all wrong, I was trying to compliment Myka as I have had draw upon her wisdom a couple times.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Ya, you got the jist of it, but that not quite what I said. Too funny.

fishoholic · #2 07-21-2009, 01:57 PM

I have 14k-250 watt phoenix MH bulbs. The tank is 3 feet deep and the rock it is on is about 1/2 way to a little more then half way up the tank. I think it was under T5's in the store. However I have had the rbta for 4 weeks and I haven't touched it since we put it in.

Here is a pic. of it this morning with the lights out, weird how much more open it is.

steveg · #3 07-21-2009, 02:03 PM

Hi there, I had a similar problem with a RBTA a few years ago, it turned out that I was having temperature problems during the midday with the halides on as the water temp was going above the 28c I thought I was running the tank at. I am not saying this is your problem but it might be worth monitoring the temp just to check. Good luck.

fishoholic · #4 07-21-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by steveg

Hi there, I had a similar problem with a RBTA a few years ago, it turned out that I was having temperature problems during the midday with the halides on as the water temp was going above the 28c I thought I was running the tank at. I am not saying this is your problem but it might be worth monitoring the temp just to check. Good luck.

Good idea but my tank stays between 78-80, so the temp doesn't change much.

my2rotties · #5 07-21-2009, 02:52 PM

How are your nitrates sitting now Laurie, I recall you could never seem to get them down.

fishoholic · #6 07-21-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by my2rotties

How are your nitrates sitting now Laurie, I recall you could never seem to get them down.

Not sure, I haven't checked in awhile. They always seem to be on the high side. My gbta is doing great it's just my rbta that likes to extend when the lights go out and shrink when the lights go on. Unfortunately he has it backwards.

I'm going to try to feed it later when the lights are out and see if that helps.