I've read countless threads on here from over the years, and for some reason it seems as though none specifically hit on the problem I have. I am currently on my second RBTA in my tank. Its a 20 gallon waterbox, with a Reef AI Prime 16. That being said I know I have enough light, flow, and my water parameters are overall stable. The nitrate may be a little high, but that is easily solvable with a water change. I want to keep one of these nems for my pair of maroon clowns. The problem I keep running into is that the nem will find a spot it likes, and then slowly get worse. My male clown takes to it instantly and is trying to swim in it and have his fun. The first one died pretty quickly and the consensus I came to was that it was too small for my clowns. So i waited about 2 months until my local fish store sold me a very big one (6-8in). I was a little stressed with how much work it took them to get it out of their display tank. I brought it home and it quickly found a nice area to set up. Not before my female maroon pulled it off the rock along with a few tentacles. As of now, the foot and body look great, colors are still good. But the beautiful tentacles and bubbles it had in the store are gone. ( its about 4 days now). Anyone know what I can do to help? Besides the fact that it was $200 I hate that I keep struggling with these beautiful creatures. I used a net to cover it for the first couple days to prevent the clowns from bothering it too much which seemed to work. The first photo was the second day after the store. The 2nd photo was yesterday. Thanks so much for your expertise!
