New RBTA

[Jason7181]

Help New RBTA

I got a RBTA a little over a week ago and this is the second time it's got brown slime coming from its mouth and the mouth is wide open. What is wrong with it?

 

[xmetalfan99]

I got a RBTA a little over a week ago and this is the second time it's got brown slime coming from its mouth and the mouth is wide open. What is wrong with it?

Have you fed it? What are your tank parameters? What type of lighting do you have?

It could easily just be expelling waste or it could be expelling zooxanthellae algae.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Yeah that doesnt look so good...he seems to be retracting too...need to know more about your tank!

 

[Jason7181]

Salinity 1.025
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5
Ammonia 0
Calcium 440
PH 8.4

Cree LED lighting came with used tank.

Have not fed it at all. I offered it food and it would not take it.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Salinity 1.025
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5
Ammonia 0
Calcium 440
PH 8.4
Cree LED lighting came with used tank.

Have not fed it at all. I offered it food and it would not take it.

How old is your tank? What type of foods have you offered and how have you offered them?

 

[Jason7181]

Tank has been running since 9/2/10. Silversides, mysis, shrimp. Only twice since I've had it.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Tank has been running since 9/2/10. Silversides, mysis, shrimp. Only twice since I've had it.

Does it always ook the way it does in the photo or is it normally open and without a gaping mouth? A constent gaping mouth is not a good sign. Has it been roaming the tank?

 

[Jason7181]

No this is the way it looked before. It only moved once and then stayed there.

 

[xmetalfan99]

No this is the way it looked before. It only moved once and then stayed there.

Does it normally stay like that? If so, it is normal and odds are he was just expelling waste.

 

[Jason7181]

It is normally deflated and short tentacles. How can it expel waste when it doesn't eat?

 

[xmetalfan99]

It is normally deflated and short tentacles. How can it expel waste when it doesn't eat?

It could be catching food from the water column. If it is normally deflated, something is wrong. Is it attached to the rock well or just kinda barely on?

 

[Jason7181]

It's attached to a rock pretty good.

 

[xmetalfan99]

It's attached to a rock pretty good.

Hmmm... How did it look at the store? What fish do you have in your tank?

If he detaches and starts just floating around the tank I would remove it asap, that is a sign of the nem being close to gone. when nems die they can crash a tank easily.

Here is a great link: INTRODUCTION - karensroseanemones.net

 

[Jason7181]

It had bubbles and was in the corner of the tank on a tile. 2 clowns, tailspot blenny, sixline.

 

[xmetalfan99]

It had bubbles and was in the corner of the tank on a tile. 2 clowns, tailspot blenny, sixline.

Are the cowns hosting it at all? if so, what is the size ration between the clowns and nem? Sometimes clowns can love a nem to death if the nem is to small.

What is your dKH?

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Maybe it is still just trying to get adjusted to the tank and the light...hope it gets better for ya.

 

[Jason7181]

Clowns won't go near it at all. 12dKH

 

[xmetalfan99]

Clowns won't go near it at all. 12dKH

Your dKH is on the high side. Try to get it around 9-10. Nems can be weird and even slightly high or low levels can stress them out.