Please help with my BTA

Kodski

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Jan 28, 2020
Messages
1,155
Reaction score
1,119
What state or country do you live in
Wisconsin
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello everyone,
I've had my BTA for a quite a while now and it was doing great for the first 3 months I had it. Great color, size, and length of tentacles. One day he decided to move from his spot in my tank and ever since he has been quite a bit smaller and not willing to open. Pictured is the most he will open now. Most of the time he is closed up and if he does open his tentacles are just little nubs. I really love my BTA but I have no idea what to do. I've tried moving him and he refuses. What can I do?

Resized_20200310_202721.jpeg
 
Try to get some food to it, I've found that helps them recover. Usually they'll find a spot that will suit them, but some nems are dumber than a couch and will go somewhere bad for them and slowly waste away.
 
You could attempt moving it to a better spot if you can do so without damaging the foot.
 
You could attempt moving it to a better spot if you can do so without damaging the foot.
Unfortunately it's wedged into a crack in the rock. I've tried a few times and I fear that I'm going to tear the foot.
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 10 23.8%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 3 7.1%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 5 11.9%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 4 9.5%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 8 19.0%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 11 26.2%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 2.4%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new