Show off your BTA's here "Past and present"

Im done messing with it. Ive plumbed and replumbed it 3 or 4 times already. Plus i can get the same or more flow from a vortech at a fraction of the watts.

Originally Posted by skinz78

Chris why don't you make a new way to hook up your closed loop again?

are you nuts?! that was a mess to set up and worse tearing down!!! No...I say NO ......please?????

Hey guys had the PBTA a week now and has settled in ok i think its stayed exactly where i put it and my maroon pair have hosted in it already. Just wondered if anyone knows how long it will take for it to inflate fully like the BTA in first pics on the thread as mine are still a little stringy. thanks guys

Cant really say. Some do and some dont. Just keep water quality good and feed it and hope for the best

My first RBTA both it in Feburary of 09

This was about a Month ago.... The Mutiplied by 5 I recenly sold 3 now the other too are on opposite sides of the tank.... You really Piss off your Clowns once you take away there home. It's like they lost there home under Forecloser....lol

Do the ones you have bubble out Frankie?

cool pics once again frankie! ... so you pissed off the clowns eh? are they still spawning on a regular basis now?

Originally Posted by chris&barb

Do the ones you have bubble out Frankie?

They do from time to time but recently they have not I have no clue why but they are growing and healthy....

Originally Posted by Barbara

cool pics once again frankie! ... so you pissed off the clowns eh? are they still spawning on a regular basis now?

I wish they are still juvies, so I have no clue when they will spawn hopefully in the next year or so....

Nice looking nems, and great growth for them too.

Originally Posted by Tank2379

They do from time to time but recently they have not I have no clue why but they are growing and healthy....

I have no idea why some bubble out and others dont either. It would be fun to find out why though.

Originally Posted by chris&barb

I have no idea why some bubble out and others dont either. It would be fun to find out why though.

I have no scientific proof - but I can share my experiences over the years.

The RBTA I have pictured on the 1st page was a small juvenile when I got it. It bubbled. As it matured it lost it's bubbles. So theory 1 us that they only bubble during adolesence.

However when that one split the clone did not bubble. So we may have to take it a step further and say that only truely young anemones bubble.

I've also had nems that bubbled until they went in to a tank with a lot of flow at which time they lost their bubbles. Which lends itself to the theory that they bubble for bouyancy.
The two I recently purchased are in different flows, the lower flow nem has more of a bubble to it's tenticles then the one in higher flow.

I personally believe that the amount of flow dictates whether or not they KEEP their bubbles. But once they are gone, they are gone for good. I also believe that once and anemone matures it no longer requires the aide the bubble provide in keeping the tenticles in the current to capture food.

Oh and here are my new ones:

interesting theories craig...and beautiful nems too...we've never owned one so I can't agree or disagree...skinz has several though...I think all of his have bubbles popping still...is that right skinz? what are your thoughts on this theory?

I agree with Craig, they seem to loose them in higher currents and as they get bigger. But if you make them mad they shrink up and have bubbles for a short term.

so do you make yours mad before taking pics of them?!

Originally Posted by cdangel0

I have no scientific proof - but I can share my experiences over the years.

The RBTA I have pictured on the 1st page was a small juvenile when I got it. It bubbled. As it matured it lost it's bubbles. So theory 1 us that they only bubble during adolesence.

However when that one split the clone did not bubble. So we may have to take it a step further and say that only truely young anemones bubble.

I've also had nems that bubbled until they went in to a tank with a lot of flow at which time they lost their bubbles. Which lends itself to the theory that they bubble for bouyancy.
The two I recently purchased are in different flows, the lower flow nem has more of a bubble to it's tenticles then the one in higher flow.

I personally believe that the amount of flow dictates whether or not they KEEP their bubbles. But once they are gone, they are gone for good. I also believe that once and anemone matures it no longer requires the aide the bubble provide in keeping the tenticles in the current to capture food.

interesting craig

So skinz you have a few right? have you ever moved them around just to see what happens?

Originally Posted by Barbara

so do you make yours mad before taking pics of them?!

No mostly they are still small. My big one is only like 5" but it is getting to the point when it is in higher flow the bubbles disappear.

Originally Posted by chris&barb

So skinz you have a few right? have you ever moved them around just to see what happens?

I have two now, I got rid of a few. No I don't move them because they always pick the biggest rock in the tank and set up shop. Plus my tank really doesn't allow me to move them, I have too many other corals.

Hey guys i have a pink bubble anemone, not sure if its also called a rose or if that somthing different, I have had it now about 5-6 weeks. Its settled feeding and my maroon clowns are happily hosting it and feeding it to. My question is about it bubbling up, although its deffinatley open more than in the shop its still new bubbled up like you see sum BTA in pictures etc. Does this come with time or will it never bubble or is my bta not happy. Thanks guys will attach some pictures later once the halide comes on as its only 9am here thanks