Itty Bitty RBTA care!

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  1. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Okay so a friend of mine now has 7 BTA's and threw me one for $15. He's tiny :D

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    I have a few questions about the care of this lil guy.

    I have a 24" t5HO with ATI bulbs
    -Corals are all doing lovely

    The foot is literally smaller than a dime.

    When it's this small, do I need to feed it, what and how often?

    I'm told theres no point in trying to put it somewhere, so I wont. ;D
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Give a week or so and you can try to feed it tiny tiny pieces of raw fish or sea food. It actually might help seeing as it's so small.

    Yes it will wander where it wants.

    The only issue I see is clown fish. If a clown fish wants to reside in it, the clown may very likely kill the anemone secondary to the anemones current size.
     
  4. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    My tank is currently free of all fish. :D I do have a Sexy Shrimp, which is kind of the reason I got it. What would you recommend I feed it? I'm like an hour from any "LFS", what can I pick up from giant Eagle or walmart that I can feed it?
     
  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Raw fish, scallops.. tiny pieces, available at most grocery stores.
     
  6. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Gosh darn-it. You're making me want one again.
     
  7. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    FWIW, I may have over done it, but i fed mine as much mysis as it could take after being in my tank for 2 weeks, and it went from the size of a quarter to twice that just from one feeding. I kid you not.