My RBTA has shrank big time!...

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  1. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Lights are out on my DT, but the family room light is on, and I just looked in my DT, and th RBTA that was about 6x9x3inches a few hours ago,
    has deflated and shrank to a small 1.5 inches! The balls on the tentacles are deflated too.

    I'm not panicking though, everhthing else seems just fine,
    AND it's done this before once or twice also.

    But the Clarkii he hosts is freaking out about it some.

    So then my Clarkii starts to bully my Oc. clown- much smaller-
    and my Coral Beauty Angel actually stepped in and was fending off the Clarkii!!

    I couldn't believe my eyes. The Clarkii was not injuring the Oc. at all, and does it often enough. I've never seen the CBA do that to the Clarkii before.

    The family rooms lights will be off soon, and the cleaner shrimp and all the other snails and hermits, urchin will be cruising soon enough, and all will be quiet on 'Todd's Reef'

    Just thought I'd share
     
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  3. diverdan

    diverdan Bangghai Cardinal

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    That's interesting that you CBA would do that. It's amazing what our creatures will do. Thanks for sharing Todd.
     
  4. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    It's pretty cool to see something like that. I once had a Domino Damsel that would go on a rage and try bullying everything. When he started, my CBA would chase him under a rock and wouldn't let him out for a while. lol

    As for your nem, that's normal. Freaked me out the first time I saw my first nem shrink to less than 1/4 it's normal size.
     
  5. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Thanks for the replies.

    And as I suspected- the RBTA has expanded again, and the lights are still off this early.

    I wish it would split already!