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11-06-2003, 08:27 AM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cory, Indiana
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bubble tip anemone question
will a bubble tip anemone release toxins into a tank if they have been injured (smashed tentacles)? i know they do if they die, but is there any other time they will?
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11-07-2003, 09:03 AM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cory, Indiana
Posts: 9
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can anyone help?
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11-07-2003, 09:28 AM
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Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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I have had a bubble get torn apart before...nothing happened to my tank..(it was a 20 gal), and I had the same bubble year later get mushed by a powerhead..nothing happened to my tank (75g). So, I think if it was to just get hurt, your tank should be fine. How big is your tank? What kind of filtration do you have on it?
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11-07-2003, 09:35 AM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cory, Indiana
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i have a 29g. it has 40lbs of live rock, a 4in sand bed, it has a red sea protein skimmer and a tetratec fitler. i'm asking because all my fish died within 3 days after the anemone was injured! |
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11-07-2003, 03:41 PM
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Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Hmm...since I have had my anenome get injured before, aswell as chopped up and scattered across my tank with no ill affects, I would wonder if it was the anenome. The only thing I could think of would be maybe something died somewhere causing a high ammonia spike. Did you test your water after the BTA got injured? Had you added anything prior to their deaths? Do you have corals? did they ever act unhappy?
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11-07-2003, 03:44 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Loganville Ga.
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I don't know forsure but:
anenome produce toxins to kill prey, If one got chopped up and a fish eat a piece that was floating by would that hurt the fish?
Maybe your problem...
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11-07-2003, 05:02 PM
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Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Hmm..I knew of anenome's stingy fish with their nematocyst(sp?) to catch and eat, but havn't heard of them releasing toxins. So, honestly don't know on that one.
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11-07-2003, 05:06 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Loganville Ga.
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Well thats what I had in mind when I said toxins, The stingy stuff!
If a fish were to eat a piece of a tentacle with stingy stuff on it would it die?
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11-07-2003, 05:20 PM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NJ, USA
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In my 125 gal reef, my bta "dissappeared" withot a trace". Aside from two very unhappy clowns, there were no ill effects to any of the other tank inhabitants (4 Chromis, 2 Tangs, 1 Wrasse, and 1 Rabbit).
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11-07-2003, 08:10 PM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cory, Indiana
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the only new addition was the bubble tip anemone, the bta got injured while i was placing him into my tank (the rocjk he was on slipped out of my hand while trying to place in tank). i did check the water and eveything was normal for my 29g tank. ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites are zero, temp is 78 and ph is 8.3. so like i said the only thing that changed was the anemone being added and getting injured. just so you know i have 130 watt pc lighting for the tank, my lfs (inland aquatics) said this would work great for what i want in my tank. the bta came from them also.
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11-07-2003, 11:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Midwest
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This has happened to me...
yes, if the anemone lost a piece of itself etc, in the injury it can ne poisionus to the tank. Especially a small tank.
I have had them for years but long ago in a 29 gallon my intake got the best of one of em and it died over a weekend when I was gone. All but one fish dead (and it wished it had). I did a 50% h2o change and started over with foam on the intake etc,.,,,
not sure if that helps but I have seen it happen.
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11-17-2003, 12:11 AM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
Posts: 25,156
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dead and dying anemones are NASTY
if turbos die thats REALLY NASTY
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11-17-2003, 02:34 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Santa Rosa,CA.95407
Posts: 53
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What does BTA mean?
Thanks
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11-17-2003, 12:21 PM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cory, Indiana
Posts: 9
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bta is short for bubble tip anemone. thanks for everyones help!
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