I got my first rbta about 10 days ago from a local reefer.
acclimated: drip 2 hrs > float temp > light
Everything has been daily normal. Moved to under a ledge. Inflated/deflated a lot. Extends to the light during most days. Hid whenever feeding the tank for about a week.
the past 3 days have been looking much better. More open (can actually see the mouth some). Positive feeding response. And even moving its foot closer to the edge of the shelf, so it doesn’t have to stretch as far for light.
All that being said, I’m having 2 problems. I’m worried that it’s infected and may be bleaching. In the picture, you can see there is a darker brown area around where the oral disk and tentacles meet. It’s not everywhere, just there. Seems like the tentacles are dying where they meet the base at those points. As for the bleaching, not sure if it is just new growth that doesn’t have zoos yet, or if it’s bleaching starting at the edges. It’s a mature tank, but I’ve been going through a low nutrient issue due to rearranging the rock scale, and getting algae infestation.
acclimated: drip 2 hrs > float temp > light
Everything has been daily normal. Moved to under a ledge. Inflated/deflated a lot. Extends to the light during most days. Hid whenever feeding the tank for about a week.
the past 3 days have been looking much better. More open (can actually see the mouth some). Positive feeding response. And even moving its foot closer to the edge of the shelf, so it doesn’t have to stretch as far for light.
All that being said, I’m having 2 problems. I’m worried that it’s infected and may be bleaching. In the picture, you can see there is a darker brown area around where the oral disk and tentacles meet. It’s not everywhere, just there. Seems like the tentacles are dying where they meet the base at those points. As for the bleaching, not sure if it is just new growth that doesn’t have zoos yet, or if it’s bleaching starting at the edges. It’s a mature tank, but I’ve been going through a low nutrient issue due to rearranging the rock scale, and getting algae infestation.