Jan
Well-known member
Hi Anthony,
What would you suggest to help a formerly red RBTA that is now a washed-out brick color? I'm assuming that this color shift means that it is not doing well. It also changes positions quite frequently. A few weeks ago I noticed that it no longer accepted food (it's tentacles aren't sticky and the food floats away). And a little before that, it was wandering around the tank for a week or two, after having been in one place for 3-4 months since I got it. The only real change before the wandering started was my switching to the 12K DE Reeflux bulb after having an old Phoenix 14K bulb in. That's when everything started to change, but I'm skeptical that a bulb change could have caused all of this. (?)
Tank is 30 gallons, plumbed to a larger system. RBTA is ~24" underneath the light. It has a clarkii clown living in it.
Sg is 1.024
KH is 8 dhk
Ca is 400
Nitrates are not detectable
Phosphate is .05
What would you suggest to help a formerly red RBTA that is now a washed-out brick color? I'm assuming that this color shift means that it is not doing well. It also changes positions quite frequently. A few weeks ago I noticed that it no longer accepted food (it's tentacles aren't sticky and the food floats away). And a little before that, it was wandering around the tank for a week or two, after having been in one place for 3-4 months since I got it. The only real change before the wandering started was my switching to the 12K DE Reeflux bulb after having an old Phoenix 14K bulb in. That's when everything started to change, but I'm skeptical that a bulb change could have caused all of this. (?)
Tank is 30 gallons, plumbed to a larger system. RBTA is ~24" underneath the light. It has a clarkii clown living in it.
Sg is 1.024
KH is 8 dhk
Ca is 400
Nitrates are not detectable
Phosphate is .05