BTA just closed up

[Montaquelaveist]

Good morning fellow reefers I have BTA question, I'm new to keeping BTA's and just recently mines closed completely up and it looks like it went behind the rock work the two clowns that were hosting it are still swimming around the area it was resting at. So my question to you guys is
1- is that normal he's been in the tank for about 3 and half weeks in the same spot and nothing has changed in the tank lighting is the same, flow is the same, thinly difference is my PO4 was a little high and i brought it back down but other than that no other changes
2- does that mean he's dying
3- will he come back up to the top of the rock work or will he remain down there
4- should i be concerned, i ask because i cannot take the landscape apart without damaging all my other corals as they have encrusted all around the rocks in that area
5- and lastly is there anything i can do to help him to come back up

 

[Ponyboy]

Leave it alone it will move to where it wants to be not where u want it at
The clowns will find it again
But
My clowns were to big for my bta and the damaged it what size is your and your clowns
If water is good it will be ok leave it don't try to catch it let nature takes its course

 

[Montaquelaveist]

mines is large when open its about 9" in diameter and the clowns are about 1 1/4' in size but its funny the darker one doesn't let the lighter one in lmao and okay i can still see it its just closed all the way up

 

[Ponyboy]

Also when was last time u feed it

 

[Montaquelaveist]

he hasn't been eating yet I've tried a few times he just lets it go i figured he was still adjusting to the tank

 

[Ponyboy]

He hasn't eaten in almost 4 weeks
Are the clowns feeding it
That's not a good sign

 

[Montaquelaveist]

they might been i just know when i feed directly he wasn't taking it but he didn't show any signs of distress he's been fully open since he perched on that rock and i do feed my tank a lot so there is always some kind of food in the tank wether its pellets, brine shrimp, krill or just coral foods

 

[Ponyboy]

Nothing to do but keep good water and wait
It he is floating ever and u can catch do it and take pictures if not just keep good water

 

[Montaquelaveist]

yeah he's just sitting on the rock he's not floating i may have a picture of when he was open i will put it up

 

[Montaquelaveist]

okay so i moved the rock that i could and found him he wasn't balled up it seems like he just dropped down because there was nothing under hit foot and i think the cleaner shrimp were bothering him from underneath so i lifted him back up and he was full opened and placed some rubble in the spot he was originally so that nothing can bother his foot lets see what happens now will attempt to feed him again tonite gonna ask the LFS what they were feeding him and get that my question is will the clowns attempt to take it out his tentacles

 

[ReefDiver]

Nems often move around, and open and close regularly. Its a problem if it gets sucked into a pump or if it starts to "melt" or the mouth gapes dramatically. Otherwise, I'd leave it alone and let it find its happy place.

 

[Montaquelaveist]

Nems often move around, and open and close regularly. Its a problem if it gets sucked into a pump or if it starts to "melt" or the mouth gapes dramatically. Otherwise, I'd leave it alone and let it find its happy place.

Funny you mention that i came home today and he was stuck on my MP40 luckily it was rev'd down really slow because the master pump overheated it didn't look too damaged no torn parts it was just closing all its tentacles, so i hope he recovers i placed him on the ground away from the pump the clowns are already trying to get him to open back up lets hope they can revive him he's a nice piece

 

[Montaquelaveist]

so my nem died think I'm gonna hold off on getting another one for a little while and the next one is gonna be a carpet I've heard they stay more on the ground and move around less

 

[Ponyboy]

My red carpet was a pain in the *** it moved every day from one side to the other then back and next day same thing
And they will make a mess of the rocks when moving

 

[Montaquelaveist]

so here is my problem mines was doing fine he was moving i guess to find another area of the tank but he got caught the MP40 what can i do to stop this thats why he died and i dont know what else to do