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Evidence of flow

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melev
, 05-08-2011 at 06:13 PM (2652 Views)
The BTA in my tank is devouring the cleaner shrimp currently. I'm not sure how this happened, but my guess is that the clownfish were defending their eggs and scared the shrimp right into the tentacles. No idea, since they were leaving together closely for months.

As I was watching the shrimp vanish, I noticed the tentacles were moving every direction which is pretty good evidence of random or chaotic flow.

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  1. Midnight's Avatar
    Marc, are you sure this is not just a molt? I have seen my in the anemone lots of time including stealing food. I was not aware shrimps could be stung. Of course those BTA tentacles are scary long, how did that happen?
  2. Robb in Austin's Avatar
    Midnight brings up a good point. My Trachyphyllia used to eat my cleaner's molts. Not so much since the LPS died.

    Love the movement.
  3. maroun.c's Avatar
    Wow thats a nice redundant and multidirectional flow.
    what mode do you have the Vortechs on?
  4. melev's Avatar
    No, it's not a molt. If it was, I'd still have a shrimp running around my rockwork. I think the shrimp got too darn close to the clownfish eggs, and the parents reacted. They are a little too hostile for my liking, and may not stay in my tank much longer. I don't like aggressive fish.

    The Vortechs are in Reefcrest mode and are running at 50-60% power.
  5. aacm's Avatar
    Too bad, they are beautiful fish.