RBTA Takes a Dump Video

[Snappy]

The background music makes it seem like such a classy event. I find that some of my fish eat the biproducts of my BTA, so rather than deprive them the meal perhaps I'll play some classical dinner music since it goes so well with the BTA waste removal process.
Bev you do make some interesting but very cool video's.

[Beverly]

Greg,

What kinds of fish do you have that eat anemone waste? Also, how often do you feed your fish?

[Snappy]

My tangs will eat anything and are always hungry, especially the hippo. They are equal opportunity fish and will eat other's waste as well, not just the BTA.

[EmilyB]

I didn't want to watch, but whoa....that is pretty freaking odd..

[AJ_77]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

I didn't want to watch, but whoa....that is pretty freaking odd..

agreed...

[Beverly]

Hmmm. What do you find so odd about the video?

[Beverly]

Have just been reading up on anemones at WetWebMedia....

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anempt2.htm

The removal of regurgitated food in mucus balls and bands through netting and siphoning must be a regular maintenance feature. Digestible foods are converted almost entirely into ammonia...to be removed by system filtration. Some filter-feeding anemones produce mucus nets, pass them up and over, trapping particles and ingest the whole mass. Mucus strands from locomotion and filter-feeding do not appear to be toxic.

Seems like anemone waste removal is a recommended practice. Who wudda thunk it?

[danny zubot]

Well, I'm sitting here thinking to myself that us reefers have hit an all time low with this thread.

Someone delete this thread fast, before anyone finds out that we're all looney!

[PhatSOB]

what kind of turbo? snail is that to the right of the RBTA in the video. I have 2 of them and have not seen a pic of them anywhere that I can find.

Great video by the way!!

[Beverly]

PhatSOB,

Geez, don't know what kind of snail it is. Some kind of turbo or astrea, but I can't remember now. Must be old age