Will a rbta survive in my tank?

[tlhood]

+1

btas grow big, and fast. I had one the size of a baseball and within a couple months it was 7 inches across. I split the thing and it is still huge. It is barely small enough for my 30g - 14g is too small.

Also, as per the story about ripping it off and gluing it (which literally made my skin crawl), please please please make sure you do research about a certain piece of livestock before you buy it, not after. The last thing you want is 1) to waste your $$ because everything keeps dying 2) killing a bunch of animals because of owner carelessness.

[Coralgurl]

I would say the same thing everyone is telling you as well. I bought an RBTA quite small and until recently, it was over a foot wide expanded, its tentacles made the thing close to 2 feet. When it was in my smaller 55 gl tank I was asking how to get it to split as it was too big for that tank. It has finally split into 3 nems, I have one littler one, but the other two simply split in half, sit in the same spot and still expand to a foot wide plus tentacles. I also have a smaller RBTA that when I bought it was maybe 3-4". It is now 6" but its tentacles are shorter. This one also split, but I sold it. I've been lucky as none of these have moved in my tank.

I also think your tank is too young for a nem regardless of your parameters. I'd wait until at least 9-12 months before adding.

Finally, throw a picture of your tank up here. We like pictures!