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shadowz40
02-04-2009, 05:32 PM
I have two questions.
1- My Rbta is streching way out. He is streching over several surrounding rocks streching himself prety thin asI can see the rock through him. This is a new behavior for him, just wondering what he might be doing?

2- My Gbta has wandered to the back side of my rocks toward the top of the tank. He looks nice and healthy and has nice bubble tips, just wondering if he will ever wander back out into the light of day or should I aim a power head at him to get him to wander?

I have a 4 bulb T5 lighting on a 75 gallon tank. Thanks
NandKBlock
02-04-2009, 05:37 PM
Mine used to stretch out like that onto the top/side of the rock he was in. I attributed it to him increasing his surface area for photosynthesis of his zoox. Nothing to worry about though IMO.
spsick
02-04-2009, 05:40 PM
FWIW in the last two weeks I have been running 3 lamps instead of 5 on my 75 and the RBTA is stretching out way more...
Fett
02-04-2009, 06:10 PM
How old are the bulbs in your light mine were doing the same thing and I had some bulbs slowly losing intensity so I replaced them and he went back to normal almost right away I would say he is just trying to get more light
shadowz40
02-04-2009, 06:11 PM
How old are the bulbs in your light mine were doing the same thing and I had some bulbs slowly losing intensity so I replaced them and he went back to normal almost right away I would say he is just trying to get more light

should probably replace them
CMBECKER
02-04-2009, 06:15 PM
Leave the GBTA alone, he'll come back, no need to piss him off.
Fett
02-04-2009, 07:23 PM
should probably replace them

Yeah can't hurt anything