I suspect that the
BTA was fairly mature when I bought it, but that the water parameters at the store were a bit off. I no longer buy from that store because I tested the
salinity of their water and it was pretty high and
Ca was all messed up. I suspect this was preventing the
BTA from showing off its true glory at the time of purchase.
That particular
LFS will remain nameless as I don't like using forums as a whacking stick.
By the way, I have listened to the anemone podcast now and there were several other indicators of poor condition that I now recognise as having been present. Once again I think that theres were as a result of poor water quality, rather than a bad
BTA specimen. All signs of poor health disappeared soon after introduction to my tank.
Thanks for the good quality advice you're putting out there for us Rob.
