Most tubers in nature do not sit on the bottom with the tentacles draped on the
substrate/bottom, is what I'm talking about. The tubers extend beyond the
substrate/bottom, some times by more than a foot. This allows their tentacles to feed
better. Tubers find this very difficult to do in a reef tank as they can not build a very
supportive tube that allows them to rise up off the bottom.


How the usually sit in nature

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"Ct Midnite" bmw.10.ctm@xoxy.(nospam)net wrote in message
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: Could you explain the bottom of the tank reference. I don't doubt
: you, it's just that I have kept mine buried in the sand for the last
: couple of years just because I thought that's what I should do.
: What's the problem with the bottom?
:
: Ct Midnite
:
: On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:58:57 -0500, "Boomer"
: wrote:
:
: I kept the same on for 15 years and it did not die of natural causes. As long as it is
fed
: correctly, not to much and not to little they will do fine. However, many have had
: problems keeping them . It is usually a food thing and not keeping them off the bottom
in
: a tank. I kept mine in artificial tubes which by far is the best way.
: