BTAs with much thinner than typical tentacles?

BTAs with much thinner than typical tentacles?

  • Not a BTA

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Normal BTA that is sick or stressed and will have normal tentacles once it is healthy.

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • BTA from sexual reproduction rather than a split and will look normal when full grown.

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • BTA variant that will keep the thin tentacles even when full grown and healthy.

    Votes: 2 28.6%
  • I don't know but I like to vote in polls

    Votes: 2 28.6%

  • Total voters
    7

Flighty

Premium Member
Last night I picked up a tiny BTA with odd characteristics. It has very thin tentacles. They are thinner than a typical round toothpick rather than the thickness you normally see similar to that of airline tubing. Maybe 1/6 inch vs 1/4 inch diameter I would expect. The tentacles did show a bit of bubbling when I saw it in the store.

I picked it up despite it being bleached and tiny. It did have a strong immediate feeding response, so I think it can be brought back to health

So I figured these are the possibilities

Not a BTA
Just a normal sick BTA
BTA that is little because it was sexually produced
BTA variant that will keep the thin tentacles

What do you all think?

These pics are of it in a normal 1" PVC elbow. It parked itself upside down, but it has only been in the tank for 12 hours or so. Hope you can see the pics. Click them for larger versions and zoominyness.

foot
<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/FlightyMail/NewTinyAnemone/photo#5028108024274737666"><img src="http://lh6.google.com/image/FlightyMail/Rcdtm6cv2gI/AAAAAAAACZg/sYLuVickHHE/s288/DSC04945.JPG"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:66%; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/FlightyMail/NewTinyAnemone">new tiny anemone</a></td></tr></table>

tentacles
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A normal sick RBTA in the same tank being brought back to health. First signs of regaining color this week, yay!
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