Does he look okay?

[BeccaB]

I got him today and I was just wondering how everyone thought he looked. He has not moved since I put him there is that normal? or is he stuck? Should I move him?
Do you think my clowns will like him?

 

[BigH55]

Is that a condy or LTA? Looks fine so far look for sliming or complete shrinkage as signs or problems.

 

[BeccaB]

I was told it is a bubble tip

 

[carraig]

It doesn't look like a bubble tip. Do you have a picture of it's foot?

 

[dalilgriffith]

Definitely not a BTA, looks like an LTA

 

[taylor t]

It just looks like it would being freshly introduced into a new tank. I'd guess it would be fine. If I was to guess, it looks like a BTA, but from your pics, hard to make a positive ID. If it lives in a brand new tank, it probably is a BTA, they're pretty hard to kill, although, people still manage to kill them.

It may or may not move on it's own. Just let it be. Your light looks a bit strong, so it may wander until it acclimates. I've had mine wander until they find the "sweet spot" of flow and light they like. Mine also have lost bubble tips in different systems. When mine have bubble tips, they wander. When they have no bubble tips, they usually stay put.

Your clowns may or may not host it. I'd guess they will, but you never know. I have a pair of onyx, host all day long in a sebae. Another pair of tomato's host in a couple BTA's. A pair of Occelaris(sp?) clowns refuse all anemones, and host in a toadstool leather and xenia. None of them are in the same tank. You never know what they'll do.

 

[dalilgriffith]

A lot of LFS get in anemones that are mismarked or mistaken, My friend got a 150 dollar RBTA for like 30. It was really large too. A bit stressed but no worse for wear. Good luck, looks healthy, whatever it is.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

It is a bta

 

[Lmecher]

I got a clone almost a year ago and it looked exactly like that. It took my clowns about 9 months to host, now they still switch back and forth between the bta and a large hairy muxhroom. You just have to be patient, maybe they will, maybe they won't. Good luck : )

 

[garygb]

It looks like a healthy BTA. Sometimes BTA's do have the thick tentacles like this one.