first anemone, initial steps

[Fishmommy]

I had not planned on getting a nem yet, but here I am with one, a very small one.
It's late at night and I just acclimated it slowly and have it in a QT box in my tank for the night with some rubble - hoping it attaches to something I can move into the tank tomorrow.

I will cover my tunzes with pantyhose when I remove it from the QT box tomorrow. If it has not attached to a rock I will need to figure out how to weight it down so it doesn't fly around the tank.

Advice needed for a nem noob.

 

[das75]

only a rookie with these things but when I first got my BTAs then moved one that split, I just gently held it to the rocks where I wanted and they grabbed on probably within 15 seconds.

 

[Fishmommy]

that's good to know. Right now it is hanging on to a piece of egg crate (it was in someone's frag tank) but if it lets go and comes out from inside the grid then I'll have a shot at that.

 

[Reefahholic]

Give us some background info.

Tank
Setup date
Flow
Etc..

What kind of anemone is this?

 

[Fishmommy]

135 with 50 sump
Setup December last year
I have high flow areas and low flow areas in the tank, 2 Tunze 6095 (? can't recall but they are rated for this size tank)
Alk 8
Cal 420
Sal 35
Nitrate 0 (chaeto farm)
Phos ULR 3 - 10 (I change out GFO when it hits 10)

No fish but lots of SPS and LPS

What kind is the question. The guy I got it from didn't know, and it has been tiny sized for 2 years. It's dark red with neon green tips. It's the size of a half dollar and it's tentacles are pointed and about an inch long. I don't think it's a BTA. I plan to post pics for hope of identification tomorrow.

I just spied on it with a red flashlight and it seems to be moving onto a piece of rubble. tentacles are extended and seeking.

 

[Fishmommy]

oh yeah, and LED lighting GHL Mitras. I can get up to a couple hundred PAR at the sandbed if I need it. Right now I think they are set for around 100-150 at the sandbed.

And its a deep sand bed.

 

[Fishmommy]

is there anything that resembles a ritteri? cuz this looks like a baby ritteri.

 

[Reefahholic]

It's too small to be a mag.

Post pic and we'll ID

 

[Fishmommy]

oh good
I will today thank you!

 

[Reefahholic]

Ok...

 

[Fishmommy]

sorry for the blurry pic - I need to take some more once the lights come up

 

[Fishmommy]

ok, it has transferred from the egg crate to a rock.
here's a better pic

 

[Reefahholic]

Pretty sure it's a BTA.

Nice color too.

Second opinion guys??

 

[Fishmommy]

naw, we covered it in the other thread "ID Challenge"
consensus is majano. I'm going to put it to the test in a QT tank.

 

[Reefahholic]

Majano!?!?

Dang, looks like a bubble tip to me.

 

[Reefahholic]

Yeah...after looking at a lot of pics, I believe that's exactly right.

Sorry brother. Ditch that thing.