FS/FT: Large RBTA for sale/trade

[yellojello]

I have a large RBTA for sale or trade for nice SPS. $100

I'm in North San Jose at 880/101 junction.

This is in my 120 gallon 4x2x2 tank for size reference. Under 250W 20k Radiums and Reefbrite LED.

When I first introduced the first couple of days. (Big one on the left) (2nd and 3rd photos)

It settled on the back wall, and fully extended. About 16-18" wide. (First photo)

Here's a video:
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[LuisDiego]

Rbta

Rbta

Still have the RBTA for sale?

 

[africangrey]

sorry if this is out of topic, but from what I see in the pictures you have one that is bubbling up nicely and anther is deflated, do you feed one and not the other.

I really like my RTBA bubble up regardless healthy or not, I guess I just like to see tons of nipples.

 

[Reefcrazy85]

If you were closer I'd be interested. Looks like a really nice anemone! GLWS

 

[yellojello]

Traded with local Reefer. Thanks for the interest!

@africangrey the other anemones are really smaller and not from same genetics as big one. I never feed them and they have always bubbled. The big one I added recently, and had slight bubble at first, then never bubbled. I wasn't feeding it either. However, the large one goes back at least seven years from many splits, from my friends tank, and then his brothers tank. I believe they did feed it shrimp quite often. Also, I think a lot of larger anemones seem to not bubble as much. Could be food, lighting, flow. Nothing has been proven yet.

 

[Julius Chen]

Yellowjello,

Finally this anemone moved to my 120G tank yesterday.

It has traveled 3~4 feet distance in last 16 hours. Now it is wedged between two tunze power heads (for nano tank, so not really powerful).

My question is what precaution I need to take to prevent it from damaging my zoas, softies and leather corals in the tank? I have no sps.

If I see it walking toward a coral, or its foot on top of coral, should I immediately grab and separate?

Tank also has a pair of clown fish and 3 tangs.

Thanks!

 

[yellojello]

Hey Julius, there is no sure way to have an anemone stay where you want it. But most likely will be a crevice that it's foot can fit in, and maybe even squeeze its foot to the other side if it's a crevice with a hole all the way through. Flow and lighting might play a role as well, but nothing has been proven. Sometimes too much light will make it retract and move away, or too little will be opposite.

In my first picture, where it settled last, it was between a large rock and the back glass. The other pictures was my first effort to keep it in front, I built a small rock pile to try to make a crevice. But ended up moving by unattaching and floating away.

The other smaller nems I have I bought with them on the same rock, and they have never moved, probably established a good foothold.

 

[yellojello]

Do you have a full tank shot?

I had a large carpet anemone almost the same size a long time ago. The foot planted on the bottom of a large rock, into the sand, and stuck a part of the foot onto the bottom glass underneath.

 

[sfsuphysics]

would love it if my RBTAs would get big, instead I get lots of them instead.

 

[Julius Chen]

photos

photos

Here are some photos, Yellowjello...

Somehow it was injured. Refer to last photo, the whitish tissue spots. My cleanershrimp was seen next to it to clean the injury site. I hope it will do OK.

It has been walking all over the left side of the tank. I decided to shut down one of the power head to reduce flow, so it can settle in a place to care for its injury.

 

[yellojello]

Looks like a good crevice there. But yea, it could be happy anywhere. I would say once it stays for a week or two is a good indicator. A few days still not sure.

Don't worry about injury, should recover. Once it settles, I think it may sprawl out its tentacles too.

 

[mrdss]

Is there an Anemone shortage in California ? $100.00 U.S. dollars for a rose bubble tip anemone ? Answer to question about deflation. Some times they bubble sometimes not. Not one can confirm why.

 

[mrdss]

lots

lots

would love it if my RBTAs would get big, instead I get lots of them instead.

Sudden water changes, salinity, heat etc. will cause splits every time or worse death.

 

[Julius Chen]

Price partially depends on size.

I also think cash price is sonewhat inflated by coral trading prices between hobbyists - a coral priced at $100 in a trade may not really garner $100 cash always.

I am new to the hobby, love to hear different views.

Is there an Anemone shortage in California ? $100.00 U.S. dollars for a rose bubble tip anemone ?

 

[Kremis]

id say for a 18 inch anemone 100$ is more than reasonable. I see 1-2 inch ones that go for 50$ on liveaquaria and at my lfs

 

[Chalu]

Julius, you are doing great if its walking laps inside the tank, mine has made two rounds to the sump already. you do want to make sure it doesnt turn to mush by getting sucked into powerheads or return pumps

the anemone likes very little flow near its feet but a lot near the tips and good light too.. until it finds a spot it likes it will wander around, crevices help. nothing you can do about it. even after it settles down for 2-3 years it can still wander if the water flow or lighting changes (re positioned power head, other corals growing and filling in etc)

 

[gablami]

id say for a 18 inch anemone 100$ is more than reasonable. I see 1-2 inch ones that go for 50$ on liveaquaria and at my lfs

Neptune's BTAs are up to $90 each, and they're nowhere near 18in. I just bought one and overnight it got sucked into my hydor nano

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[sfsuphysics]

put enough blue and violet LEDs over your anemones and you can (very dishonestly) call it a rainbow BTA anemone too! What's the rule for coral? 3 colors, none of which is brown, and it's a "rainbow" (insert coral name)??

 

[Chalu]

Mike Mike, my anemones feel hurt mostly thats true but i have seen enough nems to know that there are some eye popping ones that can dominate a tanks view

 

[yellojello]

Eventually, the "R" in RBTA WILL stand for Rainbow, not Red lol