Got a Purple tip BTA

[gkimble]

I got a really nice purple tip BTA. It is beautifull, it is green and purple. I also have a pair of black and white clowns. They havn't hosted in it yet. Should I geive them more time? If not I might sell them and geta maroon clown. They seem to host realtively easily. The clowns are not full grown yet, so I don't know if that matters. I know this sounds kinda lame, But I am fascinated with clowns and anemones. I really want a clown and a anemone to pair up.

 

[savethereef]

just give them time to do it sometimes they will not pair up because the clown has another host sometimes a power head or some other coral.

 

[SuperNerd]

Got a pic of this purple tipped BTA?

 

[gkimble]

I will get one up. Do you think the chances are good they will host it over time?

 

[raoul]

What kind of black and white clowns are they?

 

[gkimble]

false perks

 

[raoul]

false percs have been known to host some strange things, so I'd say you have a shot Just give it some time. Some have suggested shining a flashlight over the nem at night, kind of spotlighting it, may be helpful.

So...when do we get to see a picture of your new nem?

I think most of us in this forum are fascinated by these things, you don't sound crazy to us

 

[gkimble]

I'll get it up tomm. Yeah I will give them a month

 

[gkimble]

Here are some pics of the BTA plus some others on my tank. I don't know if it is a PBTA anymore. It does have purple tips though....

 

[gkimble]

 

[SuperNerd]

Yeah mine have purple tips too. It looks like it needs food.

 

[gkimble]

The pics don't do its justice. This anemone is brightly colored. IT is so beautifull. Just hope my clowns will host in it..........

 

[Slakker]

It looks like a GBTA, and it's also looking a bit bleached.

 

[gkimble]

No it is the picture of the camera. The flash is on with teh lights on so it looks lighter than it really is. No it is not bleached at all.

 

[SuperNerd]

It doesn't look bleached to me either, but I think short, stubby tentacles are usually a sign of starvation.

 

[raoul]

Looks like it will do well for you Is it eating for you? If so, that's a good thing, and if the tentacle length isn't related to acclimation, but to hunger you should be fine.

Your pics include 2 fish, obviously one is a clown, but the other one looks like a wrasse, do you remember what kind it is? I've been looking onto filamented flasher wrasses and it looks similar so I'm curious Thanks!

 

[gkimble]

It's a carpenter wrasse. I love this fish because they can put in schools. Very peacefull fish, and they change colors as they age. Iwould highly recomend this fish.

 

[SuperNerd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9032518#post9032518 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gkimble
It's a carpenter wrasse. I love this fish because they can put in schools. Very peacefull fish, and they change colors as they age. Iwould highly recomend this fish.

I don't think they school. I think they form harems. I had a similar flasher that would bully dartfish and I think it would do the same with other fish that occupy similar niches.

They can jump very well and can pop out of the tank.
When I was acclimating mine it jumped well over 5 feet and bounced off my eye, in less than 3 inches of water. The next leap it took ended up right under my halides.

What do you mean they change colors as they age? I just thought they "changed colors" as part of their displays against other males.

 

[gkimble]

No as juvies they arelike a redish pink color. And as adults they change to a yellow.