ID & Health Appearance
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phender
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Wow! That is an interesting picture. Just looking at the tentacles, my first thought was green tipped H. crispa, but then I scrolled over to the base!. Unless the base is dyed or Photoshopped, the color rules out H. crispa.
It doesn't seem to be attached to anything, which is odd and not a good sign as far as health goes.
It could be either a BTA or H. magnifica. If it has vertical rows of spots just a little darker than the base on the column just under the tentacles, then it is magnifica. If there are no spots then it is likely a BTA (E. quadricolor).
From what I can see of the tentacles and the column, my best guess would be a BTA. In either case, it is a little bleached, a lot if its a BTA, a little if magnifica. In both cases I would be concerned if indeed it is not attached to anything.
It doesn't seem to be attached to anything, which is odd and not a good sign as far as health goes.
It could be either a BTA or H. magnifica. If it has vertical rows of spots just a little darker than the base on the column just under the tentacles, then it is magnifica. If there are no spots then it is likely a BTA (E. quadricolor).
From what I can see of the tentacles and the column, my best guess would be a BTA. In either case, it is a little bleached, a lot if its a BTA, a little if magnifica. In both cases I would be concerned if indeed it is not attached to anything.
DeepBlueSea
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Thanks for the response... The only reason it's not attached is because it was attached to two rocks in the back of the tank. When I asked to get some photos we removed the one rock and rotated the one that it was partially attached to.
It's at a LFS and has only been in thier tanks for a day. I have a deposit on it, but wasn't really sure of the ID.... Folks at the LFS had it as BTA while I'm thinking it's H.magnifica.
I'll go back and check if I can see if verticle rows of spots...
phender
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If the foot and the base were down in the rocks, its is likely a BTA.
A H. magnifica would usually have its foot exposed. In an LFS tank they are almost always attached to the side of the tank.
If you are thinking of putting a magnifica in a 20 gal nano that you started less than a month ago, that would be a very bad idea. Mag can grow very fast and are very picky about their conditions. They are an "expert only" anemone.
Even if it is a BTA, a month old tank is a little early to have an anemone in it. Patience grasshoppa.
A H. magnifica would usually have its foot exposed. In an LFS tank they are almost always attached to the side of the tank.
If you are thinking of putting a magnifica in a 20 gal nano that you started less than a month ago, that would be a very bad idea. Mag can grow very fast and are very picky about their conditions. They are an "expert only" anemone.
Even if it is a BTA, a month old tank is a little early to have an anemone in it. Patience grasshoppa.
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DeepBlueSea
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10107348#post10107348 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
If the foot and the base were down in the rocks, its is likely a BTA.
A H. magnifica would usually have its foot exposed. In an LFS tank they are almost always attached to the side of the tank.
If you are thinking of putting a magnifica in a 20 gal nano that you started less than a month ago, that would be a very bad idea. Mag can grow very fast and are very picky about their conditions. They are an "expert only" anemone.
Even if it is a BTA, a month old tank is a little early to have an anemone in it. Patience grasshoppa.
I agree it's to small of a tank for a Mag... And too young of a tank for any anem... Thanks for your comments.
