ID please

phurst

phurst

Richmond Reefer
Hey y'all, I'm hoping someone can help me out with an ID. I was looking for an anemone to go into a tank at my office. One of our local club members said his BTA had recently split, and I could have the clone if I wanted it. He dropped it off the other day, and it's definitely not a BTA. It's pretty, and I like it, and I'd be happy to have it in the tank at work, but the tank will be a single perc and an anemone, and not knowing what this anemone is, I'm not sure it's what I want to go with.

I'm thinking magnifica with the coloring and pinkish/red foot, but I could use some input from some nem enthusiasts.

Here are a couple of pics. They're a little blue, I apologize.

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Is it really sticky if you touch it? Have you tried to feed it? If it eats, thats good. Possiblity of being a Mag is there.
 
I have only had it for a couple of days, and have not tried to feed it yet. What's leading me away from it being a mag, is that it's definitely a clone, and the parent splits regularly despite only ever reaching maybe 7"-8". I'm at a loss.
 
I just don't think it is. I could be wrong, but it just doesn't look right. I've had several BTAs and seen countless more, and it just doesn't look right. Not to mention the fact that I have never seen a purple and green BTA. The parent nem looks just like this one all the time.
 
I'll try to get one when I get home tonight.

Is there some kind of defining characteristic of a BTA I can look for that will say yes, this is for sure a BTA, no other anemone has this feature?
 
phurst said:
I'll try to get one when I get home tonight.

Is there some kind of defining characteristic of a BTA I can look for that will say yes, this is for sure a BTA, no other anemone has this feature?
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BTA may have white lines radiating out from the mouth. Magnifica, when healthy, has a protruding mouth.
 
Not all anemones with white lines around the mouth are btas,I have a anemone that has them and I cannot find a id for it.
 
IDK about ID appearances but one excellent telltale difference is that H. Magnifica doesn't like having it's foot hidden but prefers to set on top of a rock, while E. Quadricolor likes to have it's foot hidden and will almost always attach in a hole, or under a rock then reach out towards the light with it's body and tentacles. Let it pick a spot and see where it ends up.

Also, I'm no expert on IDs, but I think the H. Mag tentacles are supposed to be evenly thick to a round/blunt tip and E. Quad tentacles will taper towards the tip, sometimes to a point but not always. Some of the tentacles in your pictures appear slightly tapered, giving me the impression it is a BTA.

Somewhere on this forum somebody posted a pic of a purple with green tip BTA. Maybe I can dig it up???
 
It will be a while yet before it makes the move to the work tank, so that test will have to wait :)

Thanks for the link to that pic.
 
Welcome. I hope it works out well for you. That's a pretty uncommon color variation and I would be very excited to own it if I were you. JMHO :)
 
I definitely am. I really want to let it loose in my home tank, but I know I'd never get it back out :)

In addition to trying to get a shot of the mouth tonight, i may put some sand and a small piece of LR in the container with it to observe it's behavior.
 
And just because I'm shamelessly proud of my DIY effort, here is it's intended home, provided it's not a Mag :)

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Ok, couple of more pics, hopefully these will wrap it up.

These are the best I could get of the mouth, and believe me, I tried. 60 some odd pictures, and this is the best of them :) I also appologize for the flash, but I wnated features to be clear, not colors to be pretty.

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And finaly, a closeup of the base.

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OK, well here's hoping it remains a cool color. The parent has been purple and green for a couple of years.
 
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