LTA Appearance

[herefishy2]

Can an LTA have what appear to be bubble tips on its tentacles? Or is that feature found only on BTAs?
Thanks.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Don't want to say never, but I have never personally witnessed it -- have been keeping anemones (( LTA's included )) for the past 15+ years. I have seen some BTAs (( E. Quadricolors )) that have long tentacles and could be confused with an LTA if one didn't know better.

 

[herefishy2]

I ask because a friend gave me an LTA some time ago. It has never gone into the sand bed, likes the rock. (I am running a 150w MH over a 40 breeder with pc's.) This anemone will at times have bubble tips on many of its tentacles. Gets me to wondering. I am also almost positive my friend told me this nem was the product of his oringinal splitting...I don't believe LTA's split.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Would like a picture, but it sure sounds like an E. Quadricolor.

 

[Whip316]

my purple lta never bubbled, just curly tentacles. if it split then its a bta cause i dont think that lta's can split themselves. i could be wrong though.

 

[Toddrtrex]

....cause i dont think that lta's can split themselves. i could be wrong though.

You are correct -- there have been zero reports of an LTA (( M. doreensis )) splitting naturally.