New H. Mag

[knot-hard]

Wanted to share a few pics of my new H. Magnifica. I've been looking for a healthy specimen for a long time and couldn't pass this one up.

 

[CaliReefer12]

looks okay. Looks slightly bleaches at the tips and they typically like to be at a high point on a flat surface with good direct light and a good amount of flow but we'll see. keep us updated. How big is your tank, what lights do you run?

 

[knot-hard]

I originally had this one on the top of that rock mound, but it moved its foot into that cave and is extending its tentacles out from there. I got this one 5 days ago, it's in a 28x28 cube 16 inches under a radium 250.

 

[CaliReefer12]

well sounds like you have a good setup for it. Hope all goes well.

 

[Flighty]

Looks like it might be a tricolor BTA, not a magnifica. Those pictures can't completely id, but I would say 65% chance BTA.

 

[knot-hard]

I'm pretty sure it's a mag, what can I take pictures of for you to verify?

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14844828#post14844828 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flighty
Looks like it might be a tricolor BTA, not a magnifica. Those pictures can't completely id, but I would say 65% chance BTA.

I was thinking the same thing, looks very similar to an BTA that I used to have.

 

[Flighty]

If you wait a day or two, where the foot goes will tell us (with the exception of if it climbs the glass) A flash photo that shows darker purple spots on the foot would confirm Magnifica, but those are hard to see when the foot is a little wrinkly like that. Not finding the spots leans us towards bta, but isn't 100%, purple mags sometimes have really hard to spot spots. There is something about the foot texture and the tentacle shape that screams bta at me after looking at these a lot. Look in my gallery to see a very similar colored, large BTA at a fish store.

Edit, here is a flash pic of the LFS BTA

 

[knot-hard]

Thanks for the info, I'll have to check when I get home. Will the spots be pronounced like on a gigantea? or will they be just an off colored spot? Also would the spots be located lower on the foot or closer up toward the tentacles?

Thanks
Sean

 

[Flighty]

justlittle squares of a different color usually and more near the top. Not very pronounced. you can see some examples in my gallery.

 

[tufacody]

If those clowns were in there like stink on sh%!, I'd say magnifica. If only quasi-inetersted, BTA. I'ce never seen an occ that can resist a magnifica.

 

[Gig 'em]

that looks like a bta to me. A beautiful one though

 

[knot-hard]

You guys were right I think it's a bta. I saw a couple of its tentacles bubble this morning. Sigh... that's disappointing, I guess the search is still on.