Okay, I got an LTA, need advice. ADDED PICTURE

[PHOTOG]

Well, I got a LTA and I have some questions.

I picked it up from a shop and after much reading I think it may be bleached, the base is pink, the tenticals are clear/opaque white and the tips are a dark purple.

---Is this sounding like an LTA or something else?

the anemone has been in the tank for a week and appears happy, I placed it in the tank and it immediately started moving and settled into a rock after 2 hours and hassnt moved since then.

It does have a feeding response and I have target fed it mysis shrimp and it eats it,

---I read that I should feed it silversides...how much and how often should I feed it?

---How can I help it comeback if it is indeed bleached?




p.s. the lighting is 250w 14k metal halide.

 

[davocean]

Can't ID w/out pic, and really need pic of base to be sure.
If it has attached and stayed that's a good sign.
Lighting is fine.
Best to leave it alone as much as poss, especially when new.
Mysis is fine, maybe try a half siverside once a week as well.
It will most likely recover from bleaching in time.

 

[PHOTOG]

Sorry, here is a pic of the anemone, bad resolution...took on a camera phone.

 

[davocean]

Wow, that's just a little baby!
It does look just like my LTA when I first got mine.
Very bleached, but if it has attached and eating will most likely recover.
My LTA is VERY sensitive compared to my sebae.
If I touch it while siphoning, or a snail falls on it it quickly shrinks up and try's to hide, so that is why I suggest letting it be as much as poss.

 

[PHOTOG]

do you have any pics of what a healthy one should look like?

I am hoping it will recover, we will see. how large do they get?

 

[davocean]

My LTA

My LTA

Here's mine, coming in at about 20"

 

[PHOTOG]

WOW! looks sweet!

 

[Big Brother]

is it just me or does that look like a condy?

am i crazy?

 

[Beng]

Definitely a Condy, I hope you didn't pay more then $8.00 for it.

Beng

 

[PHOTOG]

what is a condy?

 

[traveller7]

Condylactis species, likely an Atlantic specimen. They are not clown hosts, although some shrimp, crabs, and fish will naturally call them home. It should brown up a bit, but it is not uncommon for them to stay whitish under normal output flor lighting. Typically very inexpensive in the US and horribly shipped due to low cost/margin. Most are dead in a few months although they can live for many years.

Tomatos and Clarks clowns will frequently adopt them.

 

[TheMcs]

If you payed for a LTA then you got robbed. That is definitely a condy, going rate anywhere from $5-$18.

 

[PHOTOG]

No, I only payed $14 for it, didnt say what it was at the shop.