Really in a pinch. Darn BTA's. Help?
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EMUReef
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Some evidence to support my claim of some sort of BTA. This is in my opinion
Most BTA's ive see have some sort of texture, stripping actually on the tentacles themselves, As you can see in the picture above this post, the Nem to the right has them.
Here is a pic of a macro of a RBTA, and many other BTA's have the same texture in them
When googling Majano all the pics i saw never had that type of texture in the tentacles
Most BTA's ive see have some sort of texture, stripping actually on the tentacles themselves, As you can see in the picture above this post, the Nem to the right has them.
Here is a pic of a macro of a RBTA, and many other BTA's have the same texture in them
When googling Majano all the pics i saw never had that type of texture in the tentacles
OrionN
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These are BTA.here's the same type of "BTA" or whatever. In my 20T from about 4 months ago.
You can take the rock out and carefully remove these anemones one at a time and sell them to LFS.They are not pest anemones.
If you don't want to do this and just want to kill them then inject Kalk paste into them. This will do them in.
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here's the same type of "BTA" or whatever. In my 20T from about 4 months ago.
QUOTE:And if you really want to find your answer, put a clownfish in your tank that naturally hosts E. Quadricolor and see if it even goes to your smaller anemones. If it does, then they are BTAs, if it just stays with your RBTA, most likely you have Majanos.
Thanks for posting emureef. Mojano man here is your proof. A clownfish that accepted them as a host.
TDesaulniers
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Thank you for the pictures EMU. The latter pictures definitely are BTAs. The first picture you posted did resemble a Majano though. It's almost as if you chose that picture on purpose to spark a debate 
Cheers
Cheers
EMUReef
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Thank you for the pictures EMU. The latter pictures definitely are BTAs. The first picture you posted did resemble a Majano though. It's almost as if you chose that picture on purpose to spark a debate
Cheers
No i choose that picture because its a recent picture from my tank, the picture i posted a few posts up are from my 20g from months ago. Same BTA's though just broke down the tank and upgraded and a few were still on the rocks that i didn't sell off.
2Addicted, name calling is uncalled for. Next time you will be reported.
EMUReef
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No, just trying to promote the respectful environment that his board represents. Other forums may allow disrespect and name calling, but RC does not.
Slickcg33
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I was originally on the majano side of things, but recent pic evidence has evicted that idea. Surgar mag I know you were too which leads me to believe that you got your feelings hurt over being wrong when you were so sure they were. This is the only explanation in my mind why you made an accusation/THREAT stating that he is being disrespect by name calling. The fact that you even think his playful title that he gave out of majanoman is disrespectful on an anemone forum, well thats just ludicrous. To further back that up, the person who he was referring to as that name didnt even hesitate to think it was disrespectful, as evident of his post right after....
"Thank you for the pictures EMU. The latter pictures definitely are BTAs. The first picture you posted did resemble a Majano though. It's almost as if you chose that picture on purpose to spark a debate
Cheers
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jasonrp104
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Were the BTA's in the pic with the clown from the same batch of "minis"? I've never heard of a bta consistently splitting at such a small size.
OrionN
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I agree. At the very least should have send it PM instead of heavy handed this way.
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"Were the BTA's in the pic with the clown from the same batch of "minis"? I've never heard of a bta consistently splitting at such a small size.
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They are generically referred to as colonizing btas, just a different strand. they dont grow to large and split creating large numbers. I dont think I've seen them as small as 2 inches either. Neat to see something new.
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They are generically referred to as colonizing btas, just a different strand. they dont grow to large and split creating large numbers. I dont think I've seen them as small as 2 inches either. Neat to see something new.
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EMUReef
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Even though it was stated already, yes The BTA's in the first Pic are the same as the BTA's in the pic with the clown.
The interesting thing is what i said must have struck a nerve because i got a warning form the RC mods.. Its almost child like that it had to come to that where, a person got upset over a playful name, i ask if this person is sensitive because of the retort and i get a lovely message solidify my statement that someone just happened to be embarrased that they were wrong and since they have the power i get a warning. Wonderful.
I like this one thanks for some more support!
Well keep in mind, it's our job to perceive whether or not it's an insult, or that we think it will lead to name calling. Maybe a playful name to some, just another reason to start an argument for others.
As for sending a pm, a public warning generally gets more results. I have unread pm's from 2007.
As for sending a pm, a public warning generally gets more results. I have unread pm's from 2007.
SIR PATRICK
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EMU-
That is definitly a mini bubble tip.
There is alot of mis-info going around....mostly the lies agreed upon these days....consider your sources. You were right to begin with...
this thread seems to have gotten off topic....so far i cant recall what the topic was, lol!!
its about moving or killing them safely, correct?? Maybe this thread should have been warned to stay on topic, instead of warning the off topic nonsence? Wouldnt have gotten this far if never gotten off topic I would think....but seems to be topic now, huh???
I like the ice cube idea....a few pages ago. killing them off one or two at a time would be a good idea, as long as its not too many at a time. From what I recall- you have a gret skimmer and tank husbandry- you will be fine killing a few off at a time, just take it slow- if the non leathal methods dont work for you.
That is definitly a mini bubble tip.
There is alot of mis-info going around....mostly the lies agreed upon these days....consider your sources. You were right to begin with...
this thread seems to have gotten off topic....so far i cant recall what the topic was, lol!!
its about moving or killing them safely, correct?? Maybe this thread should have been warned to stay on topic, instead of warning the off topic nonsence? Wouldnt have gotten this far if never gotten off topic I would think....but seems to be topic now, huh???
I like the ice cube idea....a few pages ago. killing them off one or two at a time would be a good idea, as long as its not too many at a time. From what I recall- you have a gret skimmer and tank husbandry- you will be fine killing a few off at a time, just take it slow- if the non leathal methods dont work for you.
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jasonrp104
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Simple misuderstanding: Since you said "type" I assumed you meant that you thought it was the same species. I missed the post where you said they were the same. Your limited social skills and lack of patience are part of the reason that this thread has gone south.
You've allready said that you know what you are talking about so you should also know that an ice cube or a powerhead should make them let go. Since you know what you are talking about I don't need to tell you that hitting them with kalk will probably cause a few problems given how big they are.
Sorry to say, but that picture is indeed of one of the small pest types that are commonly called Majano's. Yes, some do also like to call them mini BTA's, but that they are not mini Entacmaea quadricolor.
Sadly many dealer's (as well as hobbyists) aren't so good on ID, or even knowingly mislabel things to make a sale. Heck, you can still find stores that sell Aiptaisa covered rock as if it's a good thing to have in your reef tank.
As for reproduction, they split like E. quadricolor, as well as quite a number of anemone species.
You just described dozens, if not a few hundred species of anemone from both the Atlantic and Pacific
The size these things grow to is very telling that they are not E. quadricolor (the species commonly refereed to as BTA)A clownfish accepting something as a host in an aquarium is not proof of host species. We've all seen various species of clowns accept various corals as hosts, ranging from Hammer Corals to Leather Corals. Also members of the Clarkii complex, of which EMUreef's clown is, are notorious for accepting a wide variety of non "host" anemones as hosts, including Atlantic species.
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I am aware of that, but if you read the post I was directing that towards you will understand why I posted that. There was a guy that said "get a clownfish that is naturally hosted by E. Quadricolor and if it accepts them as a host then they are bta, if it doesnt then they are mojano". So i told him that was not a way of i.d.'ing an anemone. He really believed that these anemones were mojano, just like you do. Once emur gave him the proof he wanted i simply said "Here is your proof". He apologized and went on with his life. Try to read the whole thread.
I also understand that I described a few anemones in that description but we have it narrowed down to bubble tip and mojano. We are not trying to Id all of those other species so I dont see how your comment was relevant. The first picture fits the description of a bta IMO. Then wen emur posted the second picture of the SAME strain of anemones it just sealed the ID. The second picture he posted are clearly bta without a doubt.
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