Multiple BTA/RBTA

[Oceanminded]

I put 55 lbs of live rock in my new tank this morning, and within a couple hours noticed tons of baby bubble tips poking out! I have counted at least 14 I can see ranging in size from 3 mm to a centimeter. Some are beige and some are beginning to have a slight pink tint to their "bubbles"...I googled baby bubble tips and majanos and I'm almost certain these are all bubble tips. I will post pictures when the water clears a bit more to confirm. What is the best way to care for them? Do I need to be concerned about there being so many? They are all on two of the live rocks.

[blanden.adam]

I'd be very skeptical of them being BTA's. Where did the live rock come from? We will need a good picture to be sure, but I'd be shocked if BTA's survived the curing process live rock goes through before being sold.

[Oceanminded]

Originally Posted by blanden.adam

I'd be very skeptical of them being BTA's. Where did the live rock come from? We will need a good picture to be sure, but I'd be shocked if BTA's survived the curing process live rock goes through before being sold.

Now I'm worried they might actually be majanos...they have clear tentacles, though, and not at all brightly colored. The bubbles are translucent and look like actual bubbles at the ends of the tentacles -- not the lightbulb look I've seen in pics of majanos. The LR came from the LFS, not sure where they get it from. They keep it in a huge 300 gal tank with lots of flow and light. Owner said the stuff I got has been in there a couple months...the rock didn't smell bad at all any many pieces have coralline on them. Lots of life already visible after just a couple hours -- pods, worms, these nems, and some things I have yet to ID. Here are some pics of a couple of the larger ones.

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[jjonesrjc]

Those are definitely bleached majano/apatasia. They are easier to kill/remove now before your start adding stuff to your tank. Best to follow one of the guides on here for total removal. I still have one or two show up in my tank annually.

[Griznock]

not like any bubble tip ive seen..

[RocketEngineer]

They are actually called Ball Tip anemones and are a common hitch hiker. I have some in my tank, mostly in out of the way areas. They can be a pest but if they become problematic you can kill them with kalk paste or injecting boiling water. I prefer to leave things alone unless they become a problem and these never really gave me much hassle.

[Oceanminded]

Originally Posted by jjonesrjc

Those are definitely bleached majano/apatasia. They are easier to kill/remove now before your start adding stuff to your tank. Best to follow one of the guides on here for total removal. I still have one or two show up in my tank annually.

They are actually called Ball Tip anemones and are a common hitch hiker. I have some in my tank, mostly in out of the way areas. They can be a pest but if they become problematic you can kill them with kalk paste or injecting boiling water. I prefer to leave things alone unless they become a problem and these never really gave me much hassle.

I guess I should just wait to see if they color up into majanos or turn out to be ball tip? Hmm what to do...I rather like them so far. Time to get my research on and decide what to do!

Edit: After further research on Ball Tip anemones I am almost 100% sure that is what these little dudes are. If they stay small they can hang out here, if they get to coral/fish-threatening size they gotta go. Thanks everyone!