Bta just sits on sand???

slickace17 · 04/02/2016, 06:15 AM

I have a bright green BTA that I just got yesterday that I was told by my lfs store is healthy. When I introduced him to my tank he just lays in tge sand he looks healthy and everything I have an example picture of what he looks like. uploadfromtaptalk1459599234241.jpg he lays just like that.... What do you guys recommend? My other BTA is doing fine and healthy.... is this a certain type if bta?

JohnnyHildo · 04/02/2016, 08:22 AM

i'm sure like any coral it has an acclimation period where it'll appear less active. give it a few days to figure things out.

Nina51 · 04/02/2016, 09:28 AM

if yours is like the one in the picture, it looks more like a condy anemone. they bury their foot in the sand or in a rock crevice. they will also walk all over the place to find the spot they want to stay in. sometimes they stay, sometimes they walk around more.

slickace17 · 04/02/2016, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Nina51

if yours is like the one in the picture, it looks more like a condy anemone. they bury their foot in the sand or in a rock crevice. they will also walk all over the place to find the spot they want to stay in. sometimes they stay, sometimes they walk around more.

My lfs told me it was a bubble tip anemone and sure charged me the price of a bta I don't care for condys that much but it doesn't move or really that much here is a pic of himuploadfromtaptalk1459613679140.jpg

slickace17 · 04/02/2016, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHildo

i'm sure like any coral it has an acclimation period where it'll appear less active. give it a few days to figure things out.

I acclimated him for almost two hours and when I got him out of store he was laying like that too...his mouth is also open a lil too

brianr24 · 04/02/2016, 10:26 AM

I don't have any experience with anemones. Butt I'm pretty sure mouth open is bad thing. And just bye the position of it in the photo. Doesn't look good.maybe think about returning it to lfs especially if that's what it was doing when you bought it.

JohnnyHildo · 04/02/2016, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by slickace17

I acclimated him for almost two hours and when I got him out of store he was laying like that too...his mouth is also open a lil too

i have no doubts you took the correct steps to introduce the animal to your system. i guess should be more specific. what i really mean is getting past the shock of being bagged and transferred to a new home with slight changes in the water chemistry.
all of my corals look far better a week after being introduced than they do the hour after being dumped into the system.
basically, be patient

slickace17 · 04/02/2016, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHildo

i have no doubts you took the correct steps to introduce the animal to your system. i guess should be more specific. what i really mean is getting past the shock of being bagged and transferred to a new home with slight changes in the water chemistry.
all of my corals look far better a week after being introduced than they do the hour after being dumped into the system.
basically, be patient

Ok Ill try to be patient but my lfs store guy is an Asian nothing funny but he is kind of skittish on return policies that's why I was thinking about taking it back today but I will try to be patient I just don't want it to perish it is such a beautiful specimen

bmackcw · 04/02/2016, 12:13 PM

How old is your tank? Anemones don't like tanks under a year old.

I'm not highly experienced with them (I have 2 carpets, 3 flower and two RBAs), but yours looks like a long-tentacle, not bubble. Bubbles sell for 80-100. Long-tentacles about 40-60 bucks.

slickace17 · 04/02/2016, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bmackcw

How old is your tank? Anemones don't like tanks under a year old.

I'm not highly experienced with them (I have 2 carpets, 3 flower and two RBAs), but yours looks like a long-tentacle, not bubble. Bubbles sell for 80-100. Long-tentacles about 40-60 bucks.

My tank is right at about two years old

frey · 04/02/2016, 08:24 PM

best thing to do is leave it alone and it will move to where it wants to be. also from your picture I am about 99% sure its not a BTA. If the mouth is gaping open that's a bad thing. also when you moved it how was its foot? Things to look for when purchasing anenomies is that it is not bleached, its foot is not torn and its mouth is closed.

Dkuhlmann · 04/03/2016, 01:06 AM

Need some better pictures but I'm pretty sure that's an LTA not a BTA. LTA's live in the sand and BTA's live on the rocks, and there are some other differences as well. The color of the foot of that one appears to be an LTA need to see the mouth as well as better pictures of the tentacles. Do a close up if you can. I see your clown loves it

You also reinforced the reason that I don't recommend anything when someone says this is a picture of one just like mine but its not mine. A picture of the actual animal in questing is always needed. Thanks for posting yours, but just need some better pictures. This even though your anemone does appear to be the same as the first picture you provided and it's also an LTA.

slickace17 · 04/03/2016, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Need some better pictures but I'm pretty sure that's an LTA not a BTA. LTA's live in the sand and BTA's live on the rocks, and there are some other differences as well. The color of the foot of that one appears to be an LTA need to see the mouth as well as better pictures of the tentacles. Do a close up if you can. I see your clown loves it

You also reinforced the reason that I don't recommend anything when someone says this is a picture of one just like mine but its not mine. A picture of the actual animal in questing is always needed. Thanks for posting yours, but just need some better pictures. This even though your anemone does appear to be the same as the first picture you provided and it's also an LTA.

Ok Ill try to get some better pictures and it is starting to move a lil but it was only moving it seems to try and sting my frogspawn and his mouth is not gaping open its just slightly open... He is sticky though bc he was stuck to my frogspawn a little before I moved it and he is very responsive to touch here are more pics

slickace17 · 04/03/2016, 05:21 PM

here are some more pics

Dave0331 · 04/03/2016, 05:24 PM

that is definitely not a bta. that's a condy which costs like 10$ in my area. I have 6 rainbow anemones so I know what a bta looks like.

slickace17 · 04/03/2016, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Need some better pictures but I'm pretty sure that's an LTA not a BTA. LTA's live in the sand and BTA's live on the rocks, and there are some other differences as well. The color of the foot of that one appears to be an LTA need to see the mouth as well as better pictures of the tentacles. Do a close up if you can. I see your clown loves it

You also reinforced the reason that I don't recommend anything when someone says this is a picture of one just like mine but its not mine. A picture of the actual animal in questing is always needed. Thanks for posting yours, but just need some better pictures. This even though your anemone does appear to be the same as the first picture you provided and it's also an LTA.

Also I' had one this same color before and he had bubble tips but he wouldn't anchor himself down and floated around until he got chopped in my powerhead 😢 he was my favorite I want another like him....This was before I had my skimmer and had an eheim cannister filter ehhh...

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Originally Posted by frey

best thing to do is leave it alone and it will move to where it wants to be. also from your picture I am about 99% sure its not a BTA. If the mouth is gaping open that's a bad thing. also when you moved it how was its foot? Things to look for when purchasing anenomies is that it is not bleached, its foot is not torn and its mouth is closed.

slickace17 · 04/05/2016, 09:00 AM

Someone please reply I need some assistance on this I appreciate the replies that I have already received... I tried putting him erect in the substrate but he still fell over

Nina51 · 04/05/2016, 09:43 AM

the more you mess with it, the more you will tick it off. i still say it's a condy, not a bta. a condy will move all over until IT finds a place it likes. it won't care where YOU put it. if it doesn't like the location, it'll take a walk.

i don't know what you paid but i'm sure you probably paid too much if it was sold to you as a bta. you will either have to take it back if the lfs allows returns or you will just have to leave it alone till it finds where it wants to be. and that's no guarantee it'll stay in that spot forever.

Shawn O · 04/05/2016, 09:52 AM

Michael's and Walmart sell plastic canvas sheets.

You can wrap these around the sides of your powerheads and ziptie them together. This may keep your nem from getting chopped up.

bmackcw · 04/05/2016, 10:00 AM

You can try to cover him with sand which would hold him down for a bit. It worked once for me, but like others said, he will wander until he's happy.

slickace17 · 04/05/2016, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nina51

the more you mess with it, the more you will tick it off. i still say it's a condy, not a bta. a condy will move all over until IT finds a place it likes. it won't care where YOU put it. if it doesn't like the location, it'll take a walk.

i don't know what you paid but i'm sure you probably paid too much if it was sold to you as a bta. you will either have to take it back if the lfs allows returns or you will just have to leave it alone till it finds where it wants to be. and that's no guarantee it'll stay in that spot forever.

I paid 35 for him and I think it is a long tentacle an enemy I look up some that would be his color and saw some pictures just like it he doesn't move at all just lays around on the substrate.... The current moves him a little tho that's about it

slickace17 · 04/05/2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn O

Michael's and Walmart sell plastic canvas sheets.

You can wrap these around the sides of your powerheads and ziptie them together. This may keep your nem from getting chopped up.

I think I will try to leave him alone and see if he will move on his own like I said he is responsive to touch his mouth is slightly open a little bit but beside that he looks healthy besides not anchoring himself

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Originally Posted by bmackcw

You can try to cover him with sand which would hold him down for a bit. It worked once for me, but like others said, he will wander until he's happy.

Dkuhlmann · 04/06/2016, 02:20 AM

I'm still going with LTA and they need a deep sand bed to anchor their foot. Why don't you try pushing some sand deeper in one area and then hollow out a hole to put his foot in then push the sand back around the foot. This is best at the base of a rock.

g_langley · 04/06/2016, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by slickace17

Also I' had one this same color before and he had bubble tips but he wouldn't anchor himself down and floated around until he got chopped in my powerhead �� he was my favorite I want another like him....This was before I had my skimmer and had an eheim cannister filter ehhh...

Do you still have the other BTA attached to the rock in that pic? He looks like mine did before I realised I was frying him with my LED's. I'm not sure what lights you have and what percentage they are running at, but just saying.

joshbrookkate · 04/06/2016, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bmackcw

How old is your tank? Anemones don't like tanks under a year old.

I'm not highly experienced with them (I have 2 carpets, 3 flower and two RBAs), but yours looks like a long-tentacle, not bubble. Bubbles sell for 80-100. Long-tentacles about 40-60 bucks.

I agree with the ID. LTA, not bubble tip. I have found them much more challenging to keep happy in my tank.
If I were you, I'd return him now. Get something that will be easier to care for.

04/02/2016, 06:15 AM	#1
slickace17 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 94	Bta just sits on sand??? I have a bright green BTA that I just got yesterday that I was told by my lfs store is healthy. When I introduced him to my tank he just lays in tge sand he looks healthy and everything I have an example picture of what he looks like. uploadfromtaptalk1459599234241.jpg he lays just like that.... What do you guys recommend? My other BTA is doing fine and healthy.... is this a certain type if bta?

04/02/2016, 08:22 AM	#2
JohnnyHildo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 669	i'm sure like any coral it has an acclimation period where it'll appear less active. give it a few days to figure things out. __________________ 120G Standard - 40G Sump. Apex - DOS - ATI Current Tank Info: Acros - Zoas - Palys

04/02/2016, 09:28 AM	#3
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	if yours is like the one in the picture, it looks more like a condy anemone. they bury their foot in the sand or in a rock crevice. they will also walk all over the place to find the spot they want to stay in. sometimes they stay, sometimes they walk around more. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

04/03/2016, 01:06 AM	#12
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Need some better pictures but I'm pretty sure that's an LTA not a BTA. LTA's live in the sand and BTA's live on the rocks, and there are some other differences as well. The color of the foot of that one appears to be an LTA need to see the mouth as well as better pictures of the tentacles. Do a close up if you can. I see your clown loves it You also reinforced the reason that I don't recommend anything when someone says this is a picture of one just like mine but its not mine. A picture of the actual animal in questing is always needed. Thanks for posting yours, but just need some better pictures. This even though your anemone does appear to be the same as the first picture you provided and it's also an LTA. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

04/05/2016, 09:43 AM	#18
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	the more you mess with it, the more you will tick it off. i still say it's a condy, not a bta. a condy will move all over until IT finds a place it likes. it won't care where YOU put it. if it doesn't like the location, it'll take a walk. i don't know what you paid but i'm sure you probably paid too much if it was sold to you as a bta. you will either have to take it back if the lfs allows returns or you will just have to leave it alone till it finds where it wants to be. and that's no guarantee it'll stay in that spot forever. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

04/02/2016, 10:26 AM	#6
brianr24 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: P.A. Posts: 256	I don't have any experience with anemones. Butt I'm pretty sure mouth open is bad thing. And just bye the position of it in the photo. Doesn't look good.maybe think about returning it to lfs especially if that's what it was doing when you bought it.

04/02/2016, 12:13 PM	#9
bmackcw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 201	How old is your tank? Anemones don't like tanks under a year old. I'm not highly experienced with them (I have 2 carpets, 3 flower and two RBAs), but yours looks like a long-tentacle, not bubble. Bubbles sell for 80-100. Long-tentacles about 40-60 bucks.

04/02/2016, 08:24 PM	#11
frey Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Jersey Shore, Pa Posts: 92	best thing to do is leave it alone and it will move to where it wants to be. also from your picture I am about 99% sure its not a BTA. If the mouth is gaping open that's a bad thing. also when you moved it how was its foot? Things to look for when purchasing anenomies is that it is not bleached, its foot is not torn and its mouth is closed.

04/03/2016, 05:21 PM	#14
slickace17 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 94	here are some more pics

04/03/2016, 05:24 PM	#15
Dave0331 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilbraham ma Posts: 95	that is definitely not a bta. that's a condy which costs like 10$ in my area. I have 6 rainbow anemones so I know what a bta looks like.

04/05/2016, 09:00 AM	#17
slickace17 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 94	Someone please reply I need some assistance on this I appreciate the replies that I have already received... I tried putting him erect in the substrate but he still fell over

04/05/2016, 09:52 AM	#19
Shawn O Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts Posts: 1,474	Michael's and Walmart sell plastic canvas sheets. You can wrap these around the sides of your powerheads and ziptie them together. This may keep your nem from getting chopped up. __________________ "55gal glass box full of water, rocks and some not-so-amused little fishes" 2x Occellaris, 1 Pajama, 1 Neon Dottyback. Current Tank Info: 55gal tank, sumpless, ReefOctopus Classic 90, Twin bulb T5.

04/05/2016, 10:00 AM	#20
bmackcw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 201	You can try to cover him with sand which would hold him down for a bit. It worked once for me, but like others said, he will wander until he's happy.

04/06/2016, 02:20 AM	#23
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I'm still going with LTA and they need a deep sand bed to anchor their foot. Why don't you try pushing some sand deeper in one area and then hollow out a hole to put his foot in then push the sand back around the foot. This is best at the base of a rock. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300