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08/31/2016, 12:18 PM | #1 |
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Bta???
Hi everyone, can you guys tell me if this is a bta? And what kind is it? It looks like it to me but i dont dont what kind. Thanks...
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08/31/2016, 12:29 PM | #2 |
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Sure looks like a BTA to me. What kind? Past my level of scientific knowledge, sorry.
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08/31/2016, 12:48 PM | #3 |
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I got it for $20, i figure it was a ok deal, and looks healthy? I'm not sure if this is the color it suppose to be or it lost its color due to not adequate lighting at the store? I feed it some mysis this morning.
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08/31/2016, 03:46 PM | #4 |
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Looks like a BTA to me
It looks bleached judging from the picture posted. IF it's translucent or whitish it's bleached. You will need to feed it small amounts of mysis every two or three days and it should recover. Small amounts are a bunch the size of a #2 pencil eraser. There are lots of threads about bleached anemones in the Anemone and Clownfish forum here on RC Couple of questions How long has your tank been setup what are your tank parameters What lights do you have. I ask because your rock is white which usually means a newly setup tank. Lights are the single most important "food" source for anemones along with good water parameters. New tanks are usually hard to keep stable parameters so it's usually best to wait for a tank to be around 9 months old.
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08/31/2016, 03:51 PM | #5 |
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Looks like a bleached RBTA to me... (appears to be a tinge of pink hue from the pic?)
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08/31/2016, 06:04 PM | #6 |
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I see more of greenish hue, this tank is fairly new about 4 months only i move him to my 110g didnt want to risk it dying. And yes it seems to be more tranlusent.. Im hoping it will regain its healthy..got it from petco..yesterday
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09/01/2016, 04:22 PM | #7 |
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Thanks guys, this looks to be a green bta, i checked this afternoon and it is getting its' green color back, im thinking it is recovering.
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09/01/2016, 10:31 PM | #8 |
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Updated as of this evening, color is getting better. Now i know what a gbta looks like if it bleaches, i went to buy the other bta that had issues but it wasnt there anymore. Either it die or someone else bought it.
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