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My wife picked up an anemone this morning. It was sold to her as a bubble tip. What kind of anemone is it?
Anemone ID.
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I’ve never heard of a wild bubble tip.
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I was also leaning more towards a ritteri
Really, I've never heard of a tame one
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Haha that makes sense
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I really hope its not a magnifica.
My fave nem.
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I’ve just realized and heard that they’re really difficult to keep happy.
I guess that depends. If you get a good one, have decent water quality and light then they are just fine IME.
looks like a BTA, instead of Magnifica, but a clear picture of the mouth can differentiate the two species.
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@OrionN what do you think?
The tiny radial white line from the mouth is conclusive ID characteristic of BTA. You have a BTA
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Great! Thanks for everyones help!
BTA and Magnifica can look similar especially stressed. If the anemone is otherwise c/w either BTA or Magnifica, we can tell which one by looking at the mouth. BTA always have at least 1 white radial line from the mouth, while Magnifica never have one. Pictures below help to show this difference between the two species.
BTA
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Ritteri ( magnifica )
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BTA and Magnifica can look similar especially stressed. If the anemone is otherwise c/w either BTA or Magnifica, we can tell which one by looking at the mouth. BTA always have at least 1 white radial line from the mouth, while Magnifica never have one. Pictures below help to show this difference between the two species.
BTA
Magnifica
I do see at least one radial line.
