Baby BTA care

[Brandy Hiller]

Found these little gems on a zoa rock I purchased. First of all, they are baby BTA yes? And how does one care for the babies? I just purchased a rose BT and the zoanthid rock yesterday and noticed the babies today.... The tentacles are sticky and they ate shrimp without problems

 

[domination2580]

These sure do look like baby nems! Congrats on the find! Pristine water conditions, feeding maybe 2 times a week. Good lighting. Just remember nems will move on their own in order to find the perfect spot for it.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

I would pull the rock out of the water hold upside down and make the nems detach so the don't kill your zoas. The place in a breeder box so you can watch and feed them.

 

[reef lover]

Id watch them could be majano...

 

[Brandy Hiller]

I think they like that spot they haven't moved. I'll get a breeder box for them

 

[Salty1962]

Id watch them could be majano...

+1, RBTA splits tend to stay close to the parent for some time. Are they the same color as the parent?

 

[Brandy Hiller]

Honestly how do we tell majano from BTA???

 

[Brandy Hiller]

+1, RBTA splits tend to stay close to the parent for some time. Are they the same color as the parent?

Yes same color. One is a bit darker purple

 

[JaimeAdams]

Id watch them could be majano...

That's what I was thinking.
They look rather small for BTA splits, but it is possible. The shape of the bulbed tip to me looks a bit suspect, but that does vary. It is possible that they are micro splits of the BTA, but I would certainly be very careful.

 

[Brandy Hiller]

Thanks I'll keep an eye on them ;Bored

 

[reef lover]

Hard to tell the difference between the two as majanos are technically quadricolors as well. They just stay small and are prolific.which sucks because they are kinda pretty.

 

[Tahoe61]

Majano camp. :-(

 

[Brandy Hiller]

Crap

 

[burden2626]

majano look like this look cool but id get rid of them

 

[burden2626]