GTBA Health? - Petco Rescue

[Zaxh]

Hey, I just rescued a “rainbow anemone” from a petco store, and after bringing it to my LFS, we’ve identified it as a green bubble tip.

It’s been in my tank for about 3 days now, and it has moved to every nook and cranny of my tank. Just want a second opinion regarding the health status of this nem.

 

[Spare time]

That doesn't look like a bubble tip to me. Looks like a magnificent anemone

 

[Spare time]

Also the tank looks super cloudy, might want to work on that asap.

 

[Zaxh]

Also the tank looks super cloudy, might want to work on that asap.

That doesn't look like a bubble tip to me. Looks like a magnificent anemone

I do agree with you with the fact that it does look like a magnificent anemone. The only counter that I really have is that, when brought to my LFS, we could see slight bubbles in the tentacles that strongly resembled BTA.

yeah tank is cloudy, was cleaning the sand bed!

 

[Reefing102]

How’s the anemone doing?

 

[Zaxh]

How’s the anemone doing?

Nem is doing great. It spit out a lot of zoos but eventually it settled behind the tank, where we really couldn't see it, but a few days ago it did move to the back corner where we could see it. mouth is closed and the coloration has returned since I started dosing the tank with phytoplankton. I also feed it mysis twice a week. Let alone I also disputed the charge of the anemone, as they were selling it as a bubble tip from the pet store... Not to happy with their customer service as I called in and was actually cursed out by them. Avoid Petworld in Madison WI.

 

[Spare time]

Nem is doing great. It spit out a lot of zoos but eventually it settled behind the tank, where we really couldn't see it, but a few days ago it did move to the back corner where we could see it. mouth is closed and the coloration has returned since I started dosing the tank with phytoplankton. I also feed it mysis twice a week. Let alone I also disputed the charge of the anemone, as they were selling it as a bubble tip from the pet store... Not to happy with their customer service as I called in and was actually cursed out by them. Avoid Petworld in Madison WI.

These anemones are usually more expensive than bubbletips.

 

[Reefing102]

Glad it’s doing well! If it is a mag, which it does kind of appear as such, that’s a decent score provided they didn’t charge out the ying yang for a RBTA

 

[Zaxh]

Glad it’s doing well! If it is a mag, which it does kind of appear as such, that’s a decent score provided they didn’t charge out the ying yang for a RBTA

 

[James M]

That’s a bubble tip not a mag
Looks like your regular green bubble tip

 

[Zaxh]

That’s a bubble tip not a mag
Looks like you’re regular green bubble tip

You sure? I went to my LFS with the same pictures, and they were nearing close to a mag nem. They said that there’s a lot of tentacles and they are thinner. I do see some bulbs, but other than that hmmm…

 

[James M]

You sure? I went to my LFS with the same pictures, and they were nearing close to a mag nem. They said that there’s a lot of tentacles and they are thinner. I do see some bulbs, but other than that hmmm…

White striations around the mouth indicate its a bubble tip
Not all bubble tips will have bubbles

 

[Zaxh]

White striations around the mouth indicate its a bubble tip
Not all bubble tips will have bubbles

You may be right! Honestly haven’t been paying much attention to it.

 

[cdnco2004]

Looks pretty bleached for a GBTA.