Majano or bta ??

reeferguy3303 · Apr 28, 2023

Looking for an ID

bradleym · Apr 28, 2023

I've seen a LOT of different majanos, and I've never seen one like that. My vote is BTA, all the way. And if it turns out it's a majano I'd be in the market to buy several, lol.

bradleym · Apr 28, 2023

One other possibility, due to the size and color, is Cribrinopsis Crassa. Maybe look that up and compare.

Anemone_Fanatic · Apr 28, 2023

I'm going to say BTA as well.

redfishbluefish · Apr 28, 2023

bradleym said:
One other possibility, due to the size and color, is Cribrinopsis Crassa. Maybe look that up and compare.

My first thought as well when I saw the title and the little green guy. First, there are thousands of different anemones, so I'm not really sure. The second consideration is it's size; Cribrinopsis Crassa never get big, and that one looks on the larger size. These little green anemones were the craze in our local club maybe 15-20 years ago and sold as GBTA's. I purchased one and before I knew it, I had over 50. They never got big, and would split like rabbits on steroids. I eventually found out they were Cribrinopsis crassa, a small anemone from the Mediterranean that looked like a small GBTA. Ended up cleaning them all out. My recommendation is to keep an eye on your guy and if it starts to split, and split, and split, it's time to get rid of it. Otherwise, enjoy.

Borat · Apr 28, 2023

It looks like GBTA, I own one (just sold this smaller sibling in the picture).. Mine never split - and grew to a large size

bradleym · Apr 28, 2023

redfishbluefish said:
My first thought as well when I saw the title and the little green guy. First, there are thousands of different anemones, so I'm not really sure. The second consideration is it's size; Cribrinopsis Crassa never get big, and that one looks on the larger size. These little green anemones were the craze in our local club maybe 15-20 years ago and sold as GBTA's. I purchased one and before I knew it, I had over 50. They never got big, and would split like rabbits on steroids. I eventually found out they were Cribrinopsis crassa, a small anemone from the Mediterranean that looked like a small GBTA. Ended up cleaning them all out. My recommendation is to keep an eye on your guy and if it starts to split, and split, and split, it's time to get rid of it. Otherwise, enjoy.

I've been searching for these "Crassa" anemones in the US for years! Here's hoping somebody like you still has some.

Cell · Apr 28, 2023

I'm not certain that's a BTA. It seems very flat and spread out.

@Eagle_Steve might know for sure

reeferguy3303 · Apr 28, 2023

The coloration on the oral disk is different, Never seen that color on a BTA before.

Borat · Apr 28, 2023

reeferguy3303 said:
The coloration on the oral disk is different, Never seen that color on a BTA before.

BTAs only shine in very established tanks.. in a less established tank they would appear quite dull..

reeferguy3303 · Apr 28, 2023

Borat said:
BTAs only shine in very established tanks.. in a less established tank they would appear quite dull..

Yup been keeping BTAs for over 4 years

Borat · Apr 28, 2023

reeferguy3303 said:
Yup been keeping BTAs for over 4 years

Just trying to say, this BTA looks dull - but the tank is very immature.. so nothing unexpected.

reeferguy3303 · Apr 28, 2023

Borat said:
Just trying to say, this BTA looks dull - but the tank is very immature.. so nothing unexpected.

The tank is 3+ years old so not sure how it’s a very immature tank.

Borat · Apr 28, 2023

reeferguy3303 said:
The tank is 3+ years old so not sure how it’s a very immature tank.

Like in relativistic theory, each time frame is relative. For some tanks 3 years is a long time frame for some it's like a day long (think of "Interstellar" movie).

Looking at the amount of algae you have, I am putting your tank into a 3months maturity relativistic time frame. Having said that - that does not contradict uyour statement of tank's 3 year "maturity"..

reeferguy3303 · Apr 28, 2023

Borat said:
Like in relativistic theory, each time frame is relative. For some tanks 3 years is a long time frame for some it's like a day long (think of "Interstellar" movie).

Looking at the amount of algae you have, I am putting your tank into a 3months maturity relativistic time frame. Having said that - that does not contradict uyour statement of tank's 3 year "maturity"..

it’s okay to be wrong, thanks for your input though

D-Nak · Apr 29, 2023

How big is it? Majanos typically max out at a certain size, and BTAs typically start at a certain size (as in they're usually not smaller than an inch).

Borat · Apr 29, 2023

reeferguy3303 said:
it’s okay to be wrong, thanks for your input though

Sorry - I may have sounded somewhat disrespectful, if that's the case - that wasn't the intention!
I am in my 4th year and maaturity/stability is only starting to come through...

Cheers,

Borat.

Dbichler · Apr 29, 2023

My vote is crassa as well bta would have white striations from the mouth not green.

reeferguy3303 · May 1, 2023

D-Nak said:
How big is it? Majanos typically max out at a certain size, and BTAs typically start at a certain size (as in they're usually not smaller than an inch).

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