Surprise

[chubbyhubby]

I got this mushroom on ebay today only paid £15.50 including postage

after id had it in my qt tank i noticed just to the left of it a nem about 1_2 inch in size after a closer look it looks like a bta

i emailed the guy i bought it off and he said he wasnt missing any . But its the only place ut could of come from . So what a bargin a 10" mushroom and a bta including postage all for £15.50

 

[chubbyhubby]

Just found the nem again he has sat up and under blue light looks like this

and he has opened up a little

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Looks like he found a nice lil cranny to call home. Unsure of exactly what type of bta off hand though. Any chance of a shot under whites to get a true color?

 

[chubbyhubby]

just turned whites on quick

 

[Rybren]

Those first two pics look a lot like a leather coral. 10" in diameter, you say, wow. Did the seller tell you what kind of mushroom it is? I've never seen one like it.

 

[chubbyhubby]

Sorry new to this i ment a leather

 

[Rybren]

Thought you had maybe stumbled onto a new type of mushroom

 

[chubbyhubby]

I wish lol [emoji225]

 

[Cary Meredith]

Nice addition with the anemone, it does look like a Rose Bubble Tip to me, I just got one with about the same coloring, except not on another coral lol

 

[Rob Lion]

look like a marble green BTA, they have florescent arms when in plenty of light and body is rose coloured. don't be alarmed if the bubble tips change into long slim arms, it just means they are getting lots of light and are happy

If you feed it a few mysis shrimp a couple of times a week it will grow quicker too!

For once a nice hitchhicker to have i paid £40 for mine !

 

[chubbyhubby]

Ok i didnt no if it was an acid rain BTA but any colour would be good . Il keep the pics coming

 

[Dan I]

Nice luck! Any bubble tip for that price is a win for sure.

 

[chubbyhubby]

I no and i got the leather and postage for that . Feels like Christmas just cant wait for it to colour up better

 

[chubbyhubby]

When i left for work at 6 this morning he was closed andvwas very green on top . Got home about 8 tonight and he is open alot more and still brown. So not shore if he will change colour

 

[chubbyhubby]

And this is the leather he come with

very please with them .
Does any one no the name for the leather

 

[chubbyhubby]

Ok so bta been in main tank since last night and now it has decided to host my clowns . So thing is is it still safe to feed the bta now its hosting

 

[Rob Lion]

yes, you can feed the nem once it's hosting, it may also help to teach the clowns to feed it if they are tank bred, but try to feed clowns away from the nem, then feed the nem so its food isn't taken by hungry clowns

 

[chubbyhubby]

Ok so how do i go about teaching them to feed the nem

 

[Rob Lion]

i'ts colours will improve with feeding, and it will probably move higher in the tank if it can to get better light... make sure your wavemakers have guards on them!

looks like it is starting to show it's green marble colour and rose body more already, and the bubble tips are changing to more long and slender arms.

 

[Rob Lion]

you can't really, just feed the clowns, then fed the nem so the clown see it taking food.... nature and time will do the rest...