Tiny anemone id please

BoSalman · Sep 20, 2018

Hello,

This anemone came attached on a zoa colony rock i picked up (luckily didn't dip!) And aas discovered just before acclimating. I was desperately looking for an RBTA or long tentacle anemone but not a single LFS had them here, hoping this would be something to keep/grow in my tank!

Its size is getting bigger and i do feed it from time to time. It did not move from the rock it came on and i guess it's just happy where it is, size is about 1.5-2inch in diameter.

I'm wondering if someone would identify it.

Thanks in advance.

fragit · Sep 20, 2018

Looks like a bubble tip to me. Good score!

Devin McBride · Sep 20, 2018

a free bta, nice score

NY_Caveman · Sep 20, 2018

Not to be a party pooper, but it could be a Mojano. They are related to and often look like small BTA. Mojano can be beautiful, but multiply very rapidly and will sting corals.

@Amoo @DeniseAndy @davocean @MSB123 @gig 'em any thoughts here?

BoSalman · Sep 20, 2018

NY_Caveman said:
Not to be a party pooper, but it could be a Mojano. They are related to and often look like small BTA. Mojano can be beautiful, but multiply very rapidly and will sting corals.

@Amoo @DeniseAndy @davocean @MSB123 @gig 'em any thoughts here?

And that's exactly why i needed to confirm. I have no idea what this might be and i can never trust our local fish stores as they barely have knowledge with SW..

NY_Caveman · Sep 20, 2018

Definitely an anemone. May be too big for Mojano, but hopefully some others will chime in. I should add @KJ too.

James M · Sep 20, 2018

Bubble tip

Katrina71 · Sep 20, 2018

Now that's a baby nem I'd like.

BoSalman · Sep 20, 2018

fragit said:
Looks like a bubble tip to me. Good score!

Thanks for your quick reply. Hoping that it is a BTA ;Bookworm.

Devin McBride said:
a free bta, nice score

Fingers crossed... at last i got something i was desperately searching for... and for free

James M said:
Bubble tip

Thank you

MSB123 · Sep 20, 2018

Looks like a BTA.

Katrina71 · Sep 20, 2018

I'd like to thank you for my now frantic search for a baby nem!

gig 'em · Sep 20, 2018

The size and bubbled tips do look like a mojano to me, but the speckling looks to me like a BTA. I’ll put my money on a BTA, but it’s very hard to tell. One way is to just keep feeding it mysis and see if it grows larger. If all it does is split into another one then it may be time to start getting it out of the tank. Fingers crossed that it’s a BTA hitchhiker!