ajweeks7989 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Anyone have some insite as to what type of nem this is? Thanks, AJ Sorry, image loader isn't working for me. http://tinypic.com/r/5akr45/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 um, we need a pic first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 an invisible one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajweeks7989 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Pic has been added. Sorry, for some reason it didn't want to upload from my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Condy would be my first guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Seabea or bleached bubble. Is my guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 It does have BTA-like shape and texture on the tentacles. It's in bad shape if it's a BTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 yeah and look at the oral disc, looks to flat and broad for a condy. that oral disc has the same line and structer as my RBTA when it was bleached. Leaning more bubble personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Also enlarge the pic and look at the left tentacle tips, slightly greeen/yellow I'd like to see this nem in 6 months of a healthy tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I would also say some kind of bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 yeah, i'm voting that's it's a bleached bta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 bubble...and very sick at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajweeks7989 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 All parameters are checking out fine. It was sold to me as a seabae, but I thought it was a GBTA. It split shortly after buying and it has since started to look that way. It previously was more bublous. Any ideas on what may be wrong and what I could do for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Too much light or too warm to quickly would be my guess. In my experience unless they're huge, BTA's tend to split when they are mad or stressed. Stable tank params and you're going to need to feed them. Since they expelled all of their zooxanthellae they must have food for energy as they won't get it from the light until they recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajweeks7989 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 My lights a 150W MH. And I spot feed mysis every other day. Tank parameters have been stable. Im assuming I didnt acclimate long enough and enduced the split. Tank has been running since October and I have LPS and SPS that is thriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 is the base pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajweeks7989 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 The base is tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I was able to get a bleached BTA to recover by putting it with other BTAs. I believe that the bleached BTA's zooxanthellae are repopulated by what it picks up from the tank water, so other BTA's can serve as a source. Definitely target feed it weekly (very small pieces of food, not big chunks) until its color returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 My vote is a bleached BTA also. Unlike Jesteps experiences I've had unpredictable splits with my BTAs. Especially in a tank with many clones some may keep splitting and stay small while other clones may not split and get much larger. Follow Mike's advice for getting it to recover (although normally I don't bother feeding BTAs). Don't expect miracles though, recovery can differ dramatically in a group of BTA clones and there are definitely differences in the different variants, see one of my experiences in this thread: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/22733-well-i-just-dont-know/?hl=timfish#entry163871 And in addition this winter I had a Teal and Pinktip BTA bleach out when a tank dropped to 70 degrees but the Brown BTAs seemed to be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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