My BTA split!

[Brewmaster]

I was on vacation the last four days and my large (10") BTA split.

I now have two 4-5" BTA and seven 1" BTA. These things are spliting all the time in my tank.

How long before moving these small 1" BTA out of my tank? I dont need/ want 9 BTA.

Cheers,
Jim

 

[smcnally]

1" BTAs? I've never seen them split that small. Any ideas why yours are splitting so often?

 

[Brewmaster]

I dont know why they are splitting. They have split over the last 3-4 months.

Here are some pics of the small ones:

 

[PThanh1968]

I take a small 1" BTA for FREE

 

[Brewmaster]

Here are pics of the large that split:

 

[Brewmaster]

I take a small 1" BTA for FREE

I'm open to trades and offers

 

[smcnally]

Those small ones look more like majano anemones to me which are a pest.

 

[Brewmaster]

So I should get the bottle of Joes juice and wipe em out?

 

[delta]

I would make sure they are not BTS first they look like BTAs.
Heathers BTA splits like that leaving little 1-2" babies everywhere

 

[PThanh1968]

If they're majano anemones, no THANK YOU , I have a few in my tank. I used Joes juice, but not totally get rid of them, they will come back.

 

[pillowfish]

When my plain greenish brown BTA split the first time the "baby" was that size...looked almost the same, I would make sure it is a BTA before just wiping it out. But just IMO..

 

[Brewmaster]

So, who can ID these before I get the evil Joes juice and wipe em out?

 

[pillowfish]

maybe try to get a closer pic without actinics??

 

[Brewmaster]

maybe try to get a closer pic without actinics??

 

[Brewmaster]

While I'm at it what is this?

 

[LunaReef]

While I'm at it what is this?

Those look like maybe Tulip anemones to me, which I think? may also be a pest. Top ones look like baby BTAs to me....

 

[JayM]

Every tulip anemone I have (and I probably have well over 100 of them) has a reddish tip to the end of the tentacles, which that picture appears to lack.

And 'pest' is in the eye of the beholder. I keep them as filter feeders in my refugium.

Our illustrious BRS President sells them: http://www.greghiller.com/corallimorphs.htm

 

[johnchapple714]

Looks like majano to me. I had some a few months ago and it looked exactly like what you have. They grow pretty fast so get rid of them while its still under control.