whats a flame rose BTA worth ?

[Mr Cob]

Julian,
Not going to debate as it seems pointless but I wouldn't say it was a Flame without lineage. We have lineage on ours.

But you would tell him it's a Long Tentacle Anemone without lineage....? My only point was that I didn't agree with you that it was a LTA as it could very easily be a BTA.

[hobogato]

i was not trying to be argumentative cheri, just giving my opinion about what species i think jt's anemones may be. flame or not, lineage or not, they look pretty hot to me

[fs40reef]

My TV told me that BTA's do not become BTA's until they host a clown or two. Once they start to host they "bubble up". TV DOES NOT LIE!!!!

[Gseclipse02]

im sure its a BTA ive had some like sheries pic that end up like mine .... well vic has plus the back side is different

FYI as an aside, our BTAs used to get pretty stringy sometimes. It seems like they bubble more when temp and pH are consistently in the desirable range. I especially noticed the BTA respond to improved pH after a kalk drip.

im sure my ph is wacky i dont keep up with that it seems to test low but its on a color deal not a digital read out

if i recall correctly the person i got it from said they were but not to sure .... i know he payed more than your average RBTA cost

[Gseclipse02]

that pic was the reason why i wanted naked clowns

[kkiel02]

I would say a flame BTA would be worth 100-150 for a 4-5".
A RBTA around 50-100 for the same size depending mainly on color as alot of RBTA dont look very rosey to me.
A GBTA 30-50 depending on color variations.

Just to give you an idea I bought my Flamethrower BTA from Bluezoo for 150+shipping(i think, it may have been free with the purchase)

Now a lemon drop BTA I would pay 200 for as I cant find one to save my life!


And I agree that it is a bta in the pic. Remember that BTA can have longer tentacles than a LTA. The whole bubbley none bubbley tentacles is still an unknown at this point as my RBTA just inches away from my FBTA has stringy tentacles while the FBTA has bubbley tentacles.

[Gseclipse02]

well just a update with the way they have beeen reacting with the 250w DE MH

ever since i added the light they have been getting more bubble like instead of the long string look

here are some pics

[Paraletho]

LTA usually has a red foot. I have a GBTA that doesn't bubble except for one tentacle.

[kkiel02]

BTA can also have a red foot. LTA will stay in the sand opposed to staying in the rocks and a quick pic of the base can show the white bumps(forget what they are called) that only LTAs have.

Nice looking BTA though, Did it split already?

[Mr Cob]

Looks great JT!