Let's see your Bubble Tips

Mr2KiEu · 07/13/2017, 10:51 AM

My anemones doesn't always have bubble tips, but it's been looking great recently.

To help us all out and see what everyone's best practices and husbandry tips are let's see everyone's BTA and let us know:

Common Name:
Size:
Food and How Often:
Lighting:
How long have you owned it:
How often does it split:

I'll go first:
Common name: Rainbow BTA
Size: about 8"
Food and How Often: Silversides once a week
Lighting: Radion XR30w Gen 3 Pro
How long have you owned it: 4 months
How often does it split: Split once about 2 months ago

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subbedout · 07/13/2017, 11:06 AM

Rose bubble tip. Feed small piece of raw table shrimp and a squirt of mysis shrimp each 1x per week. Lighting is Viparspectra (Chinese black box) 165w LEDs.

Got him/her two weeks ago from a friend whose BTA kept splitting...

mnchartier · 07/13/2017, 01:18 PM

Ryan Darilek · 07/13/2017, 04:48 PM

Common name: Rose BTA
Size: about 10"
Food and How Often: Krill 2x/wk
Lighting: Steve's LED retro kit (84w-28 Luxlumen bulbs at 14k)
How long have you owned it: 1
How often does it split: not yet

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subbedout · 07/13/2017, 05:24 PM

Nice! Do your corals ever sting your anemone? Should I be worried about spacing?

Ryan Darilek · 07/13/2017, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by subbedout

Nice! Do your corals ever sting your anemone? Should I be worried about spacing?

My anemone has stung my corals plenty, but the good thing about BTA's is that their sting is relatively mild, and as long as you don't just leave them there getting stung and move them within the day, they are fine. What I did is kept everything out of its way while it found its spot and routine, then put corals back where they are just out of arms reach. My BTA retracts back into the big "cave" every night and comes back out when lights come back on and is like clockwork. You can see where her foot is anchored back in there in the picture below. Seems to be working out alright!

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jmareef1022 · 07/13/2017, 05:36 PM

Common name: Rose BTA and rainbow BTA
Size:unknown
Food and How Often: Mysis when I feed the tank
Lighting: Mars 165 watt Led
How long have you owned it: 3 months
How often does it split: not yet for me but it did for the previous owner right before I adopted them

subbedout · 07/13/2017, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan Darilek

My anemone has stung my corals plenty, but the good thing about BTA's is that their sting is relatively mild, and as long as you don't just leave them there getting stung and move them within the day, they are fine. What I did is kept everything out of its way while it found its spot and routine, then put corals back where they are just out of arms reach. My BTA retracts back into the big "cave" every night and comes back out when lights come back on and is like clockwork. You can see where her foot is anchored back in there in the picture below. Seems to be working out alright!

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OK thanks for the info. Mine has its foot attached to a nook under some rocks abs seems to be establishing a "schedule" too. I'll space corals carefully!

BeachVacationer · 07/13/2017, 08:17 PM

Not sure exactly what this guy is but it's bright orange and beautiful! It split once. One half never moved. The other half wandered all around but it came back to where it started from and is buddy buddy with the other half. My female clown plays with it but doesn't allow the smaller male to touch it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/at...1&d=1499998254

Morgan · 07/13/2017, 08:38 PM

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Mr2KiEu · 07/14/2017, 09:32 AM

great looking BTAs. I'm thinking of switching over to dry krill. I've heard silversides doesn't really help brighten the colors.

EzReefs · 07/15/2017, 12:36 AM

Here's my BTA. It's kinda plain, but I like it!

EzReefs · 07/15/2017, 12:52 AM

FNGsaltwater · 07/16/2017, 08:02 PM

Here's my bubbles...

CypressReef · 07/19/2017, 05:24 AM

Our mated pair of Spotcincus clownfish in BTAs. Wify is in the mansion and hubby is in the 'dog' house

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mr.maroonsalty · 07/22/2017, 08:25 PM

April 15th I started with one rose about 8". Now, I have 8 with total span over 24". Yesterday we added two cb unpaired anemonefish; one took less than one minute to host, and the dove in in under four more minutes. I guess it needed a look around the tank first.

ginpang · 07/24/2017, 03:03 PM

Here's one

And another

Why is one bubbling and a bit light shy and the other stretches out for light and does not bubble is still a mystery!

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richdragon32 · 07/24/2017, 03:55 PM

Here's my green tip BTA

Ligershark · 07/25/2017, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by richdragon32

Here's my green tip BTA

very nice.

rozzzna · 08/02/2017, 11:56 AM

Common Name: RBTA
Size: 3"
Food and How Often: not fed yet.
Lighting: 2x Coral Box Moon Led 56w
How long have you owned it: 3 weeks
How often does it split: not yet.

RBTA by rose ǝsoɹ, on Flickr

dfm34 · 08/03/2017, 09:25 AM

Just picked this up this week

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Mikeys reef · 02/28/2018, 11:13 PM

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Dsekula · 03/01/2018, 01:17 AM

Here are mine. The pink and green one was sold to me as a rose bubble tip a little over a year ago the green was sold as a 'regular' bubble tip anemone? Lol! The green guy has only been with me a month or so. The clowns kept trying to snuggle in the little rose and when I saw this nice big green nem I thought they might like it since the rose is so small, now they swap and share

When im at the local grocery I go to the sea food deli and get a few saltwater items they have (catch of the day specials etc) I get mussels, clams, shrimp, crab etc this gets chopped down to fish and anemone size pieces and frozen. They get fed twice a week with this. I also reefroid once a week but idk if that effects them as it doesn't seem to. No split, rose is 2-3" across green is 7+, it's tough to tell since I don't think it has opened 100% yet. The pic is the most full open I've seen and I'm pretty sure that's not it. This guy acclimated pretty rough, lots of hiding to the point I thought it was dead. Hid 100% under a rock and started bleaching but seems on the up swing now

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Dsekula · 03/01/2018, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dsekula

Here are mine. The pink and green one was sold to me as a rose bubble tip a little over a year ago the green was sold as a 'regular' bubble tip anemone? Lol! The green guy has only been with me a month or so. The clowns kept trying to snuggle in the little rose and when I saw this nice big green nem I thought they might like it since the rose is so small, now they swap and share

When im at the local grocery I go to the sea food deli and get a few saltwater items they have (catch of the day specials etc) I get mussels, clams, shrimp, crab etc this gets chopped down to fish and anemone size pieces and frozen. They get fed twice a week with this. I also reefroid once a week but idk if that effects them as it doesn't seem to. No split, rose is 2-3" across green is 7+, it's tough to tell since I don't think it has opened 100% yet. The pic is the most full open I've seen and I'm pretty sure that's not it. This guy acclimated pretty rough, lots of hiding to the point I thought it was dead. Hid 100% under a rock and started bleaching but seems on the up swing now

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** Sorry forgot lighting is 2 black boxes

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Kinetic · 03/03/2018, 01:31 AM

Common name: Rainbow BTA
Size: about 4"
Food and How Often: I try to feed mysis, but usually the clowns take it away
Lighting: Hydra 52 HD (~250 PAR where it is)
How long have you owned it: 6 months
How often does it split: Never

07/13/2017, 10:51 AM	#1
Mr2KiEu Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bay Area, Concord, CA Posts: 1,126	Let's see your Bubble Tips My anemones doesn't always have bubble tips, but it's been looking great recently. To help us all out and see what everyone's best practices and husbandry tips are let's see everyone's BTA and let us know: Common Name: Size: Food and How Often: Lighting: How long have you owned it: How often does it split: I'll go first: Common name: Rainbow BTA Size: about 8" Food and How Often: Silversides once a week Lighting: Radion XR30w Gen 3 Pro How long have you owned it: 4 months How often does it split: Split once about 2 months ago [IMG][/IMG] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Red Sea Reefer 525XL/3x ReefLED90/Quad Ecotech Vortech MP40QD/Neptune COR20/Reefer Skimmer 900/Tunze 3155 ATO/Neptune Apex/Neptune DOS/Kessil H80/ Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 525XL Last edited by Mr2KiEu; 07/13/2017 at 11:23 AM. Reason: .

07/13/2017, 01:18 PM	#3
mnchartier Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oh look a river Posts: 458	__________________ "I accept your apology." - BrianD "That's only idiotic because I don't think you're joking." - Satori (CT4 Chronicles) Current Tank Info: DD150

07/14/2017, 09:32 AM	#11
Mr2KiEu Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bay Area, Concord, CA Posts: 1,126	great looking BTAs. I'm thinking of switching over to dry krill. I've heard silversides doesn't really help brighten the colors. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 525XL/3x ReefLED90/Quad Ecotech Vortech MP40QD/Neptune COR20/Reefer Skimmer 900/Tunze 3155 ATO/Neptune Apex/Neptune DOS/Kessil H80/ Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 525XL

07/22/2017, 08:25 PM	#16
mr.maroonsalty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: upstateny Posts: 2,504	April 15th I started with one rose about 8". Now, I have 8 with total span over 24". Yesterday we added two cb unpaired anemonefish; one took less than one minute to host, and the dove in in under four more minutes. I guess it needed a look around the tank first. __________________ Back from the dead! Current Tank Info: 140 dt reef

08/03/2017, 09:25 AM	#21
dfm34 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spotswood, New Jersey Posts: 588	Just picked this up this week Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 180 gal DT with 75 gal sump/fuge,10 gal cryptic zone, 3x400w MH with 4x80w T5. life reef vs3 30" skimmer

07/13/2017, 11:06 AM	#2
subbedout Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 125	Rose bubble tip. Feed small piece of raw table shrimp and a squirt of mysis shrimp each 1x per week. Lighting is Viparspectra (Chinese black box) 165w LEDs. Got him/her two weeks ago from a friend whose BTA kept splitting...

07/13/2017, 04:48 PM	#4
Ryan Darilek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 376	Common name: Rose BTA Size: about 10" Food and How Often: Krill 2x/wk Lighting: Steve's LED retro kit (84w-28 Luxlumen bulbs at 14k) How long have you owned it: 1 How often does it split: not yet Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

07/13/2017, 05:24 PM	#5
subbedout Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 125	Nice! Do your corals ever sting your anemone? Should I be worried about spacing?

07/13/2017, 08:38 PM	#10
Morgan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Idaho Falls Posts: 167	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

07/15/2017, 12:36 AM	#12
EzReefs Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 121	Here's my BTA. It's kinda plain, but I like it!

07/15/2017, 12:52 AM	#13
EzReefs Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 121

07/19/2017, 05:24 AM	#15
CypressReef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 5	Our mated pair of Spotcincus clownfish in BTAs. Wify is in the mansion and hubby is in the 'dog' house Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/24/2017, 03:03 PM	#17
ginpang Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 612	Here's one And another Why is one bubbling and a bit light shy and the other stretches out for light and does not bubble is still a mystery! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/02/2017, 11:56 AM	#20
rozzzna Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 118	Common Name: RBTA Size: 3" Food and How Often: not fed yet. Lighting: 2x Coral Box Moon Led 56w How long have you owned it: 3 weeks How often does it split: not yet. RBTA by rose ǝsoɹ, on Flickr

02/28/2018, 11:13 PM	#22
Mikeys reef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/01/2018, 01:17 AM	#23
Dsekula Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sterling Posts: 271	Here are mine. The pink and green one was sold to me as a rose bubble tip a little over a year ago the green was sold as a 'regular' bubble tip anemone? Lol! The green guy has only been with me a month or so. The clowns kept trying to snuggle in the little rose and when I saw this nice big green nem I thought they might like it since the rose is so small, now they swap and share When im at the local grocery I go to the sea food deli and get a few saltwater items they have (catch of the day specials etc) I get mussels, clams, shrimp, crab etc this gets chopped down to fish and anemone size pieces and frozen. They get fed twice a week with this. I also reefroid once a week but idk if that effects them as it doesn't seem to. No split, rose is 2-3" across green is 7+, it's tough to tell since I don't think it has opened 100% yet. The pic is the most full open I've seen and I'm pretty sure that's not it. This guy acclimated pretty rough, lots of hiding to the point I thought it was dead. Hid 100% under a rock and started bleaching but seems on the up swing now KUWI0041.jpg Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk

03/03/2018, 01:31 AM	#25
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	Common name: Rainbow BTA Size: about 4" Food and How Often: I try to feed mysis, but usually the clowns take it away Lighting: Hydra 52 HD (~250 PAR where it is) How long have you owned it: 6 months How often does it split: Never