What kind of BTA??

oneradtek

oneradtek

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So i haven't really gotten an answer to what kind of BTA i have so heres what im gonna do, im gonna post a poll and see what all you experts on anemones think my morph of BTA is....
o yea ill also accept replies too haha



 
lexluethar

lexluethar

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Looks exactly like my BTA does right when my lights go out. I thought it was just a normal GTA with a little color variation... So there are different types other then rose and regular BTA (green)?
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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umm no that name is given to several different color morphs of the anemone the anemone itself isnt 4 colors but there are 4 MAIN colors they come in.
Mike
 
lmecher

lmecher

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I was speaking English, thats the scientific name. You aked "what kind of anemone do I have?" Hey don't be disapointed you got one darn good deal. I can't decide if it looks more like a rose(pic1) or more like a green(pic4). I just picked up one and paid 3X what you paid. I would say the particular color you have is not that common. It's georgous isn't that enough?
 
nuz

nuz

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I would just be happy that you found a gorgeous anemone. And for $20... that's still an awesome deal ya know.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Rare color morphs of the bta are what brings in the $$$. I have seen a hot pink morph of a RBTA, that was not bleached but its natural color looked HOT Rose.. WOW... it brought a pretty penny for its clones. Much more than a normal RBTA would. In the 4 colors that are normally seen with these animals the morphs that they are found in can sometimes make it difficult to tell if your seeing a healthy specimine or a slightly bleached normal color.
 
lexluethar

lexluethar

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Interesting... Maybe i'll try to get mine to split:)
WHat causes these morphs? I mean i know in animals in order to get certain characteristics you cross breed them or bread out certain traits, in anemones how the heck do you do that? Is it just a trait that BTA are starting to 'evolve' to within the home aquarium?
 
niskyvaulter

niskyvaulter

Member
Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2552641
Interesting... Maybe i'll try to get mine to split:)
WHat causes these morphs? I mean i know in animals in order to get certain characteristics you cross breed them or bread out certain traits, in anemones how the heck do you do that? Is it just a trait that BTA are starting to 'evolve' to within the home aquarium?
i dont know for sure, but each color probably has its roots somewhere in a genetic mutation during meiosis/mitosis (do anemones reprodce sexually too)
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by niskyvaulter
http:///forum/post/2597818
i dont know for sure, but each color probably has its roots somewhere in a genetic mutation during meiosis/mitosis (do anemones reprodce sexually too)
yes they can breed sexually, but that is extremly rare in captivity, however this is where you see exotic color morphs.
And I believe you have just a brown/green BTA...sorry, the only killer deal to be seen is the one I got on my RBTA for $30.00
 
fishy pa guy

fishy pa guy

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Its hard to tell from my pic but this is a purplish with yellow tips. I have never seen any of these before just the common red and green. I was told it was a purple BTA but I can't find anything on it?
 
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