bta budding?

EMBRYOGUY · 07/04/2006, 09:53 PM

it appears as if my bta is budding?

what do you think will happen?

has anyone else seen there bta do this? its been like this for atleast 2 days so far. it has not split since i acquired it several months ago.

BonsaiNut · 07/05/2006, 12:54 AM

Keep taking photos, and let's see! I've never seen anything like it, so make sure to keep a photo journal.

Reefit · 07/05/2006, 05:18 AM

Looks pretty cool to me, keep updates with photos please.

catdoc · 07/05/2006, 07:30 AM

Wow, very interesting!

Juck · 07/05/2006, 01:08 PM

Something similar is mentioned in the second ed. of Wilkerson's clownfish book I think,,,(a BTA budding from it's mouth) keep taking those pics,, that's awesome.

EMBRYOGUY · 07/05/2006, 01:59 PM

here is a pic of it displaying a "pinching" affect.

ill take more pics as it changes.

WDLV · 07/05/2006, 02:12 PM

Maybe it's a nubbin???

JK. That's among the top ten coolest things I've seen in a reef tank!

Juck · 07/05/2006, 03:44 PM

>>ill take more pics as it changes.

Everyone in the hobby will want to see these,,, try and take really hi-res pics if you can,, in case it's published someplace.

Was the anemone ever injured or ripped in that spot?

finding nemo · 07/05/2006, 05:40 PM

Embry
I would like to have picture of it's progress on my web site if it turns into something really cool, like a baby anemone.

With your permission of course and your name would be on the pictures.
Please take pictures daily and show us what it is doing .
Really awesome. I have never seen this before either.

EMBRYOGUY · 07/05/2006, 06:08 PM

of course you can do anything you want with the pics. i do not need credit lol. im here to share.

i will try to take better pics as i see any change in the "nub"

the bta, was not riped or torn in that particular area. like i noted. it has not gone thru any obvious signs of stress during the past few months ive had it. has never moved. eats a small silversides about once a week. under 10k mh.

EMBRYOGUY · 07/05/2006, 06:16 PM

ok, here are more pics of it.

i m trying to get an image of the small mouth.

Reefit · 07/05/2006, 07:49 PM

Great photos

expertreefer · 07/05/2006, 08:01 PM

that is really impressive looking. i too am a fan of the BTA.

EMBRYOGUY · 07/05/2006, 08:05 PM

well lets hope this bud becomes something. just fed the mother mouth a silver side. tommorrow i will try to feed the bud and see if it pulls in any mysis. my hope is that it becomes a two-headed bta with a shared stalk/foot

finding nemo · 07/05/2006, 08:06 PM

fabulous, you say the small bud has a mouth?
Thanks so much for permission to use them. I will watch this thread for continued pictures to see what it does.
Very cool indeed

redvipe2010 · 07/05/2006, 08:49 PM

What every you have going on there is very incredible. You really got my attention. BTW, you take great pics! Keep them coming, I love new interesting things! Wow!

redvipe2010 · 07/05/2006, 08:49 PM

What every you have going on there is very incredible. You really got my attention. BTW, you take great pics! Keep them coming, I love new interesting things! Wow!

EMBRYOGUY · 07/05/2006, 08:52 PM

yes , the small bud appears to have a mouth in the center of the stubby tentacles.

its hard to take a pic from above bec the mother tentacles are hanging over the bud.

redvipe2010 · 07/05/2006, 09:12 PM

Wow, that is very cool, hopefully it will soon grow large enough that you will get a good pic in a few months of the mouth. Wish I could see it in person! Although the pics are really cool!

EMBRYOGUY · 07/05/2006, 10:00 PM

boyooso · 07/05/2006, 11:33 PM

that is fast!

awesome!

superfirefly · 07/06/2006, 10:56 AM

That is too cool!

Kind of reminds me of Aliens.

Anemone · 07/06/2006, 04:30 PM

This happened several years ago to me. The baby bud eventually split away from the mother and became a separate anemone - although it was a pretty small one.

If I remember correctly, it took over a month from the time I noticed it until it separated. Mine may have been a bit bigger than yours appears to be when I first noticed it, but I have no idea how long it took to develop to that point. That's the problem with them being on the underside of the oral disk - they get hidden when the parent is fully opened.

I never target fed the baby until after it separated.

Good luck and congratulations!

Kevin

EMBRYOGUY · 07/06/2006, 05:41 PM

ok thanks kevin. ill keep an eye out for it. a month seems reasonable at this point bec i see no signs of it splitting from the mother any time soon.

EMBRYOGUY · 07/10/2006, 08:09 PM

update

it looks like the little bud with the small tentacles closed up

no two headed monster or new split

07/04/2006, 09:53 PM	#1
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	bta budding? it appears as if my bta is budding? what do you think will happen? has anyone else seen there bta do this? its been like this for atleast 2 days so far. it has not split since i acquired it several months ago. __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/05/2006, 12:54 AM	#2
BonsaiNut Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,629	Keep taking photos, and let's see! I've never seen anything like it, so make sure to keep a photo journal. __________________ "You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!" - The Hobbit; J. R. R. Tolkien

07/05/2006, 07:30 AM	#4
catdoc Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,449	Wow, very interesting! __________________ Christy Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. -George Eliot Current Tank Info: 55 gallon w/spawning onyx percs, bangaii pair & pink spotted goby w/ gbta, softies

07/05/2006, 01:08 PM	#5
Juck Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 320	Something similar is mentioned in the second ed. of Wilkerson's clownfish book I think,,,(a BTA budding from it's mouth) keep taking those pics,, that's awesome. __________________ I'm your Huckleberry. __________________ Current Tank Info: 75g, 29g, 150g Clown Grow-out

07/05/2006, 01:59 PM	#6
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	here is a pic of it displaying a "pinching" affect. ill take more pics as it changes. __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/05/2006, 05:18 AM	#3
Reefit Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 83	Looks pretty cool to me, keep updates with photos please.

07/05/2006, 02:12 PM	#7
WDLV Skunk Hybrid Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD. USA Posts: 3,003	Maybe it's a nubbin??? JK. That's among the top ten coolest things I've seen in a reef tank! __________________ - Walter D. LaRoque V "The tanks go or I go." - Ex Wife

07/05/2006, 03:44 PM	#8
Juck Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 320	>>ill take more pics as it changes. Everyone in the hobby will want to see these,,, try and take really hi-res pics if you can,, in case it's published someplace. Was the anemone ever injured or ripped in that spot? __________________ I'm your Huckleberry. __________________ Current Tank Info: 75g, 29g, 150g Clown Grow-out

07/05/2006, 05:40 PM	#9
finding nemo Moved On Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canton Texas Posts: 4,679	Embry I would like to have picture of it's progress on my web site if it turns into something really cool, like a baby anemone. With your permission of course and your name would be on the pictures. Please take pictures daily and show us what it is doing . Really awesome. I have never seen this before either.

07/05/2006, 06:08 PM	#10
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	of course you can do anything you want with the pics. i do not need credit lol. im here to share. i will try to take better pics as i see any change in the "nub" the bta, was not riped or torn in that particular area. like i noted. it has not gone thru any obvious signs of stress during the past few months ive had it. has never moved. eats a small silversides about once a week. under 10k mh. __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks Last edited by EMBRYOGUY; 07/05/2006 at 06:20 PM.

07/05/2006, 06:16 PM	#11
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	ok, here are more pics of it. i m trying to get an image of the small mouth. __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/05/2006, 07:49 PM	#12
Reefit Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 83	Great photos

07/05/2006, 08:01 PM	#13
expertreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 7	that is really impressive looking. i too am a fan of the BTA. __________________ everyone knows the most in thier own eyes. Current Tank Info: 20gal. ha ha ha

07/05/2006, 08:05 PM	#14
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	well lets hope this bud becomes something. just fed the mother mouth a silver side. tommorrow i will try to feed the bud and see if it pulls in any mysis. my hope is that it becomes a two-headed bta with a shared stalk/foot __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/05/2006, 08:06 PM	#15
finding nemo Moved On Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canton Texas Posts: 4,679	fabulous, you say the small bud has a mouth? Thanks so much for permission to use them. I will watch this thread for continued pictures to see what it does. Very cool indeed

07/05/2006, 08:49 PM	#16
redvipe2010 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 1,891	What every you have going on there is very incredible. You really got my attention. BTW, you take great pics! Keep them coming, I love new interesting things! Wow!

07/05/2006, 08:52 PM	#18
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	yes , the small bud appears to have a mouth in the center of the stubby tentacles. its hard to take a pic from above bec the mother tentacles are hanging over the bud. __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/05/2006, 09:12 PM	#19
redvipe2010 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 1,891	Wow, that is very cool, hopefully it will soon grow large enough that you will get a good pic in a few months of the mouth. Wish I could see it in person! Although the pics are really cool!

07/05/2006, 10:00 PM	#20
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	__________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/05/2006, 11:33 PM	#21
boyooso Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Flagstaff Posts: 475	that is fast! awesome! __________________ nothing is true, everything is permitted -Hassan I sabbah Current Tank Info: 50 gallon fish-n-stuff tank

07/06/2006, 10:56 AM	#22
superfirefly Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Charles, Missouri Posts: 560	That is too cool! Kind of reminds me of Aliens.

07/06/2006, 04:30 PM	#23
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	This happened several years ago to me. The baby bud eventually split away from the mother and became a separate anemone - although it was a pretty small one. If I remember correctly, it took over a month from the time I noticed it until it separated. Mine may have been a bit bigger than yours appears to be when I first noticed it, but I have no idea how long it took to develop to that point. That's the problem with them being on the underside of the oral disk - they get hidden when the parent is fully opened. I never target fed the baby until after it separated. Good luck and congratulations! Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

07/06/2006, 05:41 PM	#24
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	ok thanks kevin. ill keep an eye out for it. a month seems reasonable at this point bec i see no signs of it splitting from the mother any time soon. __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks

07/10/2006, 08:09 PM	#25
EMBRYOGUY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,110	update it looks like the little bud with the small tentacles closed up no two headed monster or new split __________________ The Fertilizer......... Current Tank Info: many breeding/larvae tanks