Is this a lta

jmareef1022 · 06/28/2018, 02:14 PM

It's at my local petco labeled as a lta, is it a mag though.

930Reef · 06/28/2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jmareef1022

It's at my local petco labeled as a lta, is it a mag though.

Foot/stalk not reddish pink like an LTA. I'd say maybe not an LTA.

That shrimp looks like he's daring you to take it though.

Although with petco, there's always a bleached out possibility which might explain lack of foot color? Now I've confused myself.

jmareef1022 · 06/28/2018, 05:54 PM

Yea not sure either, I'm looking to trade in my bta and maroon pair and in search of a mag. Hope someone chimes in

Banff · 06/28/2018, 06:17 PM

Hard to tell without shots of the mouth and the column up near the top. I do see a forked tentacle.....

But it’s weird for it to be in the sand. They would normally climb the glass to get as close to the light as possible.

davocean · 06/28/2018, 07:37 PM

If you can't see the red foot, look for the translucent dots/spotted veracue for LTA.

The tents do look kinda mag like, but no purple foot/base like most mags, but sometimes they lack that.

Tentacles are not best indicator, gotta see under the skirt some!

jmareef1022 · 06/28/2018, 07:51 PM

Wish I took more pics , but if I went back.it's because I'm bringing him home, but not sure kind of a long shot with out being certain.

jmareef1022 · 06/28/2018, 07:52 PM

Oh yea he's only $30

jmareef1022 · 06/28/2018, 07:55 PM

Only other thing I could tell is the mouth had a green tint. Maybe I'll go back to get better pics.

930Reef · 06/28/2018, 08:20 PM

So I've always thought about this but don't have time or space (yet)

Those nems are so cheap at petco, petsmart, etc., that it might be worth it to have a nem 'hospital tank' where I just buy them, nurse them back to health (so many are always bleached there), and then trade to local LFS just to restore them to the health they deserve and get them the heck out of the big chain store.

Problem is, would that just have those big chains getting more LTAs, etc., out of the ocean? I might just be making it worse for them.

Thinking is that just buy it anyway and keep it 'til it's healthy, if you have the room. Then pass it on if it's not what you want, but in the meantime you've saved the poor nem.

I dunno.

garygb · 06/28/2018, 11:49 PM

At first glance, I'd say LTA. But need to see white spots (verrucae) on the column to know for sure.

pfan151 · 06/29/2018, 08:40 AM

It’s an LTA that is in a tank without a deep enough sand bed to bury its foot. Definitely not a mag

jmareef1022 · 06/29/2018, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the positive id pfan, it just looked so different then most lta I've seen at my lfs. Thanks again

Jose

06/28/2018, 07:37 PM	#5
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	If you can't see the red foot, look for the translucent dots/spotted veracue for LTA. The tents do look kinda mag like, but no purple foot/base like most mags, but sometimes they lack that. Tentacles are not best indicator, gotta see under the skirt some! __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/28/2018, 05:54 PM	#3
jmareef1022 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: S.Florida(Treasure Coast) Posts: 504	Yea not sure either, I'm looking to trade in my bta and maroon pair and in search of a mag. Hope someone chimes in

06/28/2018, 06:17 PM	#4
Banff Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 155	Hard to tell without shots of the mouth and the column up near the top. I do see a forked tentacle..... But it’s weird for it to be in the sand. They would normally climb the glass to get as close to the light as possible.

06/28/2018, 07:51 PM	#6
jmareef1022 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: S.Florida(Treasure Coast) Posts: 504	Wish I took more pics , but if I went back.it's because I'm bringing him home, but not sure kind of a long shot with out being certain.

06/28/2018, 07:52 PM	#7
jmareef1022 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: S.Florida(Treasure Coast) Posts: 504	Oh yea he's only $30

06/28/2018, 07:55 PM	#8
jmareef1022 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: S.Florida(Treasure Coast) Posts: 504	Only other thing I could tell is the mouth had a green tint. Maybe I'll go back to get better pics.

06/28/2018, 08:20 PM	#9
930Reef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Chicago NW Suburbs Posts: 108	So I've always thought about this but don't have time or space (yet) Those nems are so cheap at petco, petsmart, etc., that it might be worth it to have a nem 'hospital tank' where I just buy them, nurse them back to health (so many are always bleached there), and then trade to local LFS just to restore them to the health they deserve and get them the heck out of the big chain store. Problem is, would that just have those big chains getting more LTAs, etc., out of the ocean? I might just be making it worse for them. Thinking is that just buy it anyway and keep it 'til it's healthy, if you have the room. Then pass it on if it's not what you want, but in the meantime you've saved the poor nem. I dunno.

06/28/2018, 11:49 PM	#10
garygb Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 4,471	At first glance, I'd say LTA. But need to see white spots (verrucae) on the column to know for sure.

06/29/2018, 08:40 AM	#11
pfan151 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,897	It’s an LTA that is in a tank without a deep enough sand bed to bury its foot. Definitely not a mag

06/29/2018, 09:34 AM	#12
jmareef1022 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: S.Florida(Treasure Coast) Posts: 504	Thanks for the positive id pfan, it just looked so different then most lta I've seen at my lfs. Thanks again Jose