Nexus vs rbta vs rainbow bta

[125mph]

Whats the difference? They all look so similar. I picked up a small rose bta from lfs and it looks similar to the nexus. Its red with nice tips and a green mouth.

Also saw a “Colorado sunburst” for $1000 online wow, and looks just like a yellow bta.

 

[GlassMunky]

Whats the difference? They all look so similar. I picked up a small rose bta from lfs and it looks similar to the nexus. Its red with nice tips and a green mouth.

Also saw a “Colorado sunburst” for $1000 online wow, and looks just like a yellow bta.

While I do agree $1000 is steep you’ll notice that there’s almost no colors for them other than red/pink or green
So yellow is highly sought after when it’s a true yellow, which is they get the price they do.


IMO tho pretty much every other one are all basically the same thing pink/red with various amounts of green

 

[GlassMunky]

Just wanted to add that personally, I’m not really a fan of BTAs at all. They look and act like oversize Majanos to me and seem like just a pest with how quick they reproduce and take over. So take my opinion with a grain of salt :grinning-face-with-sweat:
I really love Carpets and Ritteris myself:beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Aaron75]

Typically red, rose and rainbow are used interchangeably. Nexus is very clearly different, a perfect nexus will be half green and half red. Here is mine.

 

[jtf74]

The rbta's ive seen show no green and much more red/orange under white light than the rainbow. Rainbow and rose under similar light.

 

[tbrown]

Also, Nexus have marbled feet and tend to stay small.

 

[Aaron75]

Also, Nexus have marbled feet and tend to stay small.

Good point. Meanwhile, Colorado's will often get HUGE

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Good point. Meanwhile, Colorado's will often get HUGE

My Colorado covers almost the entire top part of my aquascape

 

[125mph]

The rbta's ive seen show no green and much more red/orange under white light than the rainbow. Rainbow and rose under similar light.

The nexus picture posted here does seem pretty dope.

My rbta does have lots of green in his mouth and bottom off of tentacles though. Maybe I got lucky with a good colored one.

 

[Aaron75]

The nexus picture posted here does seem pretty dope.

My rbta does have lots of green in his mouth and bottom off of tentacles though. Maybe I got lucky with a good colored one.

That's your typical rainbow. Green mouths, red tentacles, sometimes they'll be speckled. Red will be well, that, all red or pink. That nexus pictured has split and I now have 3. I've been lucky and they've had the color split. You can end up with a bad split and basically end up with 1 rainbow bta and 1 blueish nem often called Jokers. This is actually my colorado next to a Nexus. Colorado has marbled mouth, and distinct yellow tips. Then you can kinda see the color split on the Nexus to the left.

 

[125mph]

Nice! So you’re saying I paid $35 for this rbta but its actually a rainbow?

 

[Aaron75]

Yes, $35 is pretty good for a LFS, i think my lfs is $100. People around me give em away though.

 

[tbrown]

My pictures aren't the best but here's my Joker. Oral disc is purple, this guy when fully inflated is about 2.5", and his foot is marbled. Stripes and speckles on the tentacles, pink/purple tips on the tentacles.

 

[125mph]

I see a lot of nexus that looks more liek rainbows on web... This one specifically looks like a rainbow but it lists nexus?

This one listed as rainbow and has more greens then the above:

 

[Aaron75]

I see a lot of nexus that looks more liek rainbows on web... This one specifically looks like a rainbow but it lists nexus?

This one listed as rainbow and has more greens then the above:

Neither of those are Nexus, again, Nexus has a clear split in color. People can call stuff whatever they want, but those aren't Nexus. Just some overly saturated Rainbow pics.

 

[I3rendangalloway]

The all orange nexus strains are considered "blaze", all Green "jokers" and combo of Orange/Green "nexus bursts".

I think it's hard to tell what the difference is between a BLAZE and a Rainbow RBTA. As even some rainbows have marbled feet.

 

[Hooz]

Bursts, Blazes and Jokers are 100% just color variations of the same anemone. I had a perfect 50/50 Nexus Burst that split into 3. One perfect 50/50 Burst, one Burst that's about 70/30 (orange/green) and one Joker (all green). All have the same marbling and oral disc color, they just have different amounts of orange tentacles.

I also have Ultra Rainbows, Rainbows, Acid Rain (green), Black Widow and a CSB in the same tank. They all look different when you see them next to each other. Pictures posted online are not a great way to judge what's what, especially the way people doctor their pics to make things look insanely colored. They're trying to sell them after all. That's why we name them, so we have some idea of what we're actually getting. :D

Also... An easy ID for the Sunbursts...

CSB = Colorado Sunburst = Orange
ChiSB = Chicago Sunburst = Yellow

The Colorado is a brighter, more solid orange than any other BTA I've ever seen in person. If you see one in person, you'll understand.

 

[Hooz]

For example... Here is one of my Rainbows next to an Ultra Rainbow.

Yes. They are different BTAs. I have several of each, and both strains have held their coloration, even in the same tank for 4+ years now. They're easy to differentiate in my tank.

 

[Kasrift]

Typically red, rose and rainbow are used interchangeably. Nexus is very clearly different, a perfect nexus will be half green and half red. Here is mine.

Agreed, nexus are a split and are very pretty. Here are mine.