anemone id please.

[ReefingIt]

I love the purple anemone in this video. Is this a purple lta? BTW, first time trying to add a link so not sure if this will work. I included the link just in case.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?=Sqy3Hi9ghKs&feature=related

 

[tufacody]

link didnt bring up the vid, just youtube

 

[ReefingIt]

let's try again....if this doesn't work then I give up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqy3Hi9ghKs&feature=related

 

[elegance coral]

My guess would be one dyed and one bleached H. crispa.

 

[philter4]

I have no idea on the species, but those are shots while diving, they are not altered anemones, you can hear the scuba gear while watching the video, so I don't believe they are bleached or dyed, but just the natural color of the anemone.

 

[ReefingIt]

Hmmm.... I guess I got confused because the title of the video says "more clowns from Palau" so I thought this video was captured in the wild. If you listen carefully to the audio, you can actually hear the diver's respirator? (not sure of the actual diver's terminology).

 

[elegance coral]

Something is not right with the videos. Here's another of his videos showing an unnatural looking blue anemone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jLKGtPP3CA

 

[chrisstie]

I think one thing that is throwing this off is the fact that its a night dive with a spotlight. The coloration in the light affects what color we see back on the anemones (for the first video) and in the second video I think its white balance.

Look into your tank with just a flashlight and tell me if things look the same.

I was curious about the whiteness of the anemone in the first video. its underside looked white too. I think its just the lighting/angles. maybe it had a tint that was washed out from the lighting.

 

[jmadison]

Bleached anemones exist in the wild... it does happen...

 

[Flighty]

The anemones you see with skunks in them are magnificas I think. I would also guess that the lighting is throwing off the correct colors.

 

[chrisstie]

I'll agree they can exist in the wild but that was a very large, thriving anemone. Perhaps not as commonly seen in conjunction with bleaching.

In retrospect thinking about divers who collect these, that must be one heck of a thing to do while diving. People have a difficult enough time to get anemones out of their tanks or away from things they dont want stung, imagine doing it to be sent across the world and with diving equipment on. Yeesh. Diver's have my respect!