anemone ID

[irfisher]

This was dime size when I got it, pink to hot pink in color. It changes color to orange when it eats and it eats well. Has grown in size to about 1.5" diameter.
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Second anemone is greenish yellow eats little and has grown very little in two months. It is about 3/4" in diameter and has stayed that size.

 

[ocellaris123]

First one is a bleached rose bubble anemone (E. quadricolor), while the second one looks like a green bubble anemone or possilbly a majano (hard to tell from the pic).

 

[irfisher]

What does "bleached" mean? Is it loss of color? and is this a bad thing or not so bad? Thanks, I will try to get a better picture of the green one.

 

[ocellaris123]

Bleached means it lost its symbiotic algae (zooanthallae) and it is a sign of an unhealthy animal. Just provide good lighting and feedings and the animal should bounce back.

 

[WDLV]

.... also leave the rockwork, powerheads and the anemone itself alone. IOW, if it requires putting your hands anywhere but the sump, you're wrong.

 

[lloydkeller]

good luck, mine started that small now its huge