brownish anemones

[nathan_unsane]

i have a sebea and a saddle tha have brown shades to them, it started off with my white saddle and some people told me that he was probly getting his color back.

i have a 150 watt hylide at 7500k, bright as he|| though...
2 aquaclear 4000 powerheads, xp3 filter, jebo 180 skimmer.

nitrite 0
amonia 0
nitrate 5(with a water change everyday i can't get it down any further)
ph 8.2/8.3
salt 1.022 (1.024 normally but just toped it off)
temp 76


any suggestions... the anemones havn't lost any size they are not shrinking up, i feed them silversides every 3-4 days

 

[nathan_unsane]

could it be zooxanthellae algae does anybody know if it start to color your anemones?

 

[Genetics]

Most anemones are colored in the wild. The white is from the loss of zooxanthellae during shipping. When the sebae anemone starts to thrive in the aquarium it will regain a brownish color.

 

[Amphiprion]

Zooxanthellae is typically a brownish color, so that is a reasonable assumption. A pic would be helpful.

 

[nathan_unsane]

saddle... was whit when i got him.... he started turning a little brown but not to this extreme until i started feeding him silversides and purchased the metal hylide

this is my sebea... a little blury

over all tank

 

[Amphiprion]

Seems like they are coloring up very nicely. This color change is a good indicator of (regaining) health.

 

[raoul]

Mine went brown as it got healthy, we have a sebae as well.
There's a very nice picture of one on the threads. This will give you a good idea of what to expect.
Good job and good luck!sebae