Colorado Sunburst BTA

[Terrance]

Are these anemone completely orange? I have a BTA that is orange at least half of each tentacle, but turn green and the base is green.

 

[andrewbram]

You will know a sunburst when you see it. Do you have a pic they are unmistakable.

 

[Terrance]

These are pictures from last month. The pictures do not look right in this photo because everything seems to have a pink hue. I'll see if I can find anything else.

 

[andrewbram]

Hard to tell from picks maybe a better question is where did you get it.

 

[Terrance]

From LA Reefs aquarium, they labeled it as "Orange Sunkist Anemone"

 

[andrewbram]

Here in Colorado lots of people sell them and you know it's the real deal. If you can get better pics would be willing to try and help but given the name and pictures I am not sure it's I true Colorado sunburst.

 

[cet98]

doesn't look like one to me.....this is a sunburst.....

 

[tatuaje08]

Op's is not a Colorado, neither is cet98's.

 

[cet98]

Op's is not a Colorado, neither is cet98's.

wow..............how do you do it?

 

[dc]

I'm wondering that myself. Are you here just to argue or what?

 

[phender]

The color, shape and almost everything on a BTA, can/will change with lighting, water chemistry, etc. It is impossible to tell from a picture what made up color name it is. Besides the fact that several of the "named" anemone colors are the same morph.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

+1 with phender,lighting has a lot to do with.what is different from a sunburst bta and a so called Colorado sunburst.

 

[tatuaje08]

wow..............how do you do it?

Experience and research. There are Colorado sellers on another forum. As andrewbram stated, the look of a Colorado is distinctive. I don't want to repost other people's photos but you can do a web search and find some. Plus, Louis doesn't sell colorados. I've bought a few of his orange ones and they have always looked great.

 

[tatuaje08]

I'm wondering that myself. Are you here just to argue or what?

The op asked if he had a Colorado bta. I advised him that he didn't. Please explain how that is argumentative? I certainly don't mean to argue, although I do love a lively debate once in a while.

 

[phender]

The op asked if he had a Colorado bta. I advised him that he didn't. Please explain how that is argumentative? I certainly don't mean to argue, although I do love a lively debate once in a while.

I'm pretty sure she was referring to you telling cet98 that his anemone wasn't a sunburst either.

If you have looked at pics of these like you say, you would know that once they go to a different aquarium, no two look exactly alike. To say that one tri-color BTA is immediately distinguishable to the point where you can tell the origin of the clone, just from a picture, is a bit of a stretch IMO.

For example, I was going to have you try and name these morphs, but I will just tell you, they are all the same anemone. Not the same clone, but the exact same individual anemone. I seriously doubt there is anyone that could have IDed these as all being the same anemone.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Awesome pics phender,that goes to show how much light can determine how the color of an anemone can look so different.I wouldn't have guessed they were the same anemone.

 

[cet98]

Experience and research. There are Colorado sellers on another forum. As andrewbram stated, the look of a Colorado is distinctive. I don't want to repost other people's photos but you can do a web search and find some. Plus, Louis doesn't sell colorados. I've bought a few of his orange ones and they have always looked great.

not what I was referring too.............with all your experience I'm surprised you didn't know that...

 

[cet98]

I was going to have you try and name these morphs, but I will just tell you, they are all the same anemone. Not the same clone, but the exact same individual anemone. I seriously doubt there is anyone that could have IDed these as all being the same anemone.

excellent photo diary of color changes....one of my favorite parts of this hobby is finding the "hidden gems" that pop up when placed in the "right" lighting.....

 

[Joe0813]

That nem under different lighting is nuts.

 

[Terrance]

Thanks guys. My anemone was more orange before I bought it