Condy Anemone - Purple

[HOBrien]

Has anyone kept one of these color varients of the Condy? http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=2&pid=1143&cid=74
I am also curious if any clown had hosted it aswell?

All input is welcome.

 

[clowns101]

Yes I have.They arent the best anemones.I have had a tomato clown be hosted by one but if you want an anemone get a Bubble Tip.

 

[HOBrien]

Yes I have.They arent the best anemones.I have had a tomato clown be hosted by one but if you want an anemone get a Bubble Tip.

Ok do the Bubble Tips have a bright purple one? I had kept a LTA for over a year but lost it do to having to drop my salinity.

The clown(s) I will be going with is most likely one from the Skunk group.

 

[velvetelvis]

BTAs (bubble-tip anemones) mostly come in green, although some are bright shades of pink or orange--these are called rose bubble-tip anemones, or RBTAs. Some people on the forum have them in pretty exotic colors, but I think these are relatively rare. Captive-cloned/propogated or tank-raised are best--check with your local reefing club (a lot of hobbyists with BTAs eventually have clones to trade or sell), or at Pacific East Aquaculture's site (they frequently have tank-raised green BTAs).

http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/Detail.aspx?ID=14902&ReturnPage=%2fShowProductCategory.aspx%3fCategoryId%3d80%23I+JN2207

 

[bues0022]

but lost it do to having to drop my salinity.

Can you explain this? If your salinity dropped accidentally that's one thing, but if you purposely dropped salinity and your nem died you should do some more reading on necessary anemone care before getting another one of these animals.

 

[clowns101]

Ive never seen a bright purple one.Ive only seen color morphs or bubble tips Brown,Gold,Green,Red,Flame,Yellow and Green,thats all Ive ever seen and if I saw a purple one I would say it would be a dyed anemone 100%.

 

[goose777]

there are purple anemones on saltwaterfish.com and aquacon.com

 

[bues0022]

there are purple anemones on saltwaterfish.com and aquacon.com

They might be there, but if you are looking for a purple BTA, it will definitely be died. Some carpet nems can be purple, as well as purplish condy nems, but never a purple BTA.

 

[goose777]

the ones i saw onsf.com i think they were from hawii don't think they were bta at all check them out they look pretty cool

 

[kevorkian]

My friend had ocellaris that would never host in the anemone. Not great hosts for the clown fish.