is a pink bubble tip.....

I'm not saying that you are wrong. There is that slight possibility that you may be on the money.

But the size of the anemome has grown three folds since I first got it, and when fully expanded it's about 7-8 inches. It stays open that large until my percula clowns start ruffing it up.

And the reason for the agressive feeding is to try to get it to split, because I'm afraid of stress it just so I don't lose the little bugger. It's been showing signs of splitting in the last two weeks by elongating it's mouth and body, but nothing yet.
 
I'm 100% positive that it's not just a slight possibility that he's right, but that he IS right. That BTA is bleached.

Furthermore, overfeeding to cause splitting is simply another form of stress.
 
:lol: you guys crack me up.

As soon as you say pink, they say dyed or bleached.....


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This is my pink BTA after it was added to the tank..... It is a 3rd generation pink BTA. The parent anemone was purchased exactly like this one 4 years ago. Trust me, your not going to bleach any RBTA and make it look like that.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10072358#post10072358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tkeracer619
:lol: you guys crack me up.

As soon as you say pink, they say dyed or bleached.....


pinkhq8.jpg


This is my pink BTA after it was added to the tank..... It is a 3rd generation pink BTA. The parent anemone was purchased exactly like this one 4 years ago. Trust me, your not going to bleach any RBTA and make it look like that.
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I've had clones bleach to this color after mechanical damage. They have regained a darker hue within a few months of healing.

FWIW,
Kevin
 
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10072358#post10072358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tkeracer619
:lol: you guys crack me up.

As soon as you say pink, they say dyed or bleached.....

This is my pink BTA after it was added to the tank..... It is a 3rd generation pink BTA. The parent anemone was purchased exactly like this one 4 years ago. Trust me, your not going to bleach any RBTA and make it look like that.
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Thankyou!!!! Finally Someone Else! Thought I was crazy for a moment...LOL
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10072358#post10072358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tkeracer619
:lol: you guys crack me up.

As soon as you say pink, they say dyed or bleached.....


pinkhq8.jpg


This is my pink BTA after it was added to the tank..... It is a 3rd generation pink BTA. The parent anemone was purchased exactly like this one 4 years ago. Trust me, your not going to bleach any RBTA and make it look like that.
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A bleached RBTA has nothing to do with the intensity of the pink pigments. It has to do with the underlying brown pigments of the zooxanthellae. Although it is hard to tell, since the pic appears to be taken under actinics only, I don't see a lot of brown pigments under the pink.
It is not unusual for bleached specimens to split, nor is it unusual for specimens to live a healthy life while being bleached.
I have not seen your anemone in person, but in all cases I have observed, fluorescent pink anemones similar to yours become a beautiful red when/if their zooxanthellae returns.
 
<a. href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10076116#post10076116 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PRESTO2345
Thankyou!!!! Finally Someone Else! Thought I was crazy for a moment...LOL
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Let me cut to the chase. Your RBTA is definately bleached. Based off the picture, there is no visual zooxanthellae present. Like I said earlier, zooxanthellae algae is brown in color and will cause a RBTA too look red. Without it the RBTA will look pink. If your RBTA is pink, its bleached. Simple as that. I have yet to see a color morph with a RBTA non bleached thats hundred percent pink.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10075589#post10075589 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by eluquis
Can you guys give me a step by step of how and what you are feeding your Pink BTA..

Thanks
-=Efrain=-
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I feed silversides once or twice a week. Sometimes give them a squirt of mysis. Same as all my other btas.



<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10076093#post10076093 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Anemone
I've had clones bleach to this color after mechanical damage. They have regained a darker hue within a few months of healing.

FWIW,
Kevin
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I know where it came from many years ago. Since then it has split several times and has been in a dedicated tank with prestine conditions under halides. this is a third generation since the store. Has not had mechanical damage, was not cut to propogate, ect..


<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10076132#post10076132 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Slakker
That picture looks just like a bleached and deflated RBTA to me...
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It was out of the bag 5 minutes and was walking down the rockwork. Its 6" accross. Think what you want.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10077781#post10077781 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
A bleached RBTA has nothing to do with the intensity of the pink pigments. It has to do with the underlying brown pigments of the zooxanthellae. Although it is hard to tell, since the pic appears to be taken under actinics only, I don't see a lot of brown pigments under the pink.
It is not unusual for bleached specimens to split, nor is it unusual for specimens to live a healthy life while being bleached.
I have not seen your anemone in person, but in all cases I have observed, fluorescent pink anemones similar to yours become a beautiful red when/if their zooxanthellae returns.
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The mouth has some brown to it, some white, and is not overly transparent in the pink area. The foot is brownish. My camera does not show all of the color very well, it's much more vibrant in person.
 
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Thanks for the discussion people ....but lets keep the edge off of the replies. I was asking for opinions and not looking to jump on anybody. I'm not looking to prove anyone wrong or right, just get information and opinions.

I have looked at the bta in question several times now and when its expanded its veerrryyy faint pink pretty much all the way to the oral disk. When deflated its got the bright reddish pink of a rose. Similar to the way a gbta gets more green when it deflates. If I can get some actinics over it I could make a better call. I will keep you posted ...... payday cant get here fast enough!
 
The thing you need to be worried about is not the pink pigmentation, but the lack of zooxanthellae (brown) in the oral disk and tentacles beneath the pink pigments.

An RBTA with a healthy population of zooxanthellae will not have transparent tentacles or such a washed out pink coloration. The color should be solid and much darker than any of the anemones pictured here...no matter how many "generations" it's been in captivity.

Best of luck with the BTA you're scouting.
 
Sorry for the long delay in updating this post. Good news and very bad news I'm afraid. I did purchase the anenome and got him going in the reef. Thats teh good news. It was very faint by the time I bought it the stores light is not very good. The bulbs were very big though and the overall health of the nem was good.

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Then on the second night it took off on a walk-about and found the koralia 4. So I feel stupid and we'll never know what it was going to look like. Sorry guys.
 
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