is white healthy or unhealthy

[rodrigopaz290]

Just bought a white anemone and after doing some research they say white is unhealthy
Im still unsure about it it looks good so who should I believe Internet or fish store

 

[Postal]

In the case of hosting species of anemones, white is a sign of a bleached anemone. If your LFS told you that white was a good sign then they were wrong.
Your anemone looks like a very bleached "sebae" (likely H. crispa). It looks healthy other than being bleached and could well recover with proper care.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

Will probably turn a light brown on the tentacle. Good lights, food and stable water and you should be good to go

 

[tomtom01]

looks very much like a malu?

 

[Winwood]

It looks a lot like both malu and crispa. It's very difficult to tell the difference in that state.

 

[garygb]

Bleached indeed, and I'm confident it's H. crispa. With very good conditions, you can bring it back to full health. You will want to provide bright light (reef quality), specific gravity 1.026-1.027, temp in the 78-82 range, nitrates very low, moderate water circulation. You didn't mention specs of your system, lights, filtration etc. That info would be helpful in providing suggestions on how to successfully keep it.

 

[Alexwilson1337]

How do u tell a crispa over a malu?