Neon pink BTA

[eglinlotus]

Hey everyone I just moved across country from Florida to Illinois and got this beauty from a aquarist that lives down the street from me my tank looks a little bland because it's just now getting stocked and I want this BTA to find his home before I start to add coral. Have any of you seen one this color before? Also sorry about the bad pictures I have to us my cell phone.

 

[Anemone12]

It looks a little bleached ( white ) and once it recovers a little but it will be a more pink in color. How big of a tank is that? Is sure is going to look nice.

 

[eglinlotus]

I turned down my light (its a kessil 360w) so it won't be so intense. The tank is a 29gal tall. I feed it silver sides twice a week. What else could I do to improve color.

 

[ocellaris123]

It is very bleached but with good care it should recover to a nice rose/red color. A word of caution is to cover your powerheads with some sort of mesh or your anemone may end up pureed.

 

[BonsaiNut]

It's not neon pink. It's a bleached rose. Once it regains its zooxanthellae it will be a nice red color.

 

[Anemone12]

I turned down my light (its a kessil 360w) so it won't be so intense. The tank is a 29gal tall. I feed it silver sides twice a week. What else could I do to improve color.

Noting besides waiting. What your doing should help recover it good.

 

[joshky]

Also you should probably stop feeding silversides as there have been numerous cases of 'nems digesting bad ones and getting sick/perishing. I like table shrimp, cut into smaller pieces. There might also be seafood mix at your local grocery in the frozen isle, if you can find it, it'll offer a more varied diet.

 

[AdamNC]

Also try feeding it krill, 1 piece about every 3-4 days.