Phishy yellow BTA, PICS

[Rod Buehler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10619571#post10619571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by delphinus
In all fairness, Dawson is only saying something that I've heard repeatedly over the years. I've heard several well respected anemone people say that there's no such thing as yellow anemones. It's just that in those cases, I like to whip out a picture of mine and say "Well what colour is this then?" just to be a smart aleck.

The bottom line though that as far as BTA's or carpets go, yellow is unusual. The yellow carpets that I've seen that were really truly "yellow" were really more bleached anemones that did not look healthy. And well, I've never seen a BTA that look like the ones in this thread. They're definitely neat, I'll give them that, but you know what, to me, at the end of the day, they're just Entacmaea quadricolor. Maybe I'm just not the same anemone geek I was a few years ago but really I only get excited when I see purple and red gigantea carpets and everything else, I'm just sort ... "Eh, it's nice but it's not a red or purple gigantea."

You took the words out of my mouth , but for me, I still like to see nicely colored magnifica's. Maybe because I have a purple gigantea. My mag is nice but not as colorful as some that I see. Mine looks very much like yours, Tony, but just a little less vibrant.

 

[marc price]

ditto

 

[catastrofe]

Just for grins I thought I'd share my yellow gigantea. The photos aren't that great, but the last one gives you an idea of the color difference between the anemone and a green montipora. You can also see the difference between the anemone and green coralline algae on the rear of the tank. In person, it's much "yellower".

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[Big Brother]

i love that logic

photographic proof under your nose and you still deny the color yellow exists in anemones.

way to go!

 

[55semireef]

I know it has been repeated before but when we show pictures of yellow anemones that people actually own and when people still deny their color or existence it can be

 

[tpdpercula]

Group Hug!!!!!!

 

[Slakker]

I don't want to open up any sore spots here, but having seen a few dyed anemones, I'm convinced this one is legit. The pictures show no signs of any sort of dye, in my eyes anyways.

The anemones I've seen that have been dyed have all had fairly opaque coloration, not nearly as translucent as this BTA. Also, I was under the impression that it was not at all common practice to dye E. Quadricolor.

And, for me, the nail in the coffin is this: We haven't EXPLORED enough of the ocean to be able to say definitively what does and does not exist, and anyone who claims otherwise is blowing smoke.

 

[GSMguy]

Tyler, Serdar plucked this anemone from the reef with his own two hands these particular yellows are the least likely to be dyed out of all the anemones in the trade.

its not often a LFS owner flies 6 thousand+ miles to go and dye anemones.

 

[Slakker]

I'm agreeing with you completely, and I'm not saying that he didn't collect it himself, I was just going by the things that I could see for sure with my own eyes.

In any case, has anyone picked one of these up for themselves yet?

 

[ReefDent]

I have one of the clones that spit off shortly after being introduced to his system. It is really yellowish. It wasn't as yellow as the "parent," but is definitely not rose or green.

I'll try and get some pics this evening if I get home in time.

James

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11040935#post11040935 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefDent
I have one of the clones that spit off shortly after being introduced to his system. It is really yellowish. It wasn't as yellow as the "parent," but is definitely not rose or green.

I'll try and get some pics this evening if I get home in time.

James

James i really would love to see your tank. you have all the good stuff in there

 

[ReefDent]

Thanks!! I try... I'll pm you my contact info and if you're coming to Columbus, give me a call and you could stop by if we're around!

James

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11041910#post11041910 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefDent
Thanks!! I try... I'll pm you my contact info and if you're coming to Columbus, give me a call and you could stop by if we're around!

James

my Girlfriend is a digital arts major and would love to take some pictures of your tank. She is always looking for a new tank to take pics of.

pm me the Info and we can set up something one of these weekends.


Nick

 

[ReefDent]

My "dyed" anemone (J/K)

My "dyed" anemone (J/K)

Here's an okay shot of the smaller clone from the yellow BTA from Serdar. It wasn't quite as impressive as the "parent," but it's still cool. The yellow color is definitely more pronounced in person than the pic shows. It also varies from day to day, somedays more yellow, and when the tenticles are shorter, it's more yellow.

Someone bought the bigger one out from under me, lol!!!

James

 

[Slakker]

Looks sweet in there with the RBTAs...I hope it does well for you. Hopefully we'll have lots of healthy clones of this variety going around in a couple of years.

 

[sirjohn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10550236#post10550236 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Casshern
I wouldn't doubt anything in nature. Any color is possible.

That should be the end of THAT discussion.

It never fails to amuse me when humans make absolute statements about nature, actually believing they know all of God's (or nature's, as you prefer) secrets.

Not an attack on Dawson, just a reminder that when it comes to nature, it really is true that "the only thing we know, is that we know nothing".

 

[enchie]

What a great read. I laughed several times.

 

[GSMguy]

Bump

 

[elegance coral]

 

[elegance coral]

I have spent countless hours in the waters around the Fl. Keys. The Flower/rock/crucifer anemone can be found in about any color you can think of, even yellow like the one posted earlier in this thread. I don't think there is a color that is off limits for sea anemones.