RBTA turned brown

[gene71495]

I bought what was thought to be a RBTA anemone a few months ago. At the time it was a magenta color. It has gradually turned light brown. Will it regain its color? I have it under two 150 metal halides.

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[jupiter]

Is it possible it was dyed when you bought it? Even when they lose color they tend to stay orange/pink.

 

[brycerb]

Hard to say with anemomes, they do some funky stuff with them in the aquarium trade. Also they loose a lot of color in transit.

 

[NanoJimmy]

My anemone changed color too. Im kind of worried for it. I got it two days ago and it was brown, but it changed to bright green, and now its brown again. Is this normal? Also its been hiding under the rocks when i got it and its still in there, should i be concerned?

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[Moos3]

My anemone changed color too. Im kind of worried for it. I got it two days ago and it was brown, but it changed to bright green, and now its brown again. Is this normal? Also its been hiding under the rocks when i got it and its still in there, should i be concerned?

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Is it a bubble tip anemone? Did you acclimate it to the lights properly? You could be giving it a good bronzing if your lights are stronger than the store/person you've gotten it from..

If this is the case, I've read you're supposed to lower the daily lighting period, and gradually raise it. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)