white carpet and maroon clowns

[elegance coral]

I think we are at the TOE MAYTO TOE MAHTO point a bit.. Its like Do yellow gigantea's exist? or Red gigs? I would say yes and yes... But that depends on what you consider "yellow" or "red"

At least there are some colors close to yellow, red, and white, that I believe do occur, but are rarely ever seen in the wild and probably never enter the hobby..

There's no reason why there can't be a yellow, or red gig, so none of us can state as fact that they do not exist. They may find a red gig tomorrow, for all we know. They can not find a gig that lacks zooxanthellae, but is not bleached. That animal does not exist.

 

[deangelr]

This white condy is not bleached.. They are all over the Caribbean.. Some are extremely brilliant white..

 

[deangelr]

They can not find a gig that lacks zooxanthellae, but is not bleached. That animal does not exist.

Did I ever say a gig or any other anemone could be found healthy and completely lacking zooxanthellae?

I am saying anemones that have only white pigmentation exist.

 

[elegance coral]

Do you also think the crispa on the back cover is bleached? and will face death if its zooxanthellae are not regained?

At some point yes, because it is bleached.
If you have the book handy, look on page 63. The top pic shows some very light colored crispas. Some people may even call them white. The zooxanthellae are still very obvious though. The zooxanthellae give them an almost dirty look. If an anemone lacks this dirty looking color, it is bleached. The anemone on the back lacks this color. There are no signs of zooxanthellae in the anemone on the back, so it is bleached.

 

[deangelr]

I can only really see the "dirty" look on the tentacle tips there. Other than that the base of that anemone and base of the tentacles appear white..

The crispa on back looks almost the exact same color as so many of the condy's I have seen.. I do not know if it is bleached or not, its in an aquarium in 1992 so it probably is.. But I have seen some really solid almost dark white anemones that sure did not look bleached.

 

[elegance coral]

I am saying anemones that have only white pigmentation exist.

Not if they contain zooxanthellae. The pigments in zooxanthellae are golden brownish. This color shows in anemones that possess zooxanthellae.

 

[deangelr]

:deadhorse::headwally:

 

[rssjsb]

It looks to me like you have reached an impasse. You have a belief but no evidence about whether that belief holds up long term.

Here's what I suggest: Post again in six months or a year and let us know how your anemone is doing. My bet is that it will recover some color or it won't make it. Maybe you'll prove me wrong. Either way, you'll make a concrete contribution to the knowledge on this subject.