Who thinks this Haddoni is bleached?

[55semireef]

In another forum there was a debate of whether or not this Haddoni was bleached. Couple of the guys were saying that this is a a natural aqua blue color however I was saying that this Haddoni is definately bleached and this is not a healthy, naturally occuring color. What do you guys think?

 

[55semireef]

 

[apayne]

Looks cool, but I think it is bleached.

Good luck with it, who's ever it is.
Aaron

 

[rkelman]

Bleached...

 

[GSMguy]

semi you and blue are right about this.... i saw the other thread.

its definetly bleached that mouth being brown means nothing at all.

 

[55semireef]

GSMguy, did you read the whole thread? Most of those guys were blaming the bleached color on the camera and others were saying this is a rare natural color.

 

[GSMguy]

i read it they are wrong, is the only thing i can come up with.
i think it looks healthy besides that not fighting any infection, but needs food light and time.

it looks like a bleached mint green

 

[chrisstie]

I think with proper light and time that would come up to a green color.

It's color now looks akin to most bleached\stressed anemones that have for some reason lost some of their zooxanthellae. Things like shipping can stress them out and they can loose color like any other animal that has that symbiotic relationship.

 

[OrionN]

It is not always easy to tell from picture. This anemone may not be bleached. When the anemone is bleached, it is translucent not milky white like this anemone. In addition to this, the mouth is brown. IMO, it is more likely a rare color than a bleached anemone.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10561451#post10561451 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisstie
I think with proper light and time that would come up to a green color.

It's color now looks akin to most bleached\stressed anemones that have for some reason lost some of their zooxanthellae. Things like shipping can stress them out and they can loose color like any other animal that has that symbiotic relationship.

Chrisstie, did you read that thread in the ORCA forum? I agree with what you're saying as well.

OrionN, I use to own a somewhat bleached Haddoni pretty similar to the one in question just a different color. The mouth of it was a brownish, yellow color but it was still nonetheless bleached. In about two weeks, it colored up to a nice mint green. What I am getting out of this is I don't think the color of the mouth determines if it is bleached or not. I think it has more to do with the rest of the oral disk. I could be wrong but I was speculating off what I have experienced.

Here it was bleached:

Two weeks later:

Also, the color of zooxanthellae algae is brown/tan in color. If this Haddoni in question you said could be a rare color morph than why does it look so white?

Thanks

 

[OrionN]

That anemone tentacles seem to be long and full. Certain area where the oral disk is convex, I can see brown oral disk under it. I think the color of that anemone is just white with very light green. I actually have a very light green anemone, but I don't jave enough light on it (only 150 MH) so the zooxanthellae is dense and it look brown with white green tip. Anemones, like corals have much less zooxanthellae under very bright light. It looks fully expanded and healthy in that picture. Only looking in person and knowing how long it have been like that we can tell if it is bleach or not.
I think it is more likely an anemone in good health.

 

[OrionN]

Consider the anemone below. It is not bleached but one cannot see the brown color because the non transparent color of this anemone block the brown color of the zooxathellae. I don't think it is far fetch to speculate that instead of having green tip, the anemone in question may have white with slight green tinted color.

 

[Pacific Reefs]

The owner just posted that the anemone turned red with hints of bright green within 2 months. So it did not remain that bleached looking color.

 

[OrionN]

I would love to have a picture of what it look like now.
Can anybody ask the owner to post a picture of this anemone at this time?

 

[bluerug]

I may be purchasing the anemone if it is indeed red.

 

[SALT WATER CRAZ]

it looks bleached to me.

 

[kkyyllee]

it deffinetly was bleached

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10562095#post10562095 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OrionN
Consider the anemone below. It is not bleached but one cannot see the brown color because the non transparent color of this anemone block the brown color of the zooxathellae. I don't think it is far fetch to speculate that instead of having green tip, the anemone in question may have white with slight green tinted color.

The camera is probably throwing the true color off somewhat but it still seems to me that Haddoni has a lack of pigmentation. It's really hard to tell if the haddoni has zooxanthellae underneath it's tentacles or not. I would assume it does but the Haddoni looks to "white" to me.

I just pmed Flasher1 (the owner) to post a recent picture of it.

 

[bluerug]

He wont have a camera for a couple of days, but i do plan on buying it if it is red.

 

[marc price]

bluec,
not to put a damper on things but i once bought a amber colored s. haddoni which had a hint of green on the tips, it turned yellow/green (same color as the s. helianthus on p. 56 Inverts A Quick Ref Guide). i hated the color and got rid of it. it may be good idea to be cautious. the only red haddoni that i've seen was about the same red color and intensity of a traffic light when in my lfs's holding tanks. was lit by a 4'actinic and 4' 10k'ish standard fluorescent t12's. good luck.