Yellow Carpet

[Steve Cuddeback]

I have the opportunity to purchase a large yellow carpet that the dealer insists is not dyed. I have a well established 120 gallon tank that already houses a blue carpet. What does everyone think? Do yellows occur and if so what color should they be? Does anyone have a picture of a yellow?

 

[criccio]

It may not be dyed, but that doesn't mean it isn't bleached and would likely be green when healthy.

 

[rkelman]

Which carpet? Atlantics are quite often yellow.. We need to know the species before offing a opinion. I agree with criccio too.

 

[phender]

Mertens carpets are often a mustard yellow color. I have seen some yellow haddonis, again usually a mustard. The giganteas that come in yellow are usually very bleached.

If the base is yellow, it is most likely dyed. If just the tentacle tips are yellow then it isn't.
A pic of my merten's carpet.

Closer pic showing the yellow better.

I don't have any digital pics of my yellow haddoni. I gave it away a looong time ago.

 

[Steve Cuddeback]

I have not seen it yet but it is suppose to be a haddoni. The dealer let me know that it came in very healthy.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

alot of local stores misidentify carpet anemones often. They think they have a haddoni.. when it is actually a mertensii or a very bleached green gigantea.
My mertensii has yellow tips too but under actinics they look orange.

 

[Toddrtrex]

This is about as close as I have seen to a healthy yellow Haddoni, and I don't consider it yellow, more tan.