steelgluer
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Simple question. Is there a white anemone bta, carpet etc.? Also please explain why they are white. Thanks
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viper_930
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There's no such thing as a healthy white anemone. White means it's bleached, which is when the anemone has lost all of the symbiotic zooxanthellae. The zooxanthellae are brown/green algae that produce sugars through photosynthesis to feed the anemone. No zoox means no food. Bleached anemones can recover if given the right lighting and suitable water conditions but could take many months.
steelgluer
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Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
There's no such thing as a healthy white anemone. White means it's bleached, which is when the anemone has lost all of the symbiotic zooxanthellae. The zooxanthellae are brown/green algae that produce sugars through photosynthesis to feed the anemone. No zoox means no food. Bleached anemones can recover if given the right lighting and suitable water conditions but could take many months.
This is what i was telling someone and they just said there is a white anemone. I told them well if you say so but it will be dead soon if you dont get it under propeer lighting. iT was a bta that we where talking about. Thanks for replys
There's no such thing as a healthy white anemone. White means it's bleached, which is when the anemone has lost all of the symbiotic zooxanthellae. The zooxanthellae are brown/green algae that produce sugars through photosynthesis to feed the anemone. No zoox means no food. Bleached anemones can recover if given the right lighting and suitable water conditions but could take many months.
This is what i was telling someone and they just said there is a white anemone. I told them well if you say so but it will be dead soon if you dont get it under propeer lighting. iT was a bta that we where talking about. Thanks for replys
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thomas712
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Originally Posted by Dogstar
There are some like cold water , deep water, cave dwelling, non photosythisis species and some Atlantic Condies but as far as HOSTING sp. for clownfish, none of them should be white for reasons mentioned above.....
Agreed!
There are some like cold water , deep water, cave dwelling, non photosythisis species and some Atlantic Condies but as far as HOSTING sp. for clownfish, none of them should be white for reasons mentioned above.....
Agreed!