bubel tip anemone turn white please help

[edgar]

my buble tip anemone turn white i had it for about 2 month it was doing fine there is a tomato cloun livin in it some one please tell what could have pend
thanks

 

[beth]

What type of lighting do you have, and what were you feeding the anemone? Unfortunately, it has likely exhaused all of its zooxanthellae.
Check in the Reef Forum, with hobbyists more experienced with anemone husbandry.

 

[edgar]

i have regurlar lighting
2 40watts bould
and i was feeding brin shripm it's that good or not because the guy that sold it to me at the pet's store say it will be find whit that
thanks

 

[beth]

Sorry, that lighting is totally inadequate. These creatures rely on their zooxanthellae for food. Zooxanthellae must have intense reef lighting to grow, which just can not be achieved with NO lights.
By the time they turn white, it is usally too late to do anything to save them. If you have a friend that has intense reef lighting, you might offer the anemone to him to see what happens.