yamazilla
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Today I came across many large bright YELLOW sabea anenomes in my local lfs. The owner of the shop had just gotten them in from a distributor in Miami or Tampa. According to an article in a recent large aquatic publication...any yellow anenomes for sale have been dyed with tetracycline antibiotic to give them a yellow appealing color. These anenomes will surely die because the tetracycline destroys their zoothanthellae condeming them to a slow death. What convinced me was perfectly healthy WHITE sabea anenomes were placed in a tank next to the dyed ones. The owner of the lfs confirmed they were dyed anenomes but didn't no anything of there short life. He said "people love the yellow color and buy them". Please take warning of any bright yellow colored anenomes in your lfs. Anenomes have a hard enough time surviving in our tanks without being tampered with let alone being bleached with an antibiotic...