How white is too white? Transparent BTA

stimpy4242

stimpy4242

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So I have had my BTA for almost a year now. He has split once and you can see the two in the picture. For only like the first three weeks did he look "bubbly" and only for the first couple months did he have a brownish tint...since then he has been "stringy" and white and now nearly transparent. But they only just split a month and half ago. I would assume that was a sign of health. I am just curious what is suggested. I currently have two 65watt 50/50s. The tank is 55 gallons. Levels all zero with trates at 15 calcium 450. Temp fluctuates between 78-84 ish and salinity is around 1.026-28. See attached pictures.


 
viper_930

viper_930

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Definitely looks extremely bleached and I'm suprised it's lasted this long.
True, anemones can split when they're healthy, but they also split in times of stress.
 
puffer32

puffer32

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IMO both are bleached from lack of proper lighting, and they split from stress. I would upgrade the lighting, not sure it will help at this point, sorry. Alot of bubble tips stop bubbling.
 
jimreemts

jimreemts

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I have the same anemone in my tank. I also have another purple tip anemone who is very colorful and doing great. The white is not getting any more color I think its just the type of anemone. Check out my other threads to see my tank
 
zanski

zanski

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WOW! There is no such thing as a bleached anemone... ***)The worst anemone you can buy in a LFS is a white one. This is because of the lack of zoxanthellae in the tissue. This is caused by any number of things,
environmental changes like pH, temperature, salinity, lighting, or even chemical wars between corals.
 
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