Purple LTA anenome?

[matt2364]

I saw a purple LTA anemone for sale online at blue zoo aquatics. I was just wondering if these are dyed or if they are naturally purple. I have heard that people will dye the anemones to get bright vibrant colors, but do purple ones rally exist naturally or are they all dyed.

 

[viper_930]

Purple LTAs aren't dyed.

 

[matt2364]

Thanks! Anything else I should know about them? I heard from someone that they are less prone to wander around, can anyone confirm this?

 

[nietzsche]

yes but only if they find a spot in the sand they like. they dont wander like BTAs where they "walk" over things. if an LTA doesnt like where it is it will not dig its foot in the ground and will wait for the powerheads to push it to a new location

 

[matt2364]

Sounds good to me. I am so terrified to get an anemone that wanders.

 

[krautburner]

I picked one up about 2 weeks ago,
it seemed happy (pretty close to where I put it)
my gsm clowns seemed really happy to have it, started hosting immediately.
then after a little over a week, it climed down the rock it was on
got down to the glass, then went under the rocks
the next morning I couldn't find him, but saw little pieces of purple all over the tank,
he found my powerhead (behind my rock wall)
and did a faceplant

 

[matt2364]

ouch, sounds painful. Sorry for your loss.
How long do people usually recommend having their tanks set up before introducing an anemone into the system?