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· Mermaid in disguise
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I bought a RBTA about 5 months ago and now that I'm looking at it today the coloration on the anemone looks really faded. The body of the anemone is actually clear... and the tentacles are a fluorescent pink...now i can't remember if it has always looked like this...or if something has changed...I do think that it has always been pink, but I believe that the rest of it was white. Is there a way to fix this? Is it normal? I haven't been feeding it because my clown fish were hosting it, but for the past few weeks they haven't as much...could this be because it has moved to a place in front of the power head where there is a stronger current?...and should I start to feed the anemone? My lighting is about 2 watts per gallon...but this hasn't seemed to be a problem. Would high nitrates be a cause of this? I've been trying to research and find answers, but haven't been able to find much information...
any advice is greatly appreciated! :help:
(Sorry if I completely bombarded you will questions... :wzbigcry: )
 

· Mermaid in disguise
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I have LED's and fluorescence
my aquarium is a 72 gallon bow front
(I'll give you the test results as soon as possible)
I have taken pictures I just hadn't been able to look at them at the time... I found them and I'll post a before and after...the first two photos were taken today and the third one was taken a little while back. (These pictures were taken on my phone...and the colors are a little bit brighter...the second picture made the anemone look really bad...it isn't that washed out looking at all...) Oh and I meant that it had moved to the spot it's in without actually really "moving"...the way the rock is shaped that the anemone is on lets the anemone stretch out into open water with a strong current or be hidden behind it...and it has a lot of holes through it...so the anemone can be facing any side of the tank without moving its foot... :p I'll try to get some silver sides tomorrow and see if I can get the anemone to eat.
Thanks for help! :)
 

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· Mermaid in disguise
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It's fine...this site is a great place to learn a lot of new things about fish and their care and has helped me a lot :)
My anemone can open to about 8-10 inches around the disk and its foot can stretch to over 12"...so it's a pretty good sized anemone.
 
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