Anemone colours and how to spot bleaching?

[Reef2317]

Hi fellow reefers,

Just wondering when a bubble tip anemone bleaches, where is the first place you notice transparency appearing?

Is it tentacle tips, base of tentacles, plate or foot?

What are some tips to visually tell your nems are getting enough light or too much?

Some of my nems dont move at all to accommodate for their needs.

What is the recolour rate of a bleached nem, are we talking months?

 

[blaxsun]

You'd really have to post an image or two for visual reference.

 

[Reef2317]

You'd really have to post an image or two for visual reference.

I understand i was asking as more of a precautionary thing, i guess it was more of a topic of discussion question than a help me question

 

[Reef2317]

You'd really have to post an image or two for visual reference.

Here's one

Is this what you call reaching for light?

 

[exnisstech]

I've been keeping bubble tip nems for close to 8 years but I have never had one bleach.

 

[exnisstech]

Here's one

Is this what you call reaching for light?

Some may say that. I have some that do that and they are under 450 par so not reaching for light. I think flow has as much if not more bearing on how they look.

 

[Reef2317]

Some may say that. I have some that do that and they are under 450 par so not reaching for light. I think flow has as much if not more bearing on how they look.

Thanks for the response ill see how they go where they are for now.

 

[Reef2317]

Thanks for the response ill see how they go where they are for now.

Hey reefers,

Is this evidence of tip bleaching?

Thanks in advance