BtA question

[Trulyphly710]

I spent the past week looking up different bubble tips and saw one called a white acid wash BTA.

So when I went to my local LFS, I came across a BTA that looks like one and bought it. Now I'm beginning to wonder if I just bought a bleached BTA.. It looks white normally but under blue light I see green. Anyone have any insight?

Thanks,
Woo

 

[Dbichler]

Bleached but will color up nicely. Looks like a speckled green. Stable parameters high lighting and feed once a week or once every other week. Don’t over feed though it will stress it even more.

 

[j.falk]

That is definitely bleached out. Good lighting is key to it recovering. A healthy green bta is a dark brown/green color.

 

[ahiggins]

I hope you didn’t pay too much for it :(

 

[Trulyphly710]

I hope you didn’t pay too much for it :(

I didn't. Just 30. But bummer. I hope it gets its color back. My emerald crab ate my last BTa

 

[ahiggins]

I didn't. Just 30. But bummer. I hope it gets its color back. My emerald crab ate my last BTa

Oh good :)
Wait....your crab?! Lol how on earth did that happen?!

 

[ScubaSteeve]

Oh good :)
Wait....your crab?! Lol how on earth did that happen?!

It happens I had a coral banded shrimp eat my rainbow nem

 

[Trulyphly710]

Oh good :)
Wait....your crab?! Lol how on earth did that happen?!

I heard im not the first. My LFS said the male emerald crabs tend to do that

 

[ScubaSteeve]

Hows your nem doing now did the color come back I just got a acid wash that looks a lot like yours did