Did my fish store send me the wrong coral

[Reef_Aquatics]

First image is what the coral is supposed to look like and second image is what they sent me.

 

[rusya_reef]

Im not exactly a professional but i had a similar story. I changed my light settings and it showed its fluorescent colors alot more

 

[BristleWormHater]

It may have lost some coloration during shipping, that stress can cause coral to expell zooanthelle(the symbiotic algae responsible for their florescense). I would give it awhile to color up.
@VintageReefer would know more

 

[slingfox]

I hope you bought from a reputable seller.

 

[Reef_Aquatics]

I hope you bought from a reputable seller.

Yea I did. I always buy from that place and their quality is quite good

 

[Reef_Aquatics]

I do still see some yellow on the tentacles

 

[bluemon]

Probably the same.

You can see how washed out the BTA looks in the photo.

I would also try to tackle the aiptasia problem before it stings the torch to death

 

[Reef_Aquatics]

Probably the same.

You can see how washed out the BTA looks in the photo.

I would also try to tackle the aiptasia problem before it stings the torch to death

I will take care of the aiptasia soon. My Aiptasia X hasn't arrived yet.

 

[slingfox]

I will take care of the aiptasia soon. My Aiptasia X hasn't arrived yet.

I doubt Aptasia X can be an effective solution for that much aptasia.

 

[Reef_Aquatics]

I doubt Aptasia X can be an effective solution for that much aptasia.

What other solution do you propose then?

 

[GSPClown94]

First image is what the coral is supposed to look like and second image is what they sent me.

Everything looks blue in blue light.

 

[fish_collector]

The photo of the coral from the store looks completely saturated and adjusted to be pretty. It's probably the same coral. Nothing will look as good as a coral in a photo from a shop that is trying to get you to buy it. When I go to frag swaps I carry a uv light so I can see colors better (yes yours was online).

For the aiptasia, you may have to take the rock out and scrape it off, then superglue over it. Even that is hit or miss. I've got several hundred to eliminate from my frag tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

First image is what the coral is supposed to look like and second image is what they sent me.

These anemones have an inner algae known as zooxanthellae and will lose color often needed with lights and nutrients. As it acclimates to tank and lighting, see how it colors up over next 72 hours. In the mean time, do alert shipper of concern in the event it was a wrong specimen shipped to you

 

[VintageReefer]

First image is what the coral is supposed to look like and second image is what they sent me.

Is first pic wysiwyg? I see a 3 head torch, or 3 single heads that are placed adjacent. How many heads is your torch?

Next - very usually unless in extreme stress that a torch will lose all that color. But I only see your pics and not what you see in person. You would need an orange flip on lens to filter out the excess blue light and then your camera can better represent the in person coral colors

 

[VintageReefer]

What other solution do you propose then?

Berghia nudibranch - need at least 3

 

[VintageReefer]

Everything looks blue in blue light.

Lol

 

[fish_collector]

Just for example of the color of light with any zooxanthellae pigmented coral, here’s blue light and about 14k light, 2nd photo taken with Orphek lens filter. But yeah reach out to the store and express your concern about the color, I’m sure it’s just lighting though.

 

[Tripod1404]

These anemones have an inner algae known as zooxanthellae and will lose color often needed with lights and nutrients. As it acclimates to tank and lighting, see how it colors up over next 72 hours. In the mean time, do alert shipper of concern in the event it was a wrong specimen shipped to you

Symbiotic algae are mostly brown, that is why corals with high amounts of algae will turn brown.

Most of the color corals have comes from the fluorescent proteins they produce to modulate wavelengths of the light that they are exposed to. For example, they produce proteins that absorb high energy light at and beyond blue spectra and fluoresce it at a lower energy wavelength. Most common fluorescence wavelength is green because symbiotic algae (like land plants) cannot use green light for photosynthesis. So this allows corals to control how much photosynthesis symbiotic algae can do.

 

[slingfox]

What other solution do you propose then?

There are a lot of threads on this board which discuss how to handle aptasia. One potential complication you have is the bubble anemone. Most commonly cited solutions for aptasia are 1) berghia nudibranch, 2) peppermint shrimp (need to be the right type, 3) copper band (need to know how to keep alive), or 4) other fish which eat aptasia such as Australian Stripey (they get big) or various type of butterfly fish (may nip at other things in tank).

 

[Reef_Aquatics]

These anemones have an inner algae known as zooxanthellae and will lose color often needed with lights and nutrients. As it acclimates to tank and lighting, see how it colors up over next 72 hours. In the mean time, do alert shipper of concern in the event it was a wrong specimen shipped to you

It's not an anemone it's a torch coral