My anemones are not as colorful as these, what can I do to help them be more colorful?

[Jeremy Lain]

Hello,

My anemones colors are not as colorful as these in this picture:

This is what my anemones look like, they are colorful but not like these. My camera is not good so that has some to do with the colors in the picture, but they are not as colorful as these.

Here is a picture of my anemones:

What can I do to help them be more colorful?

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Hello,

My anemones colors are not as colorful as these in this picture:

This is what my anemones look like, they are colorful but not like these. My camera is not good so that has some to do with the colors in the picture, but they are not as colorful as these.

Here is a picture of my anemones:

What can I do to help them be more colorful?

Your tank is new. Anemones could lose a little color in a new environment but if you feed them store bought jumbo shrimp they will color up to their full potential. Good spectrum lighting could help also. Those anemones in the picture you posted look like Sherman rose or a black widow bubble tips(not a big anemone expert, can’t tell what they are exactly) They’re pretty red. Yours look like a condy

 

[HawaiianReef]

It looks like completely different lighting, color wise. The other guy's tank is running blue dominately. He most likely is using a filter lens for the shot as well. Best thing I could figure, find the original post and pm the guy about his equipment. You nems look very healthy IMHO.

 

[DSC reef]

I believe you have condy anemones, no matter what you do they will never look like the BTA in the other tank. Lighting, chemistry and photography all play a role.

 

[MasterBacon]

just had to explain it to people at work who saw post. Pic 1 Apples Pic 2 Oranges cant compare! or Buy Apples

 

[Jeremy Lain]

I believe you have condy anemones, no matter what you do they will never look like the BTA in the other tank. Lighting, chemistry and photography all play a role.

Alright. Can someone talk to me about what would be needed? Lighting; Par, Color spectrum? Camera; Lens?

 

[Reefpuck]

Hard to say without any details about your tank, parameters, equipment, etc. As mentioned above, you're also comparing two different anemones. The condy you have overall will look like that.

 

[DSC reef]

Alright. Can someone talk to me about what would be needed? Lighting; Par, Color spectrum? Camera; Lens?

If your trying to duplicate the anemones in the other tank then it's not going to happen with what you currently have anemone wise.

 

[Jeremy Lain]

Or like this anemone the colors are awesome!

 

[Jeremy Lain]

If your trying to duplicate the anemones in the other tank then it's not going to happen with what you currently have anemone wise.

I might be able to get some different anemones and equipment later on maybe. Can someone talk to me about what kind of anemones have that much color and equipment needed?

 

[DSC reef]

That looks like a torch coral, totally different from what you have.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Or like this anemone the colors are awesome!

That’s a gold torch coral. Not an anemone.

 

[MasterBacon]

Bubble Tip Nems! Not hard to keep! Not my Picture !

 

[Jeremy Lain]

Hard to say without any details about your tank, parameters, equipment, etc. As mentioned above, you're also comparing two different anemones. The condy you have overall will look like that.

I will put a list of my equipment, parameters, and what I have been feeding them later today. I have noticed since I have had them the color has changed some and there tentacles have changed in size so I am curious to what the cause of this might be.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Anemones come in different colors
This is Sherman rose bta.

This one is inferno bta

This one is a rainbow bta.

All of these anemone are bubble tip anemones. The rainbow anemones are the cheapest of the 3 I posted. You just need to buy the right type of anemone. Condy anemones usually have a little less color than BTAs.

 

[Jeremy Lain]

Alright. Can someone talk to me about what would be needed? Lighting; Par, Color spectrum? Camera; Lens?

I can't afford radions, or kessils at this time. Does someone know of lighting that is not as expesive that can help the colors to show more?

 

[cwalton00]

I think you are missing the point here. The anemone you have will never look like the colorful bubble tips. If that's what your after go get a bubble of your color choice

 

[Dragonreef202]

yes it's not your lighting that has your anemone that color. You just have to purchase another type of anemone for color to . For lighting T-5 or led lighting will be sufficient lighting to keep a anemone. Your anemone looks healthy with the lighting you have just try another type of anemone.

 

[JaimeAdams]

Metal Halides are the best lights for anemone health and can be found used pretty cheap, just use a 20K bulb. But as others said you don't have bubble tip anemones. The super bright bubble tips can be expensive.

 

[Reefpuck]

Lighting depends on your tank size as well. There's also lots of budget light fixtures out there that will work