Would you chance a bleached carpet?

[Reefing102]

Saw this guy at my LFS. They rarely get anything in that’s worthwhile. This guy is massive, about 12” across or so as he sits in the picture. I’m not sure how long they’ve had him but his tag is definitely older looking (ink kind of worn down). But the sad part is, he’s in an unlit tank. The light you see is the 10’+ ceiling level spot lights.

I have the room in my tank, but I don’t have Cipro on hand for treatment. They have him listed as Striped Saddle Anemone $65.99.

Would you take the chance if you had the capability? Sorry for the crappy pic. Looks like a haddoni to me.

 

[Saltyreef]

If you are sure how to care for a large carpet nem and the tank is suitable, i would grab it. Borderline rescue move though it looks in rough shape from lack of light. Carpets eat everything unsuspecting lol

 

[DmitryB]

They should be giving it away for free!

 

[PolypPocket]

What kind of a fish store doesn’t put lights on their tanks?! Crazy.

I think it’s pretty cool looking and could be a really rewarding rescue once it colors back up.

 

[Ocellaris123]

Bleached is not a death sentence. Besides being bleached it appears in good shape. If i were looking for a haddoni and didnt care about what color it turns out i would chance it. Good light and conditions and it will recover in a few months no problem. I would feed small meaty foods as well to supplement nutrition while it recovers

 

[Reefing102]

They should be giving it away for free!

One could wish lol

What kind of a fish store doesn’t put lights on their tanks?! Crazy.

I think it’s pretty cool looking and could be a really rewarding rescue once it colors back up.

The kind that doesn’t invest in their saltwater selection. I used to work at this store 10+ years ago. They refused to get any decent lighting for coral or other light loving creatures. Their saltwater section is even more dismal now with a low boy (for fish, not coral), this 60 gallon cube and a little 3 gallon with a clown in it. Back in the day they had a 75 gallon frag tank (with standard flourescent lights), and 2 sections of marineland commercial tanks.

They never invested because anything outside of fish never sold. And their mark up is so insane that it was significantly cheaper online. They didn’t follow MAP, they had their own mark up of 130% on top of wholesale (so if wholesale it was $1, in store price would be $2.30 minimum). Their IO salt buckets run about $140ish. And they wonder why stuff doesn’t sell.

My only hesitation is I don’t have much of a sand bed (mostly bare bottom). I believe I could give it proper care no problem.