Rose anemones OR ...fake rose?
 

Just visited KingEdPet in Burnaby today they had lots of "rose anemones", and even though i wanted one i did not get it because... I think this might be a fake rose.
1-"Tank raised" was indicated with original price of $139.99 and "sale" 49.99$
2- That they came from China
3- When i asked how they raised them in the tank with perfect color like that, i was told that it is a "trade secret"
4- I saw two completely white anemonies, of the same kind and size, they were with dull rosy red tips.

Now, i could be a little paranoid here but when i connected all the "dots"(1,2,3,4 and "trade secret"), i think these could be just colored red with some food grade color, and those that were sitting in the tank for some time just lost the color. So i did not get one .
What do you guys think? Am i just imagening things?

BTA's are generaly poor shippers,so that would explain the bleached ones you saw.If you see any sort of pastel(sp)/day-glo colored,that is from bleaching also.Just not as bad as clear.Alot of corals have been comming in from China,so I would tend to believe these came from there also.It seems alot of RBTA's have become available this week,these are probably from the same wholesaler.

If it helps, I was there when they first came in & I didn't see any leaching of dye or anything like that when they were in the bag.

faker?
 

I'll let you know if the colour fades. I bought one today and I'll keep you advised of the progress.

Dyed corals don't fluoresce. Take a look at them under good actinics.

They are the real deal, J&L has them as well but a bit more expensive, not much though.

Doug

real deal
 

I have to agree. Mine is looking great under my 250W 10K Ushio lights. Looks ultra healthy as well.

Thank you all fgor the imput well see how it goes.
Thouse of you who already bought one please keep us informed.
thx.