Bleached Baby Bubble-tip
 

Got this baby BTA split from Evan back on October 25/03. The parent had been through a high-heat episode but was doing OK (except for the ghostly colour)... Saw a quote recently saying that a bleached 'nem should regain colour in 3-5 weeks... we're now at 3 months and still going slow:
http://members.shaw.ca/AJ_77/bbbta_01.jpg

For the first month or so, it wouldn't even hang onto pieces of mysis when I squirted them directly into the tentacles. Now, however, it will hold onto 2 or 3 individual shrimp pieces. Then it goes "gulp":
http://members.shaw.ca/AJ_77/bbbta_02.jpg

After swallowing, almost back to normal (if you can call this normal):
http://members.shaw.ca/AJ_77/bbbta_03.jpg

I've been really patient with this little guy, because it is definitely on its own schedule. In the 20gal, when it was close up under 110W of PC, it would only expose half of itself. Now in the 28gal, it stretches out more, and is getting a hue of reddish back into some tips. Will be continuing with the feedings 3x per week, and see what happens.

Interesting link from UT Sydney:
Bleached Zooxanthellae Are Healthy!
Apparently my patience is paying off. Stay tuned...

awesome!
looks good the way it is

Looks very nice

wouldent that be so cool if it turned out to be a rose.

I kinda like it white though, its different. I foundmine fighting with my frog spawn this evening.. they are both doing better.

Steve

What if its blue? That could fetch $1,000?

Blue BTAs exist? :exclaim:

Alan, I don't think that article is suggesting that the anemone is healthy without zooxanthellae, simply that the zooxanthellae that are expelled continue to photosynthesize, which wouldn't help the anemone. If you were aware of this and I misconstrued your interest in the article, ignore me (maybe you are suggesting that expelled zooxanthellae are reabsorbed). :biggrin:

Teevee, I think they are saying they harvested zooxanthellae from bleached anemones. so yes that is saying that the bleached zooxanthellae are healthy.

Steve

I still think it is worth a try to introduce water from a tank with a healthy anemone. :biggrin:

I know I have read that they can pick up the required zooanth from the water....whether that is true or not, who knows?

What Steve said, Quinn... :smile:

"Bleached zooxanthellae are healthy." So, a bleached anemone can be healthy.

I know Carp had one and it eventually croaked... :sad: