Sebae anemone shrinking with light?

[daniella3d]

Some tantacles are very opaque creamy white, some are a bit more transparent. The base is rather brown, but a lighter shade of brown but very opaque.

It is now very very shriveled with the 4 tube on. I will try reducing the lighting hours and see.

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

Transport is the number one bleacher in my books. It is not entirely bleached either, the base is quite brown. However some tentacles to me seem almost transparent, with little to no pigment left.

You can try to reduce the lights. If you see the stress reduced right away and stay away, it was likely the culprit.

They do vary in color quite a bit. It looked a little bleached from the video because the base is brown, and the tentacles seem to range in color from almost transparent to slightly brown. That to me is a sign that the natural color is light brown or tan, possibly darker. The white ones with the purple pigment are the hardest to come by and the most sought after. Most only have purple tips and are tan to brown, so I agree with live aquaria's assessment.

The may have purple tips part is because some get so brown there is often only a tiny dot of purple noticeable at the tip of the tentacles, but when this same coral is bleached it looks like the rare specimen.