Anemone bleaching?
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D-Nak
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They do look bleached. Are these new additions, or has this happened over time?
Typically they'll recover as long as you give them strong light to allow their zooxanthellae population to bounce back. If they're completely bleached, it's good to feed them--but not too much. Just a little bit of frozen mysis, or other meaty food that you may have.
Typically they'll recover as long as you give them strong light to allow their zooxanthellae population to bounce back. If they're completely bleached, it's good to feed them--but not too much. Just a little bit of frozen mysis, or other meaty food that you may have.
mushrommy
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I got them and they had a ton of color! But over a few months I looked back at some old pics and they looked way more bright than now. Idk what's happening, I have good lighting!
D-Nak
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Hmmm... what type lighting do you have? How long do you have them on? What are your water parameters? Do you have high nitrate or phosphate?
coraler07
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Try giving them amino acids, I use it for the zooxanthallae in my corals and they love it. Should help with all corals and brighten their colors. Otherwise, I think just adjust your levels slightly to help with coloration. I have a Red Sea and they have a specific suggested levels for best color. But placement shouldn’t be an issue if it took so long. Best of luck.
D-Nak
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If you can try to get your phosphate down to less than .1 that may help, but I have tanks with high phosphate levels my BTAs aren't bleached.
Just try to feed them and see what happens.
