Please Help with Anemone ID

[Sunkissedangler]

This was sold to me as a gbta but now I’m starting to wonder if maybe it’s something else. It has been the same color since I got it and it has not moved since it’s been in the tank. All of my water parameters are where they should be. It’s been in the tank for almost 1 month. I use an LED light. The amount of blue light gets to be more throughout the day until it’s basically all blue at night and then I turn the lights off while sleeping. If anyone could help with ID and how to make the colors pop more it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[JaaxReef]

This was sold to me as a gbta but now I’m starting to wonder if maybe it’s something else. It has been the same color since I got it and it has not moved since it’s been in the tank. All of my water parameters are where they should be. It’s been in the tank for almost 1 month. I use an LED light. The amount of blue light gets to be more throughout the day until it’s basically all blue at night and then I turn the lights off while sleeping. If anyone could help with ID and how to make the colors pop more it would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe a long tentacle based on where it settled and how the foot looks? Looks a little bleached, so hopefully it gains it’s symbiotic algae population and color back over time!

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

A picture out the oral disk/mouth would be helpful, BTA have white stripes leading to their mouths

 

[Orion1885]

It is a green/tan bubble tip anemone. Should color up more in proper conditions

 

[Cell]

Bleached nems take a long time to color back up.

 

[Sunkissedangler]

A picture out the oral disk/mouth would be helpful, BTA have white stripes leading to their mouths

Hard to get a picture of the disk in its current position but I do see some white stripes. Thank you

 

[Sunkissedangler]

It is a green/tan bubble tip anemone. Should color up more in proper conditions

Thanks any tips to help speed up the process? According to my tests and the tests run at the 2 lfs that I go to my water conditions are right where they should be.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

Thanks any tips to help speed up the process? According to my tests and the tests run at the 2 lfs that I go to my water conditions are right where they should be.

Just takes time. Best thing you can do is let it be. And don't feed it, they expend a lot of energy eating solid foods and they could be using that energy to recover. They can get all the energy they need from light. I have heard that you can feed a bleached anemone a tentacle from a healthy anemone to speed up the process of growing their zooxanthellae, but that would require finding someone who doesn't mind clipping a tentacle off their own anemone. Patience is your friend!

 

[Sunkissedangler]

Hard to get a picture of the disk in its current position but I do see some white stripes. Thank you

Best pictures I could get

 

[jt8791]

What led lights are you using? Probably first thing I would question

 

[Intense37754]

Lighting is first and foremost and you can also feed very small piece of food every 3 day, like 1/2 the size of its mouth - Krill, squid, clam, mussel, oyster or raw shrimp

 

[Sunkissedangler]

What led lights are you using? Probably first thing I would question

LED Fluval light

 

[Intense37754]

How deep is the tank? Hoping 16-18 deep with that light. You could order a AliExpress light bar to supplement

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

LED Fluval light

You will likely need to add light