Sherman RBTA changing to BALI RAINBOW???

Christopher Davis · Mar 24, 2017

Hey guys so I have had a Sherman Rose bubble tip anemone for about a year now, and all the sudden it's changing colors? This is my largest of the 4 anemones that I have. It is currently next to a rainbow rose and a GBTA, what I'm wondering is how my Black rose is getting a green base now? Could touching the other anemones have caused this change?! Either way it's pretty cool just would love some insight as to how this is happening?!

The first photo is what it looked like when I first got it and the last two were taken today!
You can see the green coming through on the anemone.

The last one is a shot of all my nems touching!

Christopher Davis · Mar 24, 2017

JaimeAdams · Mar 24, 2017

No idea on this one. I have 5 or 6 different bubble tips in my tank and have never seen pigment transfer. I've seen it in zoas/pals. I guess that it is possible. Have any tank parameters or lighting changed?

Christopher Davis · Mar 24, 2017

JaimeAdams said:
No idea on this one. I have 5 or 6 different bubble tips in my tank and have never seen pigment transfer. I've seen it in zoas/pals. I guess that it is possible. Have any tank parameters or lighting changed?

Lighting changed 3 months ago and just regular maintance habits! I'm just as lost on this one!

cromag27 · Mar 25, 2017

How confident are you that it's a Sherman? one distinct identifying marker of a Sherman is that it doesn't change color. I have never seen bubble tips transfer color amongst each other and I've had up to 50 in one propagation tank at a time, all different colors.

Christopher Davis · Mar 25, 2017

I would say at least 90% positive the oral disk is super dark almost purple at times, my buddy has regular roses that have almost clearishish red oral disks? But I could be wrong are there other indicators to look for when identifying?