Should I buy?

[Pennywise the Clown]

My lfs got a few bubble tips in a few weeks ago. They looked very healthy with lovely colour.
There is only one left now, it still has its green colouring but it has faded now to a very pale green. However, it still does have nice ''bubbly'' tentacles.
I am guessing that it has lost colour because of the weak lighting that it is under. Should I take a chance and will the colour come back under my Hydra 26's?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

BTAs are incredibly resilient, I'd expect it to fully regain its zoox provided proper lighting and params. It's a crapshoot whether it retains the bubbled tips in your tank though.

 

[MasterBacon]

Color will come back but not overnight. Saving it is worth the challenge imo.

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

Color will come back but not overnight. Saving it is worth the challenge imo.

To be honest, I'm kind of justifying the purchase by telling myself that I will be giving the anenome its best chance of survival.
I don't think that it will last too much longer as it is now.

 

[MasterBacon]

To be honest, I'm kind of justifying the purchase by telling myself that I will be giving the anenome its best chance of survival.
I don't think that it will last too much longer as it is now.

Every one saved is 1 less needless death. Someone else who doesn't understand the situation would buy it and watch it die.

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

Bubble tip has been rescued and is already starting to get its colour back.
Thanks guys

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

I happy to report that the anenome is doing well. I placed him on a nice hole in the rock work and he hasn't budged since.

 

[Captain Quint]

Great job and thanks for getting it in a good home.

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

I have one question.
At around 5pm every day my bta shrivels up and disappears inside his little cave. Then a couple of hours later is back out again looking healthy.
My lighting goes from AB+ to blue/UV/violet only at 3pm and I was wondering if the bta does not like this change spectrum?

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

I have one question.
At around 5pm every day my bta shrivels up and disappears inside his little cave. Then a couple of hours later is back out again looking healthy.
My lighting goes from AB+ to blue/UV/violet only at 3pm and I was wondering if the bta does not like this change spectrum?

they can do that no matter what. it’s most likely expelling waste.

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

My BTA is still doing well so I'm glad I took the chance. My ocellaris pair have shown some interest but that is about it. I know the anemone is not a natural host but I am hopeful.
One thing that happens is when I feed my BTA mysis/brine shrimp they will both dive head first into it and try and steal the food. Is this a way that they might settle down in the nem eventually?

 

[davocean]

Couple things, on diving into hole it would be still acclimating to new possibly stronger lighting than it's used to, and or it's probably seeing that photo period change as a shift in daylight to dusk possibly.

As for clowns stealing food, that should change as they mature