Orange BBT?

[elder luis]

Hello people,

I´d like to know/confirm if the "Orange BBT" is a specie of BBT or it is just a varation of Rose BBT. I googled for it and didn´t find anything. Here in Brazil I saw an ad about it that says it comes from US. Is it true?

Some pics of it:

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/4901/anemona1.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8113/anemona4.jpg

thanks!

[Kent D.]

This looks like a bleached RBTA (rose bubble tip anemone). Pretty sure there are not native to any waters in the US.

[408Reefer]

+1 on bleached rbta. I have seen truly orange rbta before tough

[elder luis]

What about specifically orange ones? anyone heard about it?? (not bleached)

[Pacific Reefs]

Yes I have seen orange and yellow ones. This one is not one of them.

[elder luis]

Yes I have seen orange and yellow ones. This one is not one of them.

What´s the correct name of them? As said before, I searched for it but didn´t find any info...:sad2: Any picture? The person who gave me those pics said that his camera is not good enough to take the real colors, he said me to come visit him and see the anemone by my own eyes to notice the real difference. I am afraid to buy it (veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrryyy expensive one) and it´s not what I am expecting of. :blown:

[elder luis]

I just found a thread about it:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1609183

[2Addicted]

What´s the correct name of them? As said before, I searched for it but didn´t find any info...:sad2: Any picture? The person who gave me those pics said that his camera is not good enough to take the real colors, he said me to come visit him and see the anemone by my own eyes to notice the real difference. I am afraid to buy it (veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrryyy expensive one) and it´s not what I am expecting of. :blown:

The anemone in the pictures is bleached, in other words its unhealthy. I wouldnt buy it, especially if they are trying to charge an arm and a leg for it. It will not maintain that color over time.

[elder luis]

Did you see the thread I just posted? the pics of the thread is bleached too? I´m sorry for asking too much, but as anyone, I don´t want to expend my money on a mistake.

Thank you.

[2Addicted]

No the ones that I saw in that thread were not bleached. The one in the pictures here is transparent and has expelled some of its internal algae. With good care it could turn a darker orange or it could turn red. Do you see how the ones in the thread have a much thicker and darker color and the one in the pictures you posted is see through and real light colored?

[elder luis]

Yeah, I need to see the orange one personaly, maybe the pics did not catch the real colours, as you said, the colours are really light, but if it´s really orange, maybe it´s only a matter of time to return the true and dark colours. I´m afraid of buying as orange, pay the orange´s price and receive a simple and bleached rose. Roses are great too, but are cheaper and I already have one, and I´d like to get something different to my collection.

[phender]

There is not way to tell what the color of the anemone will be once it gets its zoxanthellae back. Zoxanthellae is brown though, so that should give you a hint.

I have an orange BTA notice that there are no clear parts.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=678&pictureid=28352

Older picture. Same anemone, different tank and lighting.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=678&pictureid=3753

[elder luis]

wow, great one!!

I am looking for a user of a brazilian forum who bought the same anemone from the same seller, I´ll see it and confirm. Thank you