A named color morph of the bubble tip anemone, and one of the most sought-after looks in the anemone trade. The specimen pictured here shows the morph's signature gradient under blue light: golden-orange tentacles that shift to green toward the base and oral disc.

Care mirrors the bubble tip anemone it comes from. Give it strong, stable lighting, moderate flow, and a rock crevice or sandy spot where it can plant its foot and settle. Like all bubble tips it can wander while it is unhappy, and it will sting corals it parks against, so let it claim a spot before placing anything delicate nearby.

Field notes — what keepers report: settled Colorado Sunbursts host clownfish the same way standard bubble tips do, and healthy specimens can split in two under stable conditions, which is how most keepers end up propagating the morph. Color reads strongest under blue-heavy light; under whiter light the same animal looks paler gold, which is normal and not a health problem.

Colorado Sunburst Anemone

Care Summary

Care

Field Notes

Field Notes

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