Colorado Sunburst (CSB) BTA
A variant of Rock flower anemone (Phymanthus crucifer)
Representative Rock flower anemonephoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A neon-orange bubble-tip anemone (*Entacmaea quadricolor*) — not a true rock flower — with electric tangerine tentacles and a glowing disc. One of the most coveted designer anemones in the hobby.
📜 Backstory
The commercial Colorado Sunburst line traces back to a single wild anemone; per widely-cited reef2reef discussion, lineages are named for the Colorado shops that propagated it — Keys Island Aquariums (KI) and Elite Reef (ER) in Denver — with "Sang Lee" pieces descending from the original KI stock. Aquacultured and sold by Tidal Gardens, Top Shelf Aquatics and Bulk Reef Supply (via Eye Catching Coral / ECC), often for hundreds of dollars. Included here because it is part of the anemone trade, though it is a bubble-tip, not a *Phymanthus* rock flower.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it strong-ish light and a rocky perch it can wedge its foot into; BTAs like to climb rock rather than sit on sand, and they can wander until they find their spot, so keep powerheads guarded.