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Bubble Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

Brown Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) with Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus)

Brown is the most common color seen in Bubble Anemones (Entacmaea quadricolor).  This anemone is hosting Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus).  Photo taken off the island of Siquijor, Philippines with an OLYMPUS Stylus Tough 8000 waterproof camera. 

Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) with Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)

Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) with Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor).

Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) with a white tipped color variant Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor).

Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) with a white tipped color variant Bubble Anemone.  The Bubble Anemone also comes in a orange tipped variant.

Red Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) with Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) in the reef off of the island of Siquijor, Philippines.

Photo of a rare Red Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) in the reef off of the island of Siquijor, Philippines.  A juvenile Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) has this anemone all to itself.

A Red Saddleback Clownfish with a rare red column Bubble Anemone.

A Red Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion ephippium) with a rare red column Bubble Anemone.

Rose Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)

Pictured is a Rose Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor).  Rose Bubble Anemones are orange in color.  They are known to come from China, it has also been found to exist off of the islands of Panglao and Siquijor, Philippines.  This anemone is commonly known to multiply in the aquarium by division.  The process happens very quickly, usually overnight.

Entacmaea quadricolor (Rose Bubble) Anemone with Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) off the island of Panglao, Philippines.

Rose Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) hosting Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) off the islands of Panglao, Philippines.

Pink Tipped Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) with Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus)

Pink Tipped Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) off the island of Panglao, Philippines hosting Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus).

Green Tipped Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) with Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus)

Green Tipped Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) off the island of Siquijor, Philippines hosting three Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus).